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On Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, Jackson received between four and six inches of snow, the …
Opha Drake seen shaking Mayor Lumumba’s hand durning Open House City Hall tour on Nov …
Gov. Phil Bryant waves as he and his wife proceeds into the movie premiere on …
Jacksonians fill the second floor auditorium of the Mississippi Department of Education building with “#OurJPS” …
Ludacris and Disturbing Tha Peace artist Lil' Fate performs at the 2017 Rhythm and Blues …
Chokwe A. Lumumba speaks at his general election party at the King Edward Hotel on …
The "DINOS" exhibit, which runs through July 2 at the Jackson Zoo, features dinosaurs such …
The crowd applauds Senator Bernie Sanders at the March on Mississippi. The photo was taken …
The Mississippi Light Festival on Feb. 24, 2017, featured many light installations and displays.
Jared Kolesar, who is the lead singer and acoustic guitarist for Jared & The Mill, …
Tawanna Shaunte and Kerry Thomas (L-R) host the Icon Awards at Duling Hall during Jackson …
Danielle Elaine (pictured) and Ian Cleary create live chalk art at Hops & Habanas during …
The Ellie Badge performs at Hal & Mal's during Jackson Indie Music Week's "Blender" event …
Sherry Cothern (center) answers a question from the "Women In Music" panel on Jan. 10, …
The refugee organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union filed two lawsuits, consolidated into one, …
Trump wrote on Twitter Thursday, "In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year's …
Scott Waller of the Mississippi Economic Council says it might be possible to borrow money …
Democrat Doug Jones' (pictured) historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as …
Juanita Sims-Doty also lit one of the candles during the Kwanzaa event on Dec. 26, …
Officer James Davis lit one of the candles during the Kwanzaa event on Dec. 26, …
Special guest Municipal Judge Gerald Mumford was in attendance during the candle-lighting ceremony in celebration …
During the candle-lighting event at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, …
On Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum held a candle-lighting ceremony in …
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann hosted a press conference in his office on Dec. …
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Roy Moore (pictured) asked a judge late Wednesday to issue a restraining order to stop …
Even if most of the world sucked in 2017, and we may be dealing with …
Morgan William Photo courtesy Mississippi State University
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Reginal Johnson Photo courtesy ASU Sports
Quinndary Weatherspoon Photo courtesy MSU Athletics
Terence Davis Photo courtesy University of Mississippi Athletics
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Ring in 2018 with help from local businesses. Find more New Year’s Event happenings at …
Ben Sparaco and the New Effect perform at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar on Friday, Dec. …
"I have endeavored in this ghostly little book to raise the ghost of an idea," …
We applaud Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance, who is also a really nice man, for …
Essentially, "Star Wars" sparked my curiosity to learn more about any and everything. It ignited …
The “One Lake” project may finally get a real public viewing soon.
The Jackson City Council unanimously voted to reauthorize the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau on …
Public Works Director Bob Miller wants to end the wastewater lawsuit against West Rankin Utility …
Attorney General Jim Hood’s mental-health task force is bringing together providers with law enforcement officers …
Photo courtesy Belhaven University
Jackson Public Schools can begin to clear accreditation standards, cited in the Mississippi Department of …
The Mississippi Children's Museum will host its annual Noon Year's Eve event from 9 a.m. …
The ACLU represents a Somali man living in Washington state who is trying to bring …
President Donald Trump tweeted in July that the federal government "will not accept or allow" …
Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance announced Wednesday that he is retiring at the end of …
Mississippi Sens. Roger Wicker (left) and Thad Cochran (right) both voted in favor of the …
This week, the National Science Foundation presented Jackson State University's Department of English, Modern Foreign …
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem …
In a special city council meeting at 10 a.m. on December 21, the mayor and …
Jackson Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Sharolyn Miller addresses the Board of Trustees about forcing …
In a special meeting at 10 a.m. on Dec. 21, the mayor and the Jackson …
Organizations such as Operation Shoestring can help end the cycle of poverty through avenues such …
As the daughter of a man who worked tirelessly in the movement, the only thing …
At Medicaid hearings last week, medical providers expressed frustration about how the system limits their …
For me, this reality plays out as I think about the fact that both of …
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Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman (center) speaks to young people outside Madison S. …
Otibehia Allen is struggling to raise her five children in a small town in the …
David Dzielak told the House Medicaid Committee that food security, housing and safety are all …
Phil Reed, CEO of Voice of Calvary Ministries, delivered remarks to a room of about …
State Auditor Stacey Pickering said six of the 19 public rural hospitals in Mississippi are …
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., insisted Americans would respond positively to the tax bill. …
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher made the joint announcement Tuesday with lawyers from …
House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed criticism of the widely unpopular package and insisted "results are …
The Smith-Wills Stadium at 1200 Lakeland Drive will host a Winter Wonderland skating rink from …
Britny and Trey Hester, owners of 601 Escape Rooms, held a ribbon cutting for their …
Photo courtesy Kelly Price/MSU Athletics
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is agreeing to work more closely with another hospital. …
National Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman poses for a picture with children outside …
National Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman speaks to a young woman outside Madison …
Jonestown resident Otibehia Allen speaks to a crowd while crying at Madison S. Palmer High …
Jonestown resident Otibehia Allen speaks to a crowd at Madison S Palmer High School in …
A stable in Jonestown, Miss., on July 12, 2017.
Sen. Robert L. Jackson, D-Marks, talks into Marian Wright Edelman’s ear in Jonestown, MS on …
Former Jonestown Mayor Xxxxx Xxxxxx speaks in New Hope Baptist Church in Jonestown, MS on …
Marian Wright Edelman discusses childhood poverty in New Hope Baptist Church in Jonestown, Miss., on …
Marian Wright Edelman listens to retired Rep. Robert Clark, D-Ebenezer, as he talks about the …
Sen. Robert L. Jackson, D-Marks, speaks in New Hope Baptist Church in Jonestown, Miss., during …
National Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman glances at the Emmett Till Museum during …
Glendora Mayor Johnny B. Thomas stands on a cement block discussing the town’s role in …
President Donald Trump declared a new national security strategy on Monday, stressing the "America first" …
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an …
The Region 8 mental-health facility that serves Rankin, Madison and other counties must pay almost …
Photo courtesy Robert Smith
Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his "election integrity fund' …
Robert Mueller's team obtained Trump's emails from the General Services Administration, a federal agency that …
During the civil rights struggle, there was a mass awakening that could not and would …
Three Better Together commissioners listened to community members giving inputs on their concerns and aspirations …
Dave O'Donnell, executive vice president of Washington, D.C.-based mechanical contracting firm Bowers Group, recently donated …
Photo courtesy Mississippi National Guard
State Superintendent Carey Wright said the application for the new superintendent of the state's Achievement …
Mississippi ranks 50th for the second year in a row in the United Health Foundation's …
Disney's all-stock deal for 21st Century Fox gives it the studios that produce the Avatar …
The Obama FCC said that "zero rating" practices by AT&T violated net neutrality. The telecom …
Photo courtesy Ole Miss Athletics
Gov. Phil Bryant was especially tough to hear up there going on about grace and …
Myrlie Evers and former Gov. Williams Winter
Gov. Phil Bryant alongside President Trump during their private tour
Doug Jones scored the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama, one of …
Dozens of protesters lined up in protest to President Donald Trump’s visit to the Mississippi …
Former governors, political leaders and civil-rights veterans cut the ribbon in front of the Museum …
Civil-rights veteran Myrlie Evers did not shy away from speaking out to reporters about racism …
Gov. Phil Bryant, first lady Deborah Bryant, Sen. Roger Wicker, Rep. Gregg Harper, Vicksburg Mayor …
We are not failing. Our schools, like all schools, produce a few bad students, but …
Kaitlyn Fowler
In the coming legislative session, if lawmakers are serious about quality education for all children …
Admittedly, Mississippi Civil Rights Musuem has more of a national draw. I had several friends …
Stuart Rockoff
This holiday season, many local restaurants and businesses can help any Jacksonians who are looking …
The Grande Chorus of the Mississippi Chorus performs the first movement of Handel’s “Messiah” on …
Downtown Jackson’s Smith Park is undergoing its second phase of renovations and is currently closed …
Donald Trump toured the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum with Gov. Phil Bryant (right) and Reuben …
Myrlie Evers, who saw her husband gunned down outside their Jackson home on June 12, …
Joy Parikh (left) and Wes Harp (right) protest during the opening of the Mississippi Civil …
Mr. Drake listened intently as eight men and three women—three of them black—talked mostly about …
A group of Jackson Public Schools JROTC cadets demonstrated drills at the JROTC headquarters in …
Jackson Public Schools has 288 teacher vacancies in the district, currently filled with 233 limited-service …
House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, swore in new Reps. Cheikh Taylor and Kevin Ford to …
Table 100 recently named Payton Warren, who once served as chef de cuisine under previous …
Gov. Phil Bryant (pictured) appointed M. Wayne Thompson to replace Jones County Court Judge Gaylon …
Multiple women had complained about John Moore, who resigned from a House seat in Rankin …
Myrlie Evers cut the red ribbon outside the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi …
Photo courtesy University Press of Mississippi
At the center are Republican Roy Moore, a former jurist twice removed as state chief …
A crude pipe bomb strapped to a man inspired by the Islamic State group went …
Once the sun sets on, Dec. 8, 2017, temperatures are expected to drop below freezing …
The last snow day in the Jackson metro area dates back to January 2014.
The National Weather Service said the snowfall on Dec. 8, 2017, was the most snow …
Snow fell in the Jackson metro area until the late-morning hours on, Dec. 8, 2017.
On Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, Jackson between four and six inches of snow, the National …
Ralph Eubanks (left) and Clayborne Carson (right) discussed the Civil Rights Movement then and now …
In his office the day before President Trump is slated to arrive at the opening …
Inside Mississippi's Old Capitol, Charles Cobb Jr., a civil-rights veteran and journalist, recalled working in …
Photo courtesy Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics
Today, U.S. Representatives Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., and John Lewis, D-Ga., will not attend the …
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst held a press conference to spell out the details of a …
William Merritt (left) and Ann Moore (right) explain the contracts with the Bailey Group to …
Photo courtesy Nina Subin/Hachette Books
In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, former South Carolina officer Michael Slager (center) …
The “Mississippi Mile,” part of the state bicentennial celebration, takes place in downtown Jackson along …
The JXN Natural Hair Expo is Feb. 3, 2018. Photo courtesy Melody Washington
In Mississippi Puppetry Guild’s production of “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells,” Keni Bounds (left) plays the …
For our state to compete in the digital age, we need legitimate partnerships between the …
Bryant's decision to invite Trump to the state as it takes a step forward might …
Pam Confer’s song, “Mississippi Beautiful,” will be part of the “Where Do We Go From …
Saturday, Dec. 9, was supposed to be a glorious day for the opening of the …
Timothy Pakron moved to Jackson earlier this year to begin work on his book, “The …
Timothy Pakron wants to celebrate food, nature and life through his book, “The Mississippi Vegan …
Rock singer-songwriter Larry Brewer releases his fifth album, “Shine,” on Dec. 7. Photo courtesy Jim …
The sculpture in the “This Little Light of Mine” space glows brighter as more people …
Though in Boston during the first people’s assembly on Nov. 28, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba …
The Better Together Commission announced the first round of listening sessions for community members to …
Christina Strickland (left) and her attorney Elizabeth Littrell (right) spoke with reporters outside the Mississippi …
At the end of the tour through the Museum of Mississippi History, guests can stand …
Along with the state’s history, the Museum of Mississippi History has exhibits that explore the …
The Museum of Mississippi History includes relics from the state’s past, including ones that explore …
The Museum of Mississippi History’s exhibits include examples of clothing, pottery, weaving and more from …
The Museum of Mississippi History gives insight into how people in the state once lived.
IHL Commissioner Glenn Boyce said this week that Mississippi’s three public HBCUs must compete on …
Photo by Stephen Wilson
Time magazine's "Silence Breakers" cover features Ashley Judd (pictured), Taylor Swift and others who say …
Gov. Phil Bryant is naming a county court judge on the Mississippi coast.
The last time Donald Trump was in Jackson, he was campaigning for the presidency. On …
The Mississippi Museum of Art launched a new initiative called the Center for Art & …
Photo courtesy MS Arts Commission
The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Hattiesburg man who said a …
President Donald Trump may attend the grand opening of the Museum of Mississippi History and …
While facing several felony charges, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been working …
Mississippi was officially recognized as the 20th state in the U.S. on Dec. 10, 1817.
Shuttle buses will be available during the "Mississippi Mile" and the grand opening of the …
On Dec. 9, 2017, 100 Mississippians ranging from ages 14 to 81 will uncover their …
The photos, which Blue Magnolia Films compiled over three years, will each have a caption …
For "Mississippi Mile" on Dec. 9, 200 hundred photos will go in the windows of …
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel …
The Mississippi Humanities Council sponsored a three-day, four-part series to discuss the history of the …
The Better Together Commission met on Nov. 30 and set final deadlines to issue the …
Photo courtesy MSU Athletics
Lobbing new criticism at the special counsel's Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said Monday he …
Michael Flynn, the retired general who campaigned at Donald Trump's side and then served as …
A group of Mississippians, called the Stennis Flag Flyers, is choosing to fly the Stennis …
Airea Dee Matthews is the assistant director of the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the …
Former Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze will be suspended for two conference games during the …
Kingston Frazier was sleeping inside a Toyota Camry in May when his mother left the …
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