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Elizabeth Fowler: An Artist's Journey
On the wall behind Elizabeth Fowler's couch are four pieces of abstract art in white frames. The color splotches of teal and yellow, blue and light green, purple and blue, and green and salmon,...
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Beyond Stigma: Helping the Jacksonians Others Reject
The urns weren't memorials. They were storage. They were the remains family members did not wish to acknowledge. They were the ashes of dying men who returned to Mississippi to live out their lives,...
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Mutiny at the Senate: Bi-partisan Death of New Ed Formula
You should be happy," Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said, clapping veteran Daily Journal reporter Bobby Harrison on the back as he descended testily from the Senate dais. It was just after the effort to...
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The Lucky Round-Up
Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St., 601-790-0142) Lucky Town will host a pre St. Paddy's Day Pre-Parade Supershow starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 16, the day before the parade. Teezy...
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St. Paddy’s Celebrates 35 Years
Hal's St. Paddy's Parade (formerly known as the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade) may be a cultural staple of Jackson now, but for residents on their way home from work in 1983, its first iteration was simply...
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Oh, the Places You'll Go: Project EJECT Expels Gun Offenders to Faraway Prisons
In November 2017, Ledarious Anderson apparently thought he was going on a date with a woman named Alexus Guster, but he was headed to a set-up. Two men, Darrell Moore and Cedric Winfield, allegedly...
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A Platform for Community
On Thursday, March 22, Cathead Distillery in downtown Jackson (422 S. Farish St.) was bustling with activity at JXN Gumbo as J.J. Townsend launched his nonprofit community crowd-funding platform,...
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Mixed Messages: The JFP Interview with Big K.R.I.T.
In the music world, self-titled albums are common, and self-titled songs are less so. Having two self-titled songs on the same album—well, that is an anomaly. But then again, Justin Scott, better...
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Crossroads Goes Back to Its Roots
Crossroads Film Festival is going back to its roots this year, Festival Coordinator Michele Baker says. "We thought very long and hard about that before we began the planning of this festival," she...
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The 2018 Crossroads Film Festival
The Big Clay Booom by Amber Helsel "Big BoooM" looks at Earth's creation and evolution over time through an unconventional method: Claymation. The film begins with a gray, black and white blob...
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Ready to Engage: The JFP Interview with JPD Chief Anthony Moore
Interim Police Chief Anthony Moore, known since Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba appointed him in January as a man of few words, opened the door to his office in the Jackson Police Department on April 11....
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Amazing Teens 2018
In the current political climate in the U.S., teens have shown that they are a force to be reckoned with, and that they are pretty amazing. Each year the Jackson Free Press honors some of the local...
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Private Prison on Trial: Inmates at ‘Bleak’ Facility Tell Harrowing Stories
Merlin Hill could not stop shaking as the bailiff led him to the witness stand. The prisoner was still trembling as he raised his right, cuffed hand to swear he would tell the truth on March 15, 2018,...
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Rachel Phuong Le: Food’s Biggest Fan
Rachel Phuong Le is perusing the dessert cases at La Brioche Patisserie in Fondren. "If I get something, will you share it with me?" she asks. She decides on a fruit tart and the "Anna" entremet,...
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Rachel Phuong Le: Food’s Biggest Fan
Rachel Phuong Le is perusing the dessert cases at La Brioche Patisserie in Fondren. "If I get something, will you share it with me?" she asks. She decides on a fruit tart and the "Anna" entremet,...
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A Lost Hope: Remembering Lil Lonnie and 2018’s Deadliest Month
Rising hip-hop artist Lonnie "Lil Lonnie" Taylor, 22, was driving around his hometown of Jackson with a woman in the passenger's seat around 10 p.m. on April 29. Suddenly, someone fired into his car...
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How to Survive a Music Festival
It is officially music festival season. If you find yourself going to one this year, you'll want to be prepared. Here are some tips to survive the event and have fun. Look at the festival rules. It is...
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Embrace the Heat with Homemade Hot Sauce
Farmer's markets and gardens will soon be overflowing with peppers of all kinds. What better way to embrace the Mississippi summer heat than to make some hot sauce? This homemade sriracha is a great...
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Fun With Best of Jackson
Summer is a time to hand out with friends under the sun. Recent Best of Jackson winners can help you celebrate the summer season (and beyond). Try these. Best Museum Mississippi Children's Museum...
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Off To The Races: Mississippi Elections 2018
Mississippians will soon head to the polls for a federal election for the first time since Donald Trump became president in 2016. On Tuesday, June 5, registered voters can choose a ballot for either...
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