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McKinney “Bluesman” Williams is one the performers at this year’s Tommy Johnson Blues Festival, which …
Cats and kids know that they need help. A lot of adults won’t ask for …
A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and bicyclists along a busy …
Former Jackson mayor Tony Yarber subdued and paddled a man who police say was burglarizing …
Photo courtesy Lincoln Pennington
T J's serves Blue Bell ice cream, old-fashioned floats, banana splits, milkshakes, buffalo wings, nachos, …
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's trial for charges of domestic violence, aggravated stalking …
Another of Mississippi's dwindling band of entirely dry counties could go wet. Clarke County, which …
Concerned that the president may fight back after Robert Mueller's (pictured) investigation into Russian meddling …
On Twitter, Trump sought to dismiss George Papadopoulos, who has provided key evidence in the …
A federal judge in Washington on Monday barred President Donald Trump's administration from excluding transgender …
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves re-opened a 2014 same-sex marriage case in light of House …
Mississippi has used the same flag since 1894 and it has the last state banner …
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President Donald Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos (pictured), is working on a plan that could …
All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem …
President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his …
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort (pictured), and a former Manafort business associate, …
African American kids in Mississippi face more barriers to opportunity than their white peers, a …
Millsaps College will host a one-day conference called "Global Climate Action: Sustainable investment in Germany …
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Bryant supported Smith for the party chairmanship, and Smith was unopposed.
Starting in 1959, Dr. Gilbert Mason Sr. led "wade-in" protests to challenge segregated public beaches …
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced a collaboration between the City of Jackson, the governor’s office, …
Bill O'Reilly (pictured) and Harvey Weinstein are the celebrity faces of sexual harassment in 2017. …
In a late-night meeting on Oct. 24, the Jackson City Council voted to lift the …
Gov. Phil Bryant told reporters after speaking at Hobnob Mississippi that he supports putting the …
Photo courtesy Lafayette Stribling
A retired Mississippi sheriff's deputy faces a federal evidence tampering charge, accused of planting a …
A Mississippi school district will resume teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird" after the book was …
The Senate narrowly voted late Tuesday night to nullify the rule, with Vice President Mike …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argued in court filings that the teen did not …
Bannon has said he plans to seek Republican challengers for virtually every Republican senator seeking …
He was one of the first 10 honorees named to the Rock and Roll Hall …
Roberta Kaplan (right) and her wife, Rachel Lavine, married in Toronto in 2005. Photo courtesy …
Gov. Phil Bryant told reporters at the annual Hobnob Mississippi event his morning that several …
Nationally, Wonder Woman is one of the most popular Halloween costumes this year. Photo courtesy …
Local popular Halloween costumes are characters from the children’s show “PAW Patrol” and witches, among …
(Left to right) Jesse Christeson, Michael Avitabile, David Dziardziel and Zenas Hsu perform as Hub …
Bad Magic will perform at Spacecamp’s Astrophobia Halloween Extravaganza on Oct. 28. Jack Hammett/File Photo
Good Shepherd Lutheran School will host Oktoberfest on Oct. 28. Photo courtesy Flickr/Ralpe
This year, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is partnering with the Mississippi Children’s Museum …
For great ideas for this Halloween, turn to local businesses and organizations. File Photo
Special Assistant Attorney General Heather Wagner says most domestic violence offenses in the state fall …
Cathy Green (left) was honored during Victims’ Rights Week in 2015 with the Image of …
"My life had shown me so much disappointment, but I was lifted from that attitude …
Law enforcement officers in fiscal-year 2015 responded to more than 10,000calls related to domestic violence, …
“To be a journalist is to be prepared to take a risk,” he said. “Newspapers …
Pete Smith
State Education Superintendent Carey Wright said the creation of Achievement School District means the State …
If no further delays occur, Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is facing domestic-violence …
Society expects women to always look perfect and put together. File Photo
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Gerald Mumford, candidate for Hinds County attorney, wants to “run prosecutors out of business” and …
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba discussed crime and cooperatives, and praised his transition team as he …
Lily Rain, a Houston-based clothing, accessories and home decor retailer, recently held a grand opening …
Photo courtesy Matt Jacoby
Tillerson could receive the recommendation as early as this week, said officials familiar with the …
Trump has made limiting immigration the centerpiece of his policy agenda. In addition to the …
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said on NBC's "Today" that the Republican-led Congress should set the …
State Auditor Stacey Pickering and a legislative watchdog committee have publicly criticized four sets of …
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers are not required to fully fund the Mississippi …
Derrick Johnson, 49, of Jackson, Mississippi, was hired as the NAACP's 19th president and CEO …
David Letterman spent 33 years on late-night TV, hosting long-running shows on NBC and then …
The Senate is pushing ahead on a $36.5 billion hurricane relief package that would give …
On Sept. 25, days after President Donald Trump said players should be fired for protesting …
Sens. Michael Bennet (pictured) of Colorado, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Amy Klobuchar of …
House Speaker Philip Gunn on Friday named Sean Suggs of Saltillo, vice president of manufacturing …
“Same Kind of Different As Me” executive producer and co-writer Alexander Foard, director Michael Carney, …
Cast members Renée Zellweger and Austin Filson pose together at the premiere of “Same Kind …
Cast Member Renée Zellweger poses for a picture Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at the premiere …
Author Ron Hall and his wife attend the premiere for “Same Kind of Different as …
Director Michael Canery stands along with family on the red carpet at the premiere for …
Gov. Phil Bryant waves as he and his wife proceeds into the movie premiere on …
Red carpet host Miss Hospitality for posed for a photo on the red carpet on …
Gov. Phil Bryant told the U.S. Supreme Court that Carlos Moore cannot show that the …
Mississippi University for Women is hosting "Intersections of Gender and Place," an art exhibition that …
Photo courtesy Marquis Haynes
The Mississippi Legislature does not have an obligation to fully fund a school budget formula …
Former President George W. Bush on Thursday denounced bigotry in Trump-era American politics, warning that …
Jackson's Fondren neighborhood is now officially one of the top 10 most endangered historic places …
Carlos Moore, an African-American attorney from Mississippi, is asking the nation's high court to revive …
State Superintendent Carey Wright said the committee in charge of establishing the Achievement School District …
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court was denied. …
Photo courtesy Stephen Johnston
Trump started the storm this week when he claimed that he alone of U.S. presidents …
Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday that he's seeking a "third way" between no action and …
College Board trustees are considering a plan for the University of Mississippi Medical Center to …
Janelle Jefferson, the PTA president at Davis IB Elementary School, read the school's resolution to …
Left to right: Betsy Helmer (Baby Doll), Ouida White Berger (Aunt Rose), Brian Landis Folkins …
Gautier, Miss.-native Charity Hicks performs as Jackson hip-hop artist Vitamin Cea. Photo courtesy Vitamin Cea
(Left to right) Henry Atherton, David Burns, Bobbie Smith, Sarah Grace McInnis and Lacy Ellinswood …
Cody Rogers, a Jackson-based singer-songwriter, is preparing to release his record, “My Heart Is the …
Pop and electronic singer-songwriter Arabella released her debut self-titled EP on Aug. 15. Photo courtesy …
Andrew Whitehurst
Among the alternatives, only the lake development has its own public-relations campaign thanks to John …
Fifty-three percent of white women in the country elected President Donald Trump, a man who, …
I've learned that a function of being a woman in a patriarchal society is that …
Rep. Frederica Wilson (pictured) said she was in the car with the widow, Myeshia Johnson, …
Lou’s Full-Serv Chef de Cuisine Hunter Evans wants to learn more about both the cooking …
Roger Stringer and his two sons, Justin and Zachary (let to right) pose for a …
Sessions, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, said it was "the first time I'm aware …
The Mississippi Attorney General's office says Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is "mistaken" …
Zachary and Justin Stringer (left to right) were four years apart growing up. Their father …
I'm not asking you to support "every" anything. I'm asking you to support people—your friends, …
(Left to right) Tre Pepper and Astin Sullivan formed electronic-soul duo Clouds & Crayons around …
Michael Weary of Epic Funk Brass Band practices while shooting a three-song teaser music video.
(Left to right) Malaco Music Group President Tommy Couch Jr. and Kent Bruce, chief engineer …
Developers of the Edison Walthall Building have cleared and cleaned the inside of the 1920s …
Beth Poff, the executive director of the Jackson Zoo, wants to see visible action behind …
One of those ailing senators—79-year-old Thad Cochran of Mississippi—was back in Washington Tuesday after a …
Photo by Stephen Wilson
Sean Tindell took his judicial oath of office Tuesday during a ceremony in Harrison County. …
The Mississippi Supreme Court denied Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's appeal to vacate …
When Trump revised his original travel ban, Hawaii state Attorney General Doug Chin (right) changed …
Sen. Lamar Alexander (pictured), R-Tenn., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., have been working for weeks …
In Philadelphia on Monday night, John McCain, a six-term Republican senator from Arizona, received an …
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has provided documents showing that asbestos was found in …
Paula Vanderford, MDE's chief accountability officer, told the Commission on School Accreditation that MDE is …
Chef Nick Wallace will discuss the museum's new restaurant, Preserve by Nick Wallace, at tonight's …
Mississippi Museum of Art's chef and culinary curator Nick Wallace recently competed on Food Network's …
Former Trustee Bob Owens (left) presents a resolution to D.E. Magee, Jr. (right) at the …
Rep. Tom Marino, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's drug czar, is withdrawing …
Nutt received an apology from the university, but no financial details were disclosed. Photo courtesy …
The horrific circumstances surrounding Chambers' death garnered national attention amid concerns about violent crime in …
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to vacate …
The fate of Jackson Public Schools hangs in the balance this week when as Gov. …
The Bulldogs (4-2) executed a balanced plan of attack and got a combined four-touchdown performance …
Thad Cochran's health has been the subject of speculation in Washington, fueled by his extended …
Sen. Susan Collins' (pictured) comments Sunday came amid rising attention on the bipartisan bid led …
Officer Cossandra Felton (right) is Jackson’s first woman SWAT officer. Also pictured, from left: JPD …
Jackson Police Chief Lee Vance (right) introduces the department first woman SWAT officer, Cossandra Felton. …
Jackson State University is partnering with WJSU and the Mississippi Museum of Art to present …
"The Beauty of Cancer" exhibit features photos of 20 breast-cancer survivors in various stages of …
President Donald Trump will say Friday the Iran nuclear deal is no longer in America's …
Before sunrise Friday morning, Trump went on Twitter to urge Democrats to make a deal: …
Democratic State Sen. Derrick Simmons of Greenville said Thursday that the students have a constitutional …
The incident in the Lindseys' lawsuit allegedly took place at Northwest Rankin High School. Trip …
Ryan's attack came as he defended the Republican tax proposal that would repeal the federal …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel also plans to withdraw from the …
Despite protests and a lower court ruling House Bill 1523 unconstitutional, the law went into …
Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall spoke out against lawmakers' inaction on finding funds to fix the …
Trump said he will continue to pressure Congress to repeal and replace former President Barack …
A new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 68 …
In a series of tweets, Trump said "electric and all infrastructure was disaster before hurricanes." …
The White House, hard-right conservatives and House GOP lawmakers all directed their ire at the …
Concluding the press conference held outside City Hall Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, the leader of …
Dante Moore a student of Jackson Public Schools spoke on how he felt if the …
At The press conference outside City Hall on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, Jackson Public Schools …
Cameron Lazard was among the eight students who attended the press conference outside City Hall …
Joseph Jiles along with other Jackson Public Schools students spoke on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, …
At a press conference outside City Hall on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, Jackson Public Schools …
Joseph Jiles, along with other Jackson Public Schools students, spoke on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, …
Vladimir Lenin Photo courtesy Grigori Goldstein
Country artist Maren Morris performs for City Hall Live in Brandon on Oct. 19. Photo …
Doctors and researchers say the Trump administration ignored studies on birth control that didn't support …
Mississippi lawmakers, on the whole, traditionally support gun rights with minimum regulations, and benefit from …
Bennie Thompson Photo courtesy MS House of Representatives
Gregg Harper Photo courtesy MS House of Representatives
Trent Kelly Photo courtesy MS House of Representatives
Steven Palazzo Photo courtesy MS House of Representatives
Thad Cochran Photo courtesy US Senate
Roger Wicker Photo courtesy US Senate
Zion Blount, a Murrah High School senior, spoke out against the impending state takeover of …
Cameron Lazard who was among the eight students who attended the press conference outside City …
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined hundreds of lawyers and judges in Jackson …
Three Mississippians sued Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann over the state’s list of disenfranchising crimes …
On Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, a group of eight Jackson Public Schools student advocates held …
Too many men have long gotten away with harassing and assaulting women for sport, power …
Photo courtesy Kristy Johnson
"We're going to build on the second half of Auburn," interim coach Matt Luke said. …
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves blocked the Mississippi law from taking effect in July 2016, …
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is back in court, this time in Rankin …
Event venue The Place at Harbour Crossing launched with a ribbon cutting and open house …
Photo courtesy Elizabeth Carr
Paddock had stockpiled 23 guns, a dozen of them modified to fire continuously like an …
More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, …
Attorney General Jim Hood has established a mental-health task force, comprised of state agencies, boards, …
Nate knocked out power to more than 100,000 residents in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida, …
Photo courtesy Alcorn State Athletics
Similar alternatives have been promoted by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican holdout during the …
Closely tied to the oil and gas industry in his home state, Pruitt rejects the …
Trump's list of demands included overhauling the country's green-card system, a crackdown on unaccompanied minors …
Track of Hurricane Nate (Courtesy National Weather Service).
The Flamingo is located at 3011 N. State St. Upcoming events will be posted on …
Rap artist James Crow performed new music he released earlier that same day in honor …
Cassandra Brown (left) and Jubilee Perkins (right) posed for a photograph at the opening of …
Guests attending the opening of The Flamingo at 3011 N. State St. on Friday, Oct. …
The grand opening of The Flamingo held at 3011 N. State St. on Friday, Oct. …
DJ Silent G set the mood at The Flamingo opening held at 3011 N. State …
One of the newest hangout spots in Fondren, The Flamingo, held its grand opening at …
Why isn't our Congress listening to the pleas of the people begging them to act …
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (pictured) declared states of emergency …
The Eudora Welty Library is closed indefinitely due to fire and public-safety violations, but all …
The National Science Foundation awarded Jackson State University researchers $350,000 through its Early-concept Grants for …
Photo courtesy Warren K. Leffler/US News & World Report Magazine
Airbnb says 1,200 active hosts in Mississippi reaped $3.5 million in revenue in 2016. That …
Trump's religious and moral exemption is expected to galvanize both his opponents and religious conservatives …
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is telling federal agencies to do as much as possible to …
President Donald Trump delivered a foreboding message Thursday night, telling reporters as he posed for …
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who has introduced his own immigration legislation, said it was unlikely …
The Eudora Welty Library reopen on Monday, Oct. 16, after state fire marshal and city …
Bomgar pointed out that the demand for immigrant labor should drive lawmakers to create work …
Local businesses owners (left to right) Israel Martinez, Himanshu Dave, Rep. Joel Bomgar, R-Madison, and …
A new report from Jackson State University found the total economic impact of the Jackson …
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An open seat in the Mississippi House remains in Republican control after a special election …
The Hilton hotel developers displayed this hotel plan at a Sept. 19, 2017, community meeting …
After months of rumors about a hotel in Fondren, Heritage Hospitality Group released this rendering …
One wall inside the former Green Ghost/Que Sera Sera building was partially standing the morning …
The Lorenz Boulevard gate to the Green Ghost demolition site was open the morning after …
The former Que Sera Sera restaurant had a long and storied history in Jackson, especially …
The day after the Oct. 3, 2017, Green Ghost demolition, the building lay in a …
On the morning of Oct. 4, 2017, no visible crew members were on the site …
Demolition work had rebooted on the hotel site by Oct. 3, 2017, when crews demolished …
The long-time restaurant at 2801 North State St. housed Que Sera Sera for many years …
Brian Heffner’s duplex is no longer standing, but his call to MDEQ led to a …
Former Fondren resident Brian Heffner, who does architectural and remodeling work, visited the hotel site …
After early demolitions, neighbors could look at the rubble through the chain-link fence.
During the initial demolition, some neighbors were concerned about the potential environmental impact of demolishing …
After the initial Sept. 21 demolition, the Fondren neighborhood looked very different.
Some neighbors had tried to save the Fondren house, but the Sept. 21, 2017, demolition …
A local business owner videotaped the destruction of the Fondren House at 2819 North State …
Demolition crews surprised neighbors on Sept. 21, 2017, when they destroyed two old buildings on …
The comments from lawmakers including the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, marked …
The tax overhaul is the party's top political priority as well as a longtime policy …
State Auditor Stacey Pickering is demanding that Dennis pay $238,000 by Oct. 20 to cover …
Photo courtesy Zilpha Young
Burgers & Blues General Manager Ashley Lewis is undergoing chemotherapy for stage 3 breast cancer, …
One of the burgers on the Fine & Dandy menu will be “The Standard,” which …
Ray-Scott Miller (left) and Jesse Houston (right) say the concept for Fine & Dandy is …
Photo courtesy Wier Boerner Allin Architecture
"While people see other constitutional amendments such as the First Amendment—which apparently doesn’t protect ashy …
Recent failed votes have shown that Congress Republicans will likely need to work across the …
Protesters rally in downtown Jackson on May 1, 2016, calling on Gov. Phil Bryant to …
According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, just 32 …
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered abandoning his job as President …
Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro Executive Chef Matthew Kajdan says his favorite dish to make …
About six months before opening in August, the Westin Hotel asked Matthew Kajdan to be …
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus performs in Jackson on Sunday, Oct. 8. Photo courtesy …
"We’ve organized marches and boycotts. We’ve listened to leaders. We’ve taken knees, written letters, lit …
McGee will serve the final two years of the term of Republican Toby Barker (pictured), …
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba called the move to put Jackson Public Schools under a corrective …
Charles Hatcher, the city director of administration, said the biggest change to the city’s 2016-2017 …
The future of the Iran nuclear deal may hinge on a face-saving fix for President …
Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old high-stakes gambler and retired accountant from Mesquite, Nevada, killed himself as …
Jackson has a lot of great people fighting to make sure it stays alive and …
Local restaurants and chefs submitted dishes for the event's West Jackson Food Competition, and a …
Brian Heffner, a former Fondren resident, says he lived at 521 Fondren Place 29 years …
Once again, a dark and dismal cloud hovers over Mississippi. House Bill 1523, the law …
Plaintiffs in the CSE v. Bryant I case—(left to right) Rebecca Bickett, Andrea Sanders, Jocelyn …
Wingfield High School could get several new renovations including work that helps the school comply …
More than 48,000 Mississippi children will lose their health insurance when the Children's Health Insurance …
Sarah Stripp, owner of Sarah's Cakes, took second place in the West Jackson Food Competition's …
Photo courtesy Jason Gibson
On the ground in Puerto Rico nearly two weeks after a hurricane ravaged the island, …
Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said there's no plan for the House to act soon …
Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Barry Barish and Kip Thorne (pictured) …
Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles …
Sens. Thad Cochran (left) and Roger Wicker (right) said in a joint statement Monday it's …
The Supreme Court opened a high-profile term Monday with a case about employees' rights that …
Only 49 percent of Mississippians favor the current state flag, which features a Confederate battle …
House Bill 1523 sparked statewide protests and never became state law in 2016, but now …
Catalonia's regional government declared a landslide win for the "yes" side in a disputed referendum …
Stephen Craig Paddock opened fire from inside a hotel room on the 32nd floor of …
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