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  • Chick Jam Rocks Again

    —JFP: Noise

    After the success of our first Chick Jam in the summer, the Jackson Free Press is hosting Winter Chick Jam on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. with performances by folk band Fedora Welty, punk rockers Party Dots and indie-rock band Law School.by ShaWanda Jacome December 2, 2009 After the success of [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:46pm EST

  • City’s Legislative Agenda a Hard Sell

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer December 4, 2009 The legislative agenda for Jackson that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. unveiled yesterday is short and cheap, but most items on the wish list will still face an uphill battle when the state Legislature convenes again in January. Jackson's legislative delegation will likely encounter more resistance than [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:20pm EST

  • Gingrich Recycles 1990s Message for Jobs Creation

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch December 4, 2009 Republican and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared at a local "jobs summit" yesterday, blasting Washington politicians for being clueless about how to spur job growth. Gingrich—and his message—hasn't changed much over the last decade when his party rode an anti-Democratic sentiment into House and Senate' [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:10pm EST

  • It’s the Weekend, Jackson!

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott December 4, 2009 The place to be tonight is Hal & Mal's for the Winter 2009 Chick Jam. The fun kicks off at 8 p.m., with performances by Fedora Welty, Party Dots and Law School, and you'll find lots of cool photography and art on display and for sale.' [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:05pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Wade Overstreet

    —JFP: Noise

    by Lacey McLaughlin December 4, 2009 Wade Overstreet is passionate about improving the quality of life for children and families in Jackson. As the new development director for Operation Shoestring, Overstreet, 36, is in charge of raising funds and communicating the mission of the organization, a non-profit providing services for [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  • Governor Announces More Budget Cuts

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch December 4, 2009 In the wake of yet another disappointing state revenue report, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour announced another $54.3 million in budget cuts yesterday, and expressed remorse that he could not impose more cuts under current state law. The announced cuts include a $19.2 million slash in Medicaid [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:50pm EST

  • Gingrich to Speak at Millsaps

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch December 3, 2009 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will carry his jobs summit to Millsaps College today at 4 p.m. Gingrich's Web site describes the event as "a real jobs summit," to rival President Barack Obama's jobs summit held at the White House today. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Dr. Ed Thompson

    —JFP: Noise

    by Lacey McLaughlin December 3, 2009 Dr. F.E. "Ed" Thompson was a leader in improving the health of others. Thompson, 62, held the post of Mississippi's health officer, from 1993 to 2003, and again from 2007 until his death Tuesday of colon cancer. [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Jackson Violent Crimes Drop 18 Percent Last Week

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer December 3, 2009 Violent crimes in Jackson decreased by 18 percent last week, along with an overall 3 percent decrease in all major crimes, according to statistics released at a Jackson Police Department command staff meeting this morning for the week ending Nov. 29. For the year to date, [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  • Unity Conference Gets Underway

    —JFP: Noise

    December 3, 2009 "Building Bridges Through Diversity: One Goal, One Vision" is this year's theme for the fourth annual Unity Conference, sponsored by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance. The conference, which starts tonight at 7 p.m. with a book signing reception and photo gallery, continues [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:56pm EST

  • Grains of Exclusion

    —Mississippi Atheists

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    I was driving home for lunch yesterday and passed by a relatively new business that opened up near my house in Biloxi.

    The Grains of Montana.

    Now, I can fully understand sales and marketing techniques to attract more customers in these difficult economic times, [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 12:53pm EST
    by Steve

  • Dan Barker in Memphis Tonight

    —Mississippi Atheists

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    Campus Freethought Association hosts DAN BARKER

    The Campus Freethought Association (CFA) at the University of Memphis is hosting Dan Barker (co-President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)). Their goal for this event is to educate the public on church and state issues and the importance of FFRF's open [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:11am EST
    by vjack

  • Jackson No. 3 ‘Best Bang-for-the-Buck’ City

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott and Ward Schaefer December 2, 2009 Americans are thinking differently when evaluating cities where they might settle down and raise a family. In the wake of the real-estate bubble and in the midst of major unemployment, places like Jackson are looking darn good. So good, in fact, that Forbes.com [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:20pm EST

  • Health-Care Reform to Dump Poor Kids?

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch December 2, 2009 Oleta Fitzgerald, director of the Children's Defense Fund's Southern Regional Office, says she is concerned over the welfare of Mississippi children if either of the two health-care reform packages considered by the U.S. House and Senate ever make it into law. [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • State Revenues Under Estimate Again

    —JFP: Noise

    December 2, 2009 State tax revenues were down again in November by 6.88 percent, making last month the 15th consecutive month in a row where the state's income fell below expectations. The Mississippi Tax Commission reported yesterday that revenue was down 7.38 percent for the first five months of fiscal year [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:42pm EST

  • President Obama’s Address on the War in Afghanistan (Transcript)

    —JFP: Noise

    December 1, 2009 Following is transcript of President Barack Obama's Tuesday night speech on the war in Afghanistan, released by the White House on Tuesday: Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:12am EST

  • Council Votes to Pay Bodyguards’ Legal Fees

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch December 1, 2009 The Jackson City Council agreed to finally pay attorney's fees for former city employees Marcus Wright and Michael Recio today. Former bodyguards of deceased Mayor Frank Melton, both men were with Melton when he oversaw the illegal demolition of a home on Ridgeway Street in 2006. [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:20pm EST

  • Elders to Speak at World AIDS Day Event

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott December 1, 2009 Jackson AIDS activist Robin Webb told the Jackson Free Press last month that AIDS disproportionately affects the South, African Americans and men. In Mississippi, Webb said, approximately 9,000 people are currently living with the disease, yet fewer than half receive any treatment. Some don't even know' [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:10pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Jamie Harris

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer December 1, 2009 When Jamie Harris came to Millsaps College as a geology professor in 1995, he had never taught before, even as a graduate student. Since then, Harris has flourished as a teacher. On Nov. 19, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named him Professor of [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  • Belhaven ‘College’ No More

    —JFP: Noise

    December 1, 2009 After 126 years, Belhaven College, a private Christian liberal arts school in the heart of Jackson, is changing its name to Belhaven University. The school's president, Dr. Roger Parrott, will announce the change at an all-campus gathering today at 11:45 a.m. [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 3:44pm EST

  • BREAKING: Corps Says ‘No’ to Lake Plans

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Read More: Archive of JFP's Pearl River/Lakes Coverage The Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its four-year study of flood-control plans for the Pearl River between Hinds and Rankin Counties, according to the Corps' Vicksburg District Chief of Public Affairs Frank Worley. "We went though the study" [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:10pm EST

  • Hood Calls Foul on Entergy Upgrade Plan

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Entergy Mississippi Inc. announced last week that it would be investing $500 million in "upgrading and bolstering" Mississippi transmission facilities between 2006 and 2013. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:15pm EST

  • Bryant Announces Govt. Reorganization Plan

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 30, 2009 State legislators will consider reform and reorganization of state government in January, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant said today. At a news conference this morning, Bryant released a report detailing recommendations for improving efficiency and accountability in Mississippi's government. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:10pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Miro Lago

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 30, 2009 Miro Lago can boast of being the first working manager of the King Edward Hotel in more than 40 years, since the business closed its doors in 1967. The King Edward Hotel, which is reopening as a Hilton Garden Hotel, is a fitting place for him, [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:05pm EST

  • Public Meetings and Community Events This Week

    —JFP: Noise

    by Latasha Willis November 30, 2009 Monday, Nov. 30 4 p.m., Jackson City Council work session at Jackson City Hall (200 S. President St.). Call 601-960-1033. 6 p.m., LGBT Parenting Group at Safe Harbor Family Church (2147 Henry Hill Dr.). Dinner will be provided. Free; call 601-559-6133. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  • Council to Vote on Melton’s Legal Fees

    —JFP: Noise

    November 30, 2009 On tomorrow's agenda for the Jackson City Council is the question of whether to pay former Mayor Frank Melton's legal fees and those of his two bodyguards. City Attorney Pieter Teeuwissen and Councilman Kenneth Stokes are bringing the question to the council Tuesday, according to WAPT. [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:45pm EST

  • An Appetizing Egg Bowl

    —JFP: Noise

    Throw out the records. This is the Egg Bowl. This year's annual rivalry between the Ole Miss Rebels (8-3) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-7) is the most appealing Egg Bowl in the last half-decade, or longer.by John Yargo November 25, 2009 Update: Relying on a strong running game, key interceptions and' [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:00am EST

  • [Editorial] This Black Friday, Shop Local First

    —JFP: Noise

    Black Friday this, and Black Friday that. Do you really, truly want to get up with the chickens and wait outside some big-box retailer to save a few dollars on the same gift everyone else is buying? Truly?November 25, 2009 Black Friday this, and Black Friday that. Do you really, truly [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:00pm EST

  • JPS Weighs Bullying Policy

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 25, 2009 The bullying got so bad that LaShron Cooley's daughter began to feel physically sick before school. As a sixth-grader in the International Baccalaureate Program at Northwest Middle School, the girl was teased for being bookish and sticking out. Her mother is from Detroit, and some classmates [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  • Insurance-Reform Bills Big on Change

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 25, 2009 Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had a lot to be proud of at the end of October when the House released a new and improved bill to reform health care and health-care coverage. The 10-year $894 billion package, she said, would expand coverage to more than 36 [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:50pm EST

  • Mississippi Invitational in its Last Week at MMA

    —JFP: Noise

    After this week, the 2009 Mississippi Invitational exhibition is history. This year's exhibition is the seventh such survey of Mississippi art, including a variety of works from a diversity of artists. Selected by New York based-based curator Peter Plagens, the exhibition features artists including Duncan Baird, Cleveland; Brent Fogt, Jackson; [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:53pm EST

  • Lies, Damn Lies and ‘Dangerous’ Rankings

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott and Ward Schaefer November 24, 2009 Heard that Jackson is one of the "most dangerous" cities? Read the fine print. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:15pm EST

  • More Trouble for Yazoo Pumps

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 24, 2009 Last week, environmental groups pounced on an August lawsuit filed by the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners over the federal rejection of a plan to drain the southern portion of the Mississippi Delta. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:10pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Latasha Willis

    —JFP: Noise

    by Donna Ladd November 24, 2009 Today we honor one of our own: new JFP event listings editor Latasha Willis. The best way you can honor Latasha? Send your events calendars for the next three months to her by next Tuesday, Dec. 1 at events@jacksonfreepress.com. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:05pm EST

  • Hinds to Receive Federal Transportation Funds

    —JFP: Noise

    November 24, 2009 The U.S. Department of Transportation announced yesterday that Hinds County will receive $1.425 million to replace pavement on Siwell Road. The road is a key link in the 18-mile corridor connecting the Interstate 20 Norrell Road interchange to the Interstate 55 Byram-Clinton corridor, according to a release. [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:43pm EST

  • Three JPS Schools Make Highest Grade

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 23, 2009 Three Jackson elementary schools received the state's highest rating according to new data released this morning by the Mississippi Department of Education. Those elementary schools, Power APAC, Davis Magnet and McWillie, received "Star School" ratings, the highest possible under the new state accountability system. All three [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:25pm EST

  • New Breast Cancer Guidelines Spark Controversy

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 23, 2009 Last week, two separate groups released new recommendations regarding cancer screening for women. On Nov. 16 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reversed decades of previous recommendations regarding mammograms to detect breast cancer. Then, on Nov. 20, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released their [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:10pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Ricky Moore

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 20, 2009 Ricky Moore will retire from his position as Hinds County's assistant director of emergency operations on Nov. 30. Moore, a Jackson native, has held the post for 20 years, and his retirement, which he announced Nov. 6, comes after he was passed over for promotion to [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  • Public Meetings and Community Events This Week

    —JFP: Noise

    by Vince Falconi November 23, 2009 Monday, Nov. 23 4 p.m., Jackson/Hinds Library System Board of Trustees meets at the Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). The trustees will discuss matters concerning the local library system. Free; call 601-968-5825. [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • MDE Releases New School Ratings

    —JFP: Noise

    November 23, 2009 This morning, the Mississippi Department of Education released the details of its new public school ratings system, after more than two years. The MDE needed the new accountability model "to align with the State Board of Education's goals and a new, more rigorous curriculum implemented two years ago" [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 3:41pm EST

  • Ole Miss Students Social Networking Against Klan

    —JFP: Noise

    by Darrell Creecy November 20, 2009 The Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan plans to protest the University of Mississippi's decision to drop a controversial pep song Saturday before the football game against Louisiana State University. In response, Ole Miss students of all races are using Facebook to organize opposition' [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:54am EST

  • Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 20, 2009 Jackson State University students are organizing a rally on the steps of the State Capitol at 1 p.m. today in protest of Gov. Haley Barbour's recommendation to merge the state's three historically black colleges and universities. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • The Gift of Fashion

    —JFP: Noise

    by Kelly Brignac November 20, 2009 On Saturday, Michelle Obama will meet Beyonce at the KenFolk Family Foundation's fashion show, "THEshow," to raise money for the Community Outreach for Social Awareness, an organization that provides free health screenings and education to the citizens of Madison, Hinds and Rankin Counties. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:40pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Marianne Hill

    —JFP: Noise

    by Lacey McLaughlin November 20, 2009 Dr. Marianne Hill, senior economist at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, wants to see the status of women improve in Mississippi. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:35pm EST

  • Happenings in Jackson This Weekend

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 20, 2009 If finding the perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift is what you're after, this is one weekend to get it done. Head to the Mississippi Trademart today until 6 p.m. today or tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the annual Handworks Holiday Market. Admission is $5.' [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • FBI Seeks Cold-Case Next of Kin

    —JFP: Noise

    November 20, 2009 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reassessing more than 100 unsolved civil rights era cold cases, and is searching for victims' next of kin to notify the families of their results, according to a release from the agency. In 33 of the cases, the FBI has not found' [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:52pm EST

  • IHL’s Bounds: ‘We’re in a Financial Crisis’

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 19, 2009 The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning heard some rotten numbers at this morning's IHL meeting. Gov. Haley Barbour recommended a flurry of budget reductions for the state's eight colleges and universities, spurring Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds to speak on the [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Dea Dea Baker

    —JFP: Noise

    by Amanda Kittrell November 19, 2009 When Dea Dea Baker graduated from the University of Colorado in 1978 with a business degree, she never thought she would leave her adopted home of Boulder to come back to her hometown of Jackson. Love, however, had other plans for Baker. [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:20pm EST
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