http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/noise/ en dustin@jacksonfreepress.com Copyright 2012 2012-06-21T18:08:21+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cooper-stokes_wants_new_hearing_06212012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cooper-stokes_wants_new_hearing_06212012/ by Jacob Fuller
June 21, 2012

LaRita Cooper-Stokes has asked a judge for a new hearing in the case of the Ward 3 Jackson City Council runoff election. by Jacob Fuller
June 21, 2012

LaRita Cooper-Stokes has asked a judge for a new hearing in the case of the Ward 3 Jackson City Council runoff election. ]]> City/County, Ward 3 2012-06-21T18:08:21+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/i_didnt_have_a_clue_06212012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/i_didnt_have_a_clue_06212012/ by Victoria Sherwood
June 21, 2012

Desmeon Thomas lived a different life before 2002, one filled with the idolization of money, cars and jewelry. After he graduated from Murrah High School in 2001, he became involved in a gang and looked up to older gang members, intending to follow in their footsteps. by Victoria Sherwood
June 21, 2012

Desmeon Thomas lived a different life before 2002, one filled with the idolization of money, cars and jewelry. After he graduated from Murrah High School in 2001, he became involved in a gang and looked up to older gang members, intending to follow in their footsteps. ]]> City/County, health care 2012-06-21T17:53:35+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/person_of_the_day_patsy_mink_06212012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/person_of_the_day_patsy_mink_06212012/ by Bryan Flynn
June 21, 2012

This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress when it comes to women's athletics. On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Title IX Amendment--the Equal Opportunity in Education Act--of the Higher Education Act. by Bryan Flynn
June 21, 2012

This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress when it comes to women's athletics. On June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Title IX Amendment--the Equal Opportunity in Education Act--of the Higher Education Act. ]]> 2012-06-21T17:49:20+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cochran_bike_bill_on_the_ropes_06202012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cochran_bike_bill_on_the_ropes_06202012/ by R.L. Nave
June 20, 2012

Congressional House Republicans are trying to put the brakes on a provision in the federal transportation bill that could promote more biking and walking in America's cities and towns. But biking and walking advocates are looking to an unlikely ally for support: Mississippi's senior conservative Republican Sen. Thad Cochran. by R.L. Nave
June 20, 2012

Congressional House Republicans are trying to put the brakes on a provision in the federal transportation bill that could promote more biking and walking in America's cities and towns. But biking and walking advocates are looking to an unlikely ally for support: Mississippi's senior conservative Republican Sen. Thad Cochran. ]]> Politics, State 2012-06-20T16:25:37+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/stern_v._killen_40_acres_and_a_duel_06202012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/stern_v._killen_40_acres_and_a_duel_06202012/ by R.L. Nave
June 20, 2012

When James Stern arrived at Mississippi State Penitentiary's medical Unit 31, fellow black inmates debriefed him on one of the unit's infamous residents: Edgar Ray Killen. by R.L. Nave
June 20, 2012

When James Stern arrived at Mississippi State Penitentiary's medical Unit 31, fellow black inmates debriefed him on one of the unit's infamous residents: Edgar Ray Killen. ]]> civilrights, State 2012-06-20T16:13:23+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/biz_roundup_crooked_letter_brewery_06192012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/biz_roundup_crooked_letter_brewery_06192012/ by Jacob Fuller
June 19, 2012

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Jackson County Board of Supervisors denied a Vancleave couple a special exemption Monday to build a brewery on their land along Antioch Road. The law requires an exemption for industrial businesses in an agricultural zone. by Jacob Fuller
June 19, 2012

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Jackson County Board of Supervisors denied a Vancleave couple a special exemption Monday to build a brewery on their land along Antioch Road. The law requires an exemption for industrial businesses in an agricultural zone. ]]> business, City/County 2012-06-20T05:57:34+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/free_voter_id_will_cost_..._but_what_06192012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/free_voter_id_will_cost_..._but_what_06192012/ by Vergie Redmond
June 19, 2012

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced yesterday that his office will be "proactive" and distribute free voter ID cards to anyone who does not have the proper identification. But his office does not yet have a vendor in place to make the cards or know how much they're going to cost the taxpayers. by Vergie Redmond
June 19, 2012

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced yesterday that his office will be "proactive" and distribute free voter ID cards to anyone who does not have the proper identification. But his office does not yet have a vendor in place to make the cards or know how much they're going to cost the taxpayers. ]]> Politics, State 2012-06-19T18:08:57+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/person_of_the_day_surina_r._dixon_06192012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/person_of_the_day_surina_r._dixon_06192012/ by R.L. Nave
June 19, 2012

After three months on the job, and before she coached a single basketball game, Texas State University fired head women's basketball coach Surina Dixon in 2008. Dixon charged that her termination was a result of her calling foul on the university over what she believed was gender bias. by R.L. Nave
June 19, 2012

After three months on the job, and before she coached a single basketball game, Texas State University fired head women's basketball coach Surina Dixon in 2008. Dixon charged that her termination was a result of her calling foul on the university over what she believed was gender bias. ]]> 2012-06-19T17:53:09+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/world_sickle_cell_day_06182012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/world_sickle_cell_day_06182012/ by Christianna Jackson
June 18, 2012

On June 19 at noon, the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation will join millions around the world to commemorate World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. MSCF will pray for patients with sickle cell disease and for families who have lost loved ones due to the illness. It encourages all Mississippians to join in an effort to bring awareness to the disease. by Christianna Jackson
June 18, 2012

On June 19 at noon, the Mississippi Sickle Cell Foundation will join millions around the world to commemorate World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. MSCF will pray for patients with sickle cell disease and for families who have lost loved ones due to the illness. It encourages all Mississippians to join in an effort to bring awareness to the disease. ]]> health care, wellness 2012-06-19T06:23:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/stokes_shut_down_jail_pull_pants_up_06182012/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/stokes_shut_down_jail_pull_pants_up_06182012/ by R.L. Nave
June 18, 2012

District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes wants to close the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond following a series of blunders at the jail. by R.L. Nave
June 18, 2012

District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes wants to close the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond following a series of blunders at the jail. ]]> Crime, State 2012-06-18T18:35:05+00:00