Person of the Day
D’Ambrah Watts
Thanks to COVID-19, the image of a picture-perfect year as Miss Jackson just didn't click for 16-year-old D'Ambrah Watts.
Person of the Day
Latoya Cutts
The Jackson Redevelopment Authority recently named Latoya Cutts, a former downtown manager and head of development for the City of Albany, Ga., as the organization's new executive director. Cutts officially …
Politics
In Lee County, Mississippi: No Vote on Moving Rebel Statue
Lee County, a Mississippi county named for a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, is keeping a Confederate monument outside a courthouse—at least for now.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba Signs Executive Order Closing Inside Bar Service and Continuing Limits on Social Gatherings
Citing the need for stronger action to stem the rise of COVID-19, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued an executive order closing bars to indoor guests and extending safeguards limiting social …
Politics
Analysis: Mississippi Group Aims for Simple Flag Design
Nine commissioners designing a new Mississippi flag have the complicated task of choosing a simple design.
Biz Roundup
Fresh Market Summer Cookout, Sunshine for All Program and Green Bean Cafe
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic limiting access to restaurants, The Fresh Market recently announced a special summer cookout meal deal for August.
Person of the Day
Constance Slaughter-Harvey
Attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey is being honored for her work that forced the Mississippi Highway Patrol to hire its first Black troopers nearly a half century ago.
coronavirus
Amid Record COVID-19 Fatalities and Cases, School Reopenings Loom in Mississippi
Mississippi is suffering from yet another record week of COVID-19 infections as July ends, with Gov. Tate Reeves placing eight more counties under his growing mask order.
Civil Rights
OPINION: John Lewis, Charles Evers, C.T. Vivian: Fighters and Heroes for their People
It is with distinct sadness and difficulty that I write this column in memory of Congressman John Lewis, Mayor Charles Evers and Rev. C.T. Vivian. It's hard to condense my …
Politics
Four Special Judges Appointed to Mississippi Courts
Four special judges have been appointed in Mississippi to handle a backlog of cases caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Politics
Former Mississippi State Sen. Bob Dearing of Natchez Dies
Former Mississippi state Sen. Bob M. Dearing of Natchez, who worked to expand highways, legalize casino gambling and strengthen laws against animal cruelty, died Thursday at home, a funeral home …
coronavirus
Governor Reeves Extends Safe Return and County-Specific Orders to Combat Rising Cases of COVID-19
Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that he is extending the social distancing measures under the Safe Return and county-specific executive orders to continue combating the rising cases of COVID-19 across …
coronavirus
USM COVID-19 Oral Histories, Belhaven Online Scholarships and Millsaps Testing Waivers
Students at the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at the University of Southern Mississippi recently put together a collection of oral histories concerning the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and …
City & County
‘Collective Vision’: Lynch Street Repaving, Multi-Use Path Underway in West Jackson
A resurfaced Lynch Street and a new multi-use path in west Jackson officially got underway this week, Mississippi Central District Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons and Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced …
Person of the Day
Brandon Bolden
In this coronavirus world, nothing is the same, and that goes for sports, too. Most sports have been shut down since March as NCAA sports, NBA, NHL and others stopped …
