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Analysis: Power Up for Grabs in Hinds Election

When Hinds County voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5, they will not simply select some guys to fill a pair of empty seats on the board of supervisors—they …

[Music] Hip-Hop + Rock= Free Sol

Midway through my interview with Christopher "Free Sol" Anderson, the talkative, laid back front man of the Memphis-based "hip-hop fusion" band Free Sol, I ask Anderson if he thinks their …

Plaintiffs Say Judge Can Block Open-Carry Gun Law

People who want to block Mississippi's open-carry gun law say the state Supreme Court shouldn't kill their effort.

Lumumba ‘Inviting’ On Budget

Jackson is about to go on a diet, and not of the South Beach variety.

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Lucky Town Celebrates First Draft Beers

Capital city beer drinkers will get their first taste of draft beers from the Jackson metro area's first commercial brewer this week.

Cold Weather Could Affect Egg Bowl

This year's Egg Bowl promises to be brisk by Magnolia State standards, with temperatures expected to hover in the 30s on Thursday night.

Gay Marriage

October 28, 2004 With countries such as Spain and many others making gay marriage legal, is it time that America takes the same step? That question has made gay marriage …

Mississippi Primaries Whittle List of Governor Candidates

Mississippi's four-term attorney general Jim Hood is seeking to defeat seven low-budget candidates in Tuesday's Democratic primary, his sights set on breaking the Republican grip on the Mississippi governorship that's …

Roberts Co. Purchasing McDade's, Junior League Jumble and Double Up Mississippi

Hattiesburg-based Roberts Company, Inc., will assume ownership of the four McDade's Market and Froogel's Market locations in Jackson, as well as McDade's Wine and Spirits in Maywood Mart, effective Monday, …

Republican Looks to Overhaul Social Security

A senior Republican lawmaker wants to overhaul Social Security, the decades-old program that provides benefits to some 60 million retirees and disabled, with a plan to gradually increase the retirement …

GOP Suspends Senate Rule, Muscles Trump Picks Through Panel

Republicans muscled through committee approval of President Donald Trump's nominees for Treasury and Health on Wednesday, suspending a key Senate rule in the latest escalation of partisan tensions in Congress.

Mississippi: Up to 7,000 Bodies from Asylum May Be in Field

Researchers are planning to exhume as many as 7,000 bodies that were buried at Mississippi's former insane asylum, create a memorial and study them for insight on how the mentally …

ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' Following Star's Racist Tweet

ABC canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" on Tuesday following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood …

AP Explains: Rebooting Poor People's Campaign 50 Years Later

Thousands of anti-poverty activists have launched a campaign in recent weeks modeled after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign of 1968.

"For My People" Anniversary and LEAD Awards at JSU, New Chairwoman of Pediatrics and Children's Tower at UMMC

On Friday, Dec. 1, the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University will host an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of Margaret Walker's first book of …

Haley's Comet, Fino Furniture, D's Cajun Spot and Hermes Creative Awards

Jackson resident Tony Fino, owner of Fino Furniture, opened a second store location at 1063 County Line Road on May 7 and will celebrate with a grand opening Wednesday, June …

Trump Returns to Arizona and a Chaotic Political Landscape

Donald Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being a bigger moment in his campaign than …

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right: Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Lit

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for "having created …

Trump Arrives at White House for Meeting with Obama

President-elect Donald Trump joined President Barack Obama for their first meeting at the White House Thursday, a symbolic start to the transition of power to the nation's 45th president.

In Reversal, Trump Says IS Claim About Obama Was Sarcastic

After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been …