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Meg Weidner

Meg Weidner, a resident of Laguna Beach, Calif., who was born and grew up in Jackson, will debut "Best Mom," a film she wrote and stars in, on Jan. 29.

Due to Murder Spike, Lumumba Pledges More Surveillance, Prevention Efforts

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba navigated between his "radical" criminal-justice reform stances and his decisions to increase policing surveillance in his press conference Monday, Jan. 14.

Judge Bars Citizenship Question from 2020 Census

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census.

Lt. Gov. Reeves: No to Medicaid Expansion, Despite Strong Citizen Support

After weeks of speculation that Mississippi's Republican leadership might support expanding Medicaid in the state, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves slammed the door shut on Monday.

National Baptist Convention in Jackson, 2019 Dyslexia Symposium, UMMC Donation and Cultivation Food Hall

The National Baptist Convention, the largest organization of African American Baptists in the U.S., is currently holding its annual mid-winter board meeting at the Jackson Convention Complex from Monday, Jan. …

Columbia, Miss. Celebrates 200 Years

On Jan. 5, 2019, the south Mississippi town of Columbia, Miss., celebrated its bicentennial downtown.

The City of Columbia, Miss., decorated as never before for the holidays in 2018. The …

• January 14, 2019

Residents of Columbia, Miss., helped shoot streamers down upon the crowd of thousands gathered for …

• January 14, 2019

Smoke surrounds the Marion County Courthouse in Columbia, Miss., as fireworks cease at the city's …

• January 14, 2019

Fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's 200-year-anniversary celebration on …

• January 14, 2019

Residents watch as fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's …

• January 14, 2019

For more than 10 minutes, fireworks fill the sky at Columbia, Miss.’s 200-year-anniversary celebration on …

• January 14, 2019

Fireworks rocket upward in front of the Marion County Courthouse at Columbia's 200-year-anniversary celebration on …

• January 14, 2019

Two days after filing to run for the Republican nomination for governor, Mississippi Lt. Gov. …

• January 14, 2019

Columbia, Miss., Mayor Justin McKenzie greets the crowd at the city's 200-year anniversary celebration downtown …

• January 14, 2019

Columbia, Miss., lit its first city Christmas tree in 2018, and kept it up until …

• January 14, 2019

All up and down the streets of Downtown Columbia, Miss., lights change colors, smoke fills …

• January 14, 2019

Thousands filled the streets of downtown Columbia, Miss., to celebrate the city's 200 year anniversary …

• January 14, 2019

Republican Lynn Fitch of Ridgeland is traveling the state this week to discuss her candidacy …

• January 14, 2019

Mississippi Treasurer Fitch Running for Attorney General

Republican Lynn Fitch of Ridgeland, Mississippi's second-term state treasurer, says she is running for attorney general because she wants to protect gun rights, fight opioid abuse and crack down on …