AltWeeklies Wire
LeFleur Lakes DOA?new
With 95 percent of preparation complete for building the airport parkway, there is little chance that the LeFleur Lakes development will remain feasible.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Mississippi's 'Best' Goes Sournew
Two months after the MS Best Awards turned into a debacle, organizer Cyrus Webb has yet to repay debts and has provided shifting financial accounts.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
12-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Blue Christmas?new
Can evangelicals be pried away from the Republican Party?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-21-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Battlefield Aching But Optimisticnew
Members of the Battlefield Neighborhood Association take hope from increased police attention.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
City Shaken by Departuresnew
With city CFO Peyton Prospere resigning along with other critical staff, city government has gotten shaky.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
A Negative Influence on Teens?new
Yet another one of Mayor Frank Melton's teen mentees has been arrested, making two in two weeks.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fighting for the Homelessnew
Michael Stoops of the National Coalition for the Homeless gives the keynote address at the annual Mississippi State Conference on Homelessness.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
12-08-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Arrested for Armed Carjackingnew
Mayor Frank Melton tried to keep sheriffs from arresting Michael Taylor just weeks before the youth helped Melton tear down the Ridgeway duplex. Now Taylor has been arrested for armed carjacking, and his address is still listed as Melton's home.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Donna Ladd |
12-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Onward to Nowherenew
Jackson's third crime summit descends into farce.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
12-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Anatomy of an Errornew
The Clarion-Ledger screwed the pooch on their editorial "Will DA Accept Another Plea Bargain?" Now, they have run a correction that does not come close to satisfying Gannett Co guidelines.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
11-30-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Training Schools Flunk Againnew
Three years after the state reached a consent decree with the Department of Justice, students are still beaten by staff at the state's paramilitary schools, and reform has been too slow.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-30-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Can Ordinance Be Enforced?new
City Council has passed a new rental-property ordinance, but does the city have the staff to enforce it?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
More Cops For Guns; Fewer for 911?new
The city is doubling the size of its gun interdiction team, but is that the best way to deploy the department's very limited resources?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
AG: Bodyguards Changed Storynew
As the trial of Mayor Frank Melton started, Det. Michael Recio suddenly "remembered" evidence that helped bring about a plea.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge Bails, Attorney Railsnew
Judge Tomie Green recused herself from the Melton trials, citing "inappropriate contact" with her family that might make her a witness in subsequent proceedings.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
