'The Livin' Ain't Easy
Miss Doodle Mae: "At Jojo's Discount Dollar Store, we have done our best to stay cool, calm and collected in the heat of this summer. Brother Hustle (part-time sales associate …
New Generation Jim Crow
"What's Going On" is a meaningful song by the great Marvin Gaye, as is "Ball of Confusion" with another message from the Temptations.
Tupelo's 'Dirty Little Secret'
Since my "coming out" 20 years ago, my understanding of who and what I am has evolved—not unlike our president. I wrestled mightily with what I was taught as a …
Business
Battle to Unionize Nissan
CANTON – Michael Carter hardly evokes the Hollywood image of a podium-pounding, fire-breathing labor agitator.
Business
Danny Glover Stands with Workers
CANTON - Actor Danny Glover told a half-dozen Nissan workers at the United Auto Workers office here last Friday that he had a special, personal reason for meeting with them …
Business
Is Nissan Worth It for Taxpayers?
Before Nissan's Canton production plant opened in 2003, then-Gov. Ronnie Musgrove hosted Carlos Ghosn, the Japanese carmaker's chief executive officer at the governor's mansion in Jackson.
Music
What is Life Post-LCD
Oxford is one of a small selection of venues that will show the LCD Soundsystem documentary "Shut Up and Play the Hits."
Politics
Cooper-Stokes v. Jackson IV
LaRita Cooper-Stokes and Joyce Jackson will square off July 24 for the Ward 3 City Council seat again.
Business
Miss. Power's Addiction
Opponents of Mississippi Power's 582-megawatt generating station in Kemper County question if the company's financial setbacks have resulted in a work slowdown at the plant, under construction since 2010.
Biz Federation Needs Context
It seems like the releases from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (nfib.com) are coming fast and furious these days.
Music
Rising Star Sarah Jarosz
Despite her age, Sarah Jarosz is a force to be reckoned with in contemporary bluegrass.
Personhood
New Abortion Law: Medically Justified?
Is it medically necessary for doctors to have hospital admitting privileges? The question lies at the heart of the ongoing fight for Mississippi's last abortion clinic.
Politics
Romney: GOP Not 'Rich' Party
In Jackson Monday, Mitt Romney said the GOP isn't the party of the rich—and used the wait staff to make a point to the audience.
Politics
Foreclosure Victims Get Aid
Thousands of Mississippians who got swept up in the foreclosure crisis by losing their homes or falling far behind on mortgage payments might get some help under a new state …
Biz Roundup
Battleground to Business
Some Jackson-area families will get help this year with the financial burden of school supplies that inevitably rolls around every August.
Food
Mayor Chuck Jordan
Mayor Chuck Jordan is about to declare Greenville, Miss., the Hot Tamale Capital of the World.
Business
Old Capitol Green: Hinds Out
After a top county economic development official recommended backing away from the Old Capitol Green project for downtown Jackson, supervisors made it official: the county will provide no financial support …
chickball
Chick Ball Donations Piling In; Here's A List
You can still donate to the JFP Chick Ball. The sooner you get it to us, the more likely it'll make the big auction guide. Hurry!
Politics
No Contract for Ward 3 Re-do
Jackson's Ward 3 special election is eight days away and the city still doesn't have a contract with Hinds County to run the election.
