Community Events and Public Meetings
Eighth Annual JFP Chick Ball July 28, 6 p.m., at Hal & Mal's (200 S. Commerce St.). The fundraising event benefits the Center for Violence Prevention, and this year's goal …
Melton Bodyguard is Sheriff's Internal Affairs Chief
The person in charge of rooting out corruption inside the Hinds County Sheriff's Department is Marcus Wright, a former Jackson police officer and bodyguard to late Jackson Mayor Frank Melton.
Stadium of the Day: Smith-Wills Stadium
Baseball and fast-pitch softball fans should be excited this weekend. The high school baseball and fast-pitch softball state championships will be on the line this week.
It's the Weekend!
Research shows that low-income youth suffer significantly from a loss of academic skills over the summertime, resulting in losses that contribute to an achievement gap that can make the difference …
Politics
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Despite Gov. Phil Bryant signing the voter-identification bill recently passed in the Legislature, the measure isn't law just yet. The federal government still has to OK the controversial measure before …
Sports
Pro Hoops Comes to Jackson
This November, Jackson's new semi-pro basketball team will take the court as a member of the American Basketball Association.
Person of the Day
Rep. Andy Gipson
Here's why permitting gay marriage is "horrific social policy," according to Republican Rep. Andy Gipson of Braxton:
Three Days in June
One spring afternoon in 2001, Jan Michael Brawner slipped into the home of his ex-in-laws, Jane and Carl Craft, in rural Tate County, and stole a .22-caliber rifle.
Mayor Refutes Business Challenges
In announcing their candidacies for mayor of Jackson, Ward 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba and Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson made changing the city's business practices front and center in their …
Ah, the Cloud
You're probably getting good and tired of hearing about "the cloud"—and no one could blame you. The problem is, it's not going away.
City Moves Forward with Redistricting Contract
After a polarized discussion about the city's ward-redistricting hire, Jackson City Council Rules Committee Chairman Quentin Whitwell decided Thursday to move forward with the Council's December decision to hire D.L. …
Cooper-Stokes Walks Out
Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes of Ward 3 opposed the talk about possibly rescinding D.L. Johnson Consultants' redistricting contract with the city from the start of a Rules Committee meeting Thursday. When …
Wilkinson Redistricting Behind, Too
Supervisors in Wilkinson County hired D.L. Johnson Consultants in January 2011 to head the county's redistricting. To date, Johnson has not turned in any proposals to the U.S. Department of …
Cover
Charter Schools Rock?
Long a political lightning rod, are charter schools the key to solving the state's education woes?
Sara Del Castillo
"I really feel that if we can all get organized, this can be a safe space for immigrants in Mississippi," says Sara Del Castillo. She hopes Mississippi will become a …
One Lake Set to ‘Run Pretty Rapid'
The ongoing saga for a lake to control flooding in Jackson and provide economic-development opportunities on the Pearl River will reach a milestone this week.
Biz Roundup: Doing Good
Mary Amelia McRee had been renovating houses in the Belhaven area for several years when a house in Fondren, which had been for sale for a while, caught her eye. …
Person of the Day
Daniel McMullen
"The men and women of law enforcement--federal, state and local--are bound together by our common vocation, but it is more than just a job. It is more than just a …
Family Remembers a Fallen Hero
Benjamin Brown was a 22-year-old activist in 1967 when law enforcement officers shot him once in the back and again in the back of the head during a civil-rights demonstration …
Three Could Face June Execution
Mississippi death-penalty opponents expect that three men will lose key appeals today, and expect each to receive a June execution date.
