State
Can MTC Fix Woodville Prison?
A Utah-based private-prison firm hopes that it can turn things around at the Wilkinson County Correctional Center in Woodville.
Business
How Will the ‘Unbanked’ Buy Insurance on the Exchanges?
One in five households in the United States, or about 51 million adults have only a tenuous relationship with a traditional bank, relying instead on check-cashing stores and money lenders, ...
Person of the Day
Holden Grimes
For Holden Grimes, 11, eating healthy and staying fit—and encouraging his peers to do the same—is a big part of his life.
Events
It's the Weekend!
Today, Taste of Spring is from 6-9 p.m. at Metrocenter Mall near Center Court.
Business
The Odd Way UMMC Buys Stuff
The quagmire that ensnared Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family business, Mississippi Products, raises questions about the relationships between government agencies, group purchasing organizations and intermediary distributors such as MPI.
City & County
Valley Title Building Has New Owner, No Water
The long-dormant Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., will not have taxpayer-paid utility services—but it does have a new owner. However, officials from Hinds County, which owns the ...
City & County
Analysis: Lumumba Won Despite White Voter Spike
This week's Democratic primary runoff saw a huge spike in white voter turnout while black turnout held steady. But the effect on the results seemed negligible: Councilman Chokwe Lumumba defeated ...
Crime
A Prolonged Stay: The Reasons Behind the Slow Pace of Executions
States that impose the death penalty have been facing a crisis in recent years: They are short on the drugs used in executions.
Person of the Day
Millsaps Baseball Team
Millsaps has been on a roll this baseball season. The Majors won the Southern Athletic Association regular season title and earned the number-one seed in the Southern Athletic Association Baseball ...
Technology
Glory to Arstotzka!
"Papers, Please" is simple but brilliant as a dystopian document thriller.
Art
Kids Being Creative: FIGMENT 2013
FIGMENT 2013 stretched nearly five blocks, much more spread out than it had been in past years, when it was held in the old Coke plant on Highway 80.
City & County
Was Hinds' Circuit Courthouse Sabotaged?
The elevators in the Hinds County Circuit Court building are hanging on by a thread. For weeks, the elevators have been plagued with issues that appear to be a combination ...
Education
Common CORE to Standardize Public Education
Mississippi is consistently behind the eight ball when it comes to public education, but a new plan being implemented right now could change our students' educational outcomes in the future.
Jacksonian
Anne Welch
Anne Welch believes Jackson has the potential to be one of the country's great biking cities.
City & County
Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Chokwe Lumumba never trailed Jonathan Lee in the Democratic runoff.
City & County
Hickingbottom Behind Anti-Lumumba PAC
In the final hours of the Jackson mayoral election, a group called Citizens for a Better Jackson is making a push to beat back gains made by Ward 7 Councilman ...
Biz Roundup
Hospital Grant, Miso, Children's Museum Expansion and Mississippi Power Co.
Miso, a new restaurant owned and operated by Grant Nooe, owner of Grant's Kitchen, opened for both lunch and dinner Monday.
Person of the Day
Mary Katherine Kerce
Mary Katherine Kerce of Jackson was recently among 59 University of Mississippi students to receive a 2013 Taylor Medal--the university's highest academic award--during the 70th annual Honors Convocation at the ...
City & County
Campaign Trickery: Lumumba a 'Race Traitor,' Lee a 'Rankin Republican'?
Supporters of men who are vying to be Jackson's next mayor were busy over the weekend with last-minute election trickery, some anonymous and some not, with much of it targeting ...
Health Care
Traffic Noise Increases Risk of Diabetes
Noise from honking cars and police sirens can disrupt sleep, but it also may increase the chance of developing diabetes, according to a large study from Denmark.
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Blogs
- JFP Bringing Home More Awards
- Can you vote in the May 21 runoff if you didn't vote in the primary?
- Summer Enhancement Program Registration Underway
- Partially Filled Out Ballots Will Be Counted
- Did This Year’s Mayoral Debates Further the Political Dialogue? That’s Debatable.
- FACTCHECK/UPDATED: Jonathan Lee Backers Gave More Than $1.2 Million to Republicans 18 comments
- Lumumba, 20/20 PAC End Week in Campaign Reporting Hall of Shame 5 comments
- The Strange Case of the JPOA Endorsement 6 comments
- Stats Show Crime Continues To Drop
- Jackson Announces 2013 Summer Youth Camp & Safety Expo
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See the latest 100Enlightened1 I feel that was a bold but wonderful gesture on Ms. Quinn's part. The people really have spoken already! However, ...
May 25, 10:22 a.m. on Regina Quinn Asks Independents to Drop Out of Mayoral Race
Enlightened1 I feel that was a bold but wonderful gesture on Ms. Quinn's part. The people really have spoken already! However, ...
May 25, 10:22 a.m. on Regina Quinn Asks Independents to Drop Out of Mayoral Race
Donna Ladd BTW, WAPT still has that headline on the story: [here it is.][1] We asked the news director to provide us ...
May 24, 12:30 p.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Duan @ AndGoodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeee *Third, I'm guessing by your comments pointing out Republicans' actions that you think I somehow identify with them. ...
May 24, 9:03 a.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Duan That's WAPT for you - that's why I don't even watch that station! They sensationalize everything Jackson, especially in regards ...
May 24, 9:01 a.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
By Tyler Cleveland