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Bill Allain: A People’s Champ
The family of former Mississippi Gov. William "Bill" Allain, who died Dec. 2 at age 85, wants him to be remembered as someone who explicitly fought for Mississippians who historically haven't had many people fighting for them.
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
UN: $12.9 Billion Aid Needed in 2014
The United Nations said Monday it will need nearly $13 billion in aid in 2014 to reach at least 52 million people in 17 countries, including the millions of Syrians who have been displaced by their civil war.
Rocket 88's Musical Gumbo
Oxford-based band Rocket 88 prides itself on combining genres such as juke joint gospel, old-time country and Americana.
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
As long as rock 'n' roll has been around, its practitioners have been trying to add their spin to season's greetings. Chuck Berry told Rudolph to run, and Brenda Lee went rockin' around the tree.
Horhn Speaks on 'Tea Party Governor,' Sales Tax Vote
The 1-percent sales tax is an opportunity, and not a burden. That was the message state Sen. John Horhn delivered to a packed house at the weekly Friday Forum meeting at Koinonia Coffee House near Jackson State Friday morning.
Submit Your Band for the Disc Makers Music World Series
Disc Makers Launches Southeast Independent Music World Series, Atlanta is the new host site for 2005's premier indie showcase. Disc Makers, the nation's leading independent CD manufacturer, is kicking off the latest installment of the Independent Music World Series (IMWS). The premier music showcase series for independent musicians in the country is back to crown one independent Southeast act as the Grand Prize Winner at the showcase finals to take place at Atlanta's Velvet Underground at the Hard Rock Café on Thursday, August 18th. The show will feature the top six independent acts, as selected by Billboard Magazine, showcasing and competing for a Grand Prize of over $35,000 in music gear and prizes.
Conference Aims to Boost Black City Leadership
African Americans must look to city leaders in the absence of supportive leadership from the state and national government, Jackson Ward 4 Councilman De'Keither Stamps said at a July 17 press conference.
[Music] Back To The Bar Room
Ken Edwards and Kenny Graeber, both Jackson boys, are two members of a band that has come onto the scene challenging contemporary country music. Ken Edwards and His Well Strung Band consider themselves progressive-country-rock. Graeber, the drummer, explains that the title of their latest album, "Nashvillywood," is tongue-in-cheek, that it means "Nashville has gone Hollywood. In our eyes it's become about the hair, the look and beautiful people. We aren't about that. We want to bring it back to the bar room; make it what it once was, pure and honest."
BRIGHT EYES ANNOUNCE RARITIES COLLECTION
On October 24th, Saddle Creek will release Noise Floor, a collection of Bright Eyes singles, one-offs, unreleased tracks, collaborations and covers recorded between 1998 and 2005. Variously recorded to cassette four-track, minidisc, reel-to-reel tape machine, ADAT and computer, these songs trace Bright Eyes' evolution from basement project to band of international repute. Many of these gems previously lost to out-of-print obscurity are hereby resurrected.
[Music] A Man And His Dilemma
Midwest Dilemma (the alias of singer-songwriter Justin Lamoureux) could very well be part of a dying breed of musicians. That is, he is actually in it for the music.
The Soft Side of Loud, by Lynette Hanson
Fortepiano—forte means loud, piano means soft—is the instrument of choice for Rachel Heard. It wasn't always so. The Juilliard graduate, with a bachelor's and master's in music, remembers thinking in 1985, "I've gone to this esteemed school; now what do I do?"
‘The Lady With Bruce Willis Eyes’
The opening nights of the Hearth & Mantel Theatre Company's production of "The Lady With Bruce Willis Eyes" brought in a larger crowd than the troupe anticipated.
Mississippi Governor: Prison Violence Was a 'Catastrophe'
Mississippi's new governor said Thursday that the state will conduct a nationwide search for a new commissioner to lead a state prison system that's reckoning with what he called a “catastrophe” — a recent outburst of deadly violence and longstanding problems with vacant jobs and damaged facilities.
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
Gipson: Officers Were 'Only Trying to Help' When They Shot His Father
Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson said he does not blame the officers involved in the shooting death of his father, Harry Gipson.
Long Jail Stays Flourish, Despite Bail Changes
Two years after rule changes in Mississippi courts, judges are still demanding bail—and people are still getting stuck in jail.
Homeless Center Tells Local Critics It ‘Isn’t the Problem’
Poindexter Park Neighborhood Association Vice President Sheila Harper says the planned Jackson Resource Center could make things worse by "segregating" services for homeless populations, the mentally ill and those suffering with drug addiction into neighborhoods already overloaded with such facilities.
Jarrius Adams
Jarrius Adams, a 19-year-old Hattiesburg resident and a sophomore at the University of Mississippi majoring in public policy and political science, recently won the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway competition, which took place during the halftime of the Big 10 Championship Game between Pennsylvania State University and the University of Wisconsin on Dec. 3.
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.