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Not, of course, that he'll be playing. (Although just imagine if he had a year of eligibility and wanted to get a Master's degree...) According to CoachingSearch.com via Sports Illustrated, Deuce McAllister, former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saint running back, will be headed to the coaching staff in a yet-to-be-determined capacity, although he will not be one of the nine official assistant coaches.
The hearing scheduled to take place this Friday, Feb. 3 on the constitutionality of the pardons and commutations granted by former Gov. Haley Barbour has been canceled and the Mississippi Supreme Court will take over, WLBT is reporting. Attorneys for four former inmates who lived and at worked at the governor's mansion asked that the case, previously in Hinds County Circuit Court, be moved to the state's high court. Justices will hear arguments on Thursday, Feb. 9.
Facebook is going to have to adjust its privacy settings -- because they're finally going public. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based social-media behemoth released its prospectus this afternoon, which contains the first tangible financial data on the company that has long kept how much money it makes under tight wraps. According to the S-1 filing to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, Facebook's revenues grew from $153 million in 2007 to $3.7 buh-buh-BILLION in 2011. The company names losing ... read on »
This past month, I spent a lot of time reflecting on the fact that it has been 10 years since my suicide attempt.
After several weeks of trying to track down pardoned governor's mansion inmate worker Joseph Ozment, investigators from the Mississippi attorney general's office served Ozment with court papers last night in Laramie, Wy., state AG Jim Hood said this afternoon. Hood said Ozment, convicted of killing a store clerk in DeSoto County in 1992, was driving his girlfriend's Mercedes-Benz when officers attempted to serve him. In the process of trying to avoid being served, Ozment bumped one of the ... read on »
Thanks to both Fox40 News and WLBT for coming out of the King Edward to help us celebrate the Best of Jackson with a few of our closest friends, tons of fabulous restaurants and some great music by Adib Sabir, DJ Phingaprint and Anderson United Methodist Church.
Fox40 coverage: http://www.fox40tv.com/news/local/story/Best-of-Jackson/p2-zbsdeH0ufI0m7qH1QdA.cspx
WLBT story:
Shout out to the King Edward/Hilton Garden Inn for hosting, as well as sponsors Patty Peck Honda, Jackson Paper ... read on »
When I got in this morning, one of my writers had emailed me about a new Facebook page bashing the Jackson Free Press—apparently because the folks on it are sore for not winning Best of Jackson awards.
That part is nothing new: Over the years, we've had various blogs obsess over us, especially due to our inclusiveness, and each year, a handful of people get angry and nasty because they didn't win Best of Jackson awards. (Most of them didn't vote, either, but hey.) So I forwarded the writer's ... read on »
This morning, the Mississippi Economic Policy Center released a report on the State of Working Mississippi in 2012, showing how wages, education levels and other factors have changed in Mississippi’s work force over the past decade.
The full report is available online at mepconline.org, but here are some of the highlights that stood out:
Who’s making bank?
- The median hourly wage for workers in the state rose only marginally from 2000 to 2010, from $13.13 to $13.45.
- The gap between the ... read on »
The Jackson City Council voted tonight to settle Cedric Willis' case against the city for his wrongful arrest for murder and rape.
State Rep. Bobby Moak, of Bogue Chitto, gave the Democratic response to Gov. Phil Bryant's state-of-the-state speech. Here's the text of Moak's remarks:
Democratic Response to State of the State
Rep. Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto)
January 24, 2012
I’m Bobby Moak and I’m honored to represent southwest Mississippi in the House of Representatives and humbled to serve my colleagues as Leader of the House Democratic Caucus.
Days into this new session, the previous administration unveiled a ... read on »
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