Events
It's the Weekend!
Today, the Handworks Holiday Market opens at 9 a.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart; the event continues Nov. 17.
Hood Applauds DOJ Action Forcing Entergy Action
The U. S. Department of Justice is investigating Entergy for its anti-competitive activities.
State
Center Begins Sexual Assault Crisis Program
When it comes to preventing sexual assault and rape, creating a culture of deterrence may be the most important aspect of addressing the problem.
State
New Hope, Nissan Helping Sandy Victims
Most Mississippians know what it's like to have a hurricane affect their lives.
Person of the Day
Sabrina Morgan
The Milken Foundation awarded Sabrina Morgan of Pearl Lower Elementary School the Milken Educator Award in a surprise ceremony Tuesday morning.
Politics
Ole Miss Fracas Weeks in the Making
Around the time Fox News Channel was calling the presidential election in favor of President Barack Obama, black students at the University of Mississippi erupted with joy.
Hear Them Roar ...
Women's issues—and women's votes—were front and center in the Nov. 6 vote.
City & County
Two-Way Capitol Street Coming
The city canceled a ground-breaking ceremony Monday to begin the project to turn Capitol Street back into a two-way street. It's still happening, though.
Politics
A Jump to the Left? Mississippi: The 2012 Elections and Beyond
Among the many names folks have called Mississippi—from the Hospitality State to the Cradle of the Confederacy—“political trendsetter” probably doesn’t rank high on many lists.
Politics
The Young and the Restless
At first blush, Ghali Haddad sounds like a voter whom Republicans wouldn’t have to invest energy courting.
Politics
A Threat to Power
From the beginning, no matter what the clueless pundits said about how close the presidential race would be, there was one huge thing standing in the way of a Republican …
Economy
Budget: First the Bad News
Federal budget cuts would be a huge hit to Mississippi's gross domestic product, state economist Darrin Webb told Gov. Phil Bryant and the Legislative Budget Committee at a meeting Monday.
Jacksonian
RaSul Hijaz El
RaSul Hijaz El is a talented portrait artist known to a small following in Jackson for bringing his subjects to life with pen, pencil and pastels.
Economy
SBA Loans Level Out After Jobs Act
After many of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010's incentives expired in 2011, during fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Loan Programs settled to its lowest lending …
Education
Committee Shuffle Clears Way for Charters
The first salvo in the coming battle over charter schools in Mississippi came this week when House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, shuffled the pieces of a key legislative committee.
Biz Roundup
Slow Economic Growth, KiOR Up and Running, West Central Jackson Holds Community Meeting
State economists are predicting a slow, but steady climb in the coming years, led by revitalized housing and automobile markets.
Person of the Day
Leon Lowe
Leon Lowe, along with a group of fellow neighbors, started the Bailey Avenue Renewal Coalition 15 years ago, after deciding that if they worked together, they could make their neighborhood …
Ellen Douglas Visitation
Josephine Haxton, whose pen name was Ellen Douglas, died this past week after a long illness.
City & County
City Cancels Capitol Ceremony
The city canceled the groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol Street two-way project this morning.
National
Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans
A strange thing happened when Christopher DeLara filed for disability benefits after his tour in Iraq: The U.S. Army said it had no records showing he had ever been overseas.
