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City & County
City to Forgive Unpaid Water Bills Starting July 19 Before Service Disconnection Starts Sept. 1
The City of Jackson is forgiving water-bill debt for residents who fulfill certain conditions. Mayor Chowke A. Lumumba announced at a press briefing yesterday that the program will start on …
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Education
MSU New Minors and Student Events, New Minors at USM
Mississippi State University’s Department of Music recently established a new minor in music and culture, which the university will launch this fall at its Starkville campus.
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Insanity In Oxford (Updated)
David Cutcliffe is apparently still the football coach at Ole Miss. On Tuesday, after two days of meetings with his bosses, Cutcliffe met with reporters and issued a Kremlin-style statement. …
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The All-New All-Stars
The third edition of the Mississippi Braves features a roster full of top prospects and a new manager. The Class AA M-Braves open the season on Thursday at Huntsville (7 …
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the Heat is On in College Football
The state's college football teams have reported for preseason practice. Millsaps and Mississippi College play their annual grudge match at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Sept. 2. The rest of the …
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The Great Divide
The few of us still in the practice of keeping straight the interchangeable Meineke Car Cares and Micron PCs of the ever-inflating college football bowl season—postseason rewards for the game's …
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Health Care
MSDH Implores Use of Oral COVID-19 Antiviral Pills amid Monoclonal Antibody Shortage
The Mississippi State Department of Health warned that the state’s allocation of COVID-19 antiviral pills are being under-utilized, while previously relied-upon monoclonal antibody treatments are in short supply.
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China Rushes Relief After Sichuan Quake Kills 188
After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at …
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Health Care
Health Cuts Still Loom Despite Obama Plan
President Barack Obama's recent recommendation to delay some Medicaid cuts has not deterred the hospitals that rely on the payments or health-care advocates from pushing to expand Medicaid in the …
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A New Front for Gun Background Checks: The Ballot
After struggling to sway both state and federal lawmakers, proponents of expanding background checks for gun sales are now exploring whether they will have more success by taking the issue …
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Bangladesh Official: Disaster Not 'Really Serious'
Bangladesh's finance minister downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying he didn't think it was "really serious" Friday, hours after the 500th body …
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Travel
The Souls of Windsor
Ignorance is bliss for most of the ancestrally indigenous people who live and work at the doorsteps of Windsor Ruins in southwest Claiborne County near Port Gibson, Miss., because plantation …
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Family Demands Answers in Candidate's Death
Relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate are renewing their push for a federal investigation amid their complaints that local officials are withholding information about the case.
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Bangladesh Collapse Search Over; Death Toll 1,127
Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead ended Monday at the site of the worst disaster in the history of the global garment …
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Congress Renews Anti-Violence Law
House Republicans raised the white flag Thursday on expansion of the Violence Against Women Act.
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How Budget Cuts Could Affect You
Automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services.
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Jeb Bush 'Not Saying No' To a Presidential Run in 2016
Jeb Bush has long resisted pressure from supporters to run for president. Now the former Florida governor is signaling that he's at least open to the idea, a shift that …
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Biz Roundup
Outlets, Aeropostale, Toyota, Dickey's and Optimism
Aeropostale Inc., a specialty retailer of casual apparel for children and teens, plans to open a new store--P.S. from Aeropostale--at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland.
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Politics
All Over Again
Under a 2009 state law, Jackson has the authority to impose the tax with the approval of three-fifths of voters and with oversight from a legislative oversight board.
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[Herman's Picks] Vol 8, No. 49
If you haven't checked out Poet's II, yet, you should.
