Person of the Day
Carol Moore
Jackson native and community activist Carol Moore passed away New Year's Day at age 63 after a 30-year battle with cancer.
Health Care
HHS Denies Mississippi's Plan for Exchange
Commissioner Mike Chaney said he feels the Obama administration has betrayed him for denying the state's application.
City & County
Jackson Eyes $300 Million for Water Needs
Jackson is facing about $300 million in needed improvements to the city's water system over the next 20 years, a new study shows.
Health Care
A Patient's Guide: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital
Propping up a patient's hospital bed at a 30-degree angle can help prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia. Using alcohol wipes kills staph bugs, but you need bleach wipes to kill C. diff …
Business
Belhaven Joins Register, Kellogg Opens
The State Department of Archives and History announced in January that the Belhaven neighborhood has become part of the National Register of Historic Places.
Health Care
Forget the Kumbaya
Some former mayors of Mississippi Delta towns would like to have a word with Gov. Phil Bryant.
Politics
Nunnelee Reintroduces Akin's Bill
Mississippi's U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee is reviving the specter of former Rep. Todd Akin, a fellow Republican from Missouri.
City & County
Madison Mayor Tries to Block JSU
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers didn't imagine she would face opposition when she announced in January the school's plans to open a satellite campus in Madison.
City & County
Hometown Candidate
When Courtney Walker was 14, one of the local TV channels came to his central Jackson neighborhood and interviewed him. The focus of the story was crime, as it is …
Jacksonian
Deloris Angrum
This has been a good decade for Deloris Angrum. Her daughter, April, returned safely from Iraq. She is a grandmother and will be again soon.
Crisler, Norwood Tops in Senate 28 Election
Not surprisingly, yesterday's Senate District 28 special election resulted in a runoff.
Crime
Tackling Human Trafficking in Mississippi
Trafficking of human beings--for sex or for labor--affects everyday people we all might encounter.
Development
At Capitol, Much at Stake for Jackson
With a renewed push underway for a local-option sales tax, Jackson could at last get some aid in paying for maintenance projects the city has in the works.
Person of the Day
Wendy Bradford
Up to 300,000 children are at risk for sexual exploitation each year in this country according to the Polaris Project, an organization located in Washington, D.C., that fights global trafficking.
State
Hinds E911 Fund Almost Empty
Hinds County's emergency-communications system is in a state of financial emergency.
Health Care
Fed Economist Steps Into Dispute On Geographic Differences in Health Spending
An economist at the Federal Reserve has re-stoked the debate over the causes of regional differences in Medicare spending, and her analysis disputes some of the thinking behind a number …
Person of the Day
Adam Huttler
While completing his junior year, studying in London at the British American Drama Academy and finishing college at Sarah Lawrence College, Adam Huttler founded a company.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Women of Color Summit is Friday, Feb. 8 at Mississippi State University in the Colvard Student Union's Foster Ballroom.
Education
Leveling the Education Playing Field
Mississippi's legislative leaders promised a whirlwind session heavily focused on education issues. Based on the volume of education-related bills flying out of the Capitol, they appear to be achieving that …
