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Crime
Remains Identified after Mississippi Man's Pre-Execution Tip
Mississippi authorities say they have identified the remains of a woman, identified as 40-year-old Felicia Cox, found following a tip from inmate David Neal Cox prior to his execution last …
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City & County
City Council Approves $2 Million for Roads, Cemetery Transfer to Jackson State University
"This will take some (pressure) off the City who don't have to do the maintenance, and it will be a part of the plan where Jackson State (University) is improving …
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City & County
Judge Reeves Schedules Hearing Tuesday on Holding Hinds County in Contempt for Jail Conditions
“The County thus respectfully asks that the Court hold in abeyance any decision to engage in such an extraordinary use of power until July 1, 2022, to allow the County …
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Politics
Crisler Weighs 'Options' After Circuit Clerk Rejects Election Boxes’ Examination Request
Former Hinds County Interim Sheriff Marshand Crisler requested to examine the election boxes in a letter hand-delivered to the Hinds County Circuit Clerk Zach Wallace on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.
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State
Trademark Tussle: Ole Miss Objects to Similar New Miss Logo
A documentary about Mississippi Delta sharecropper and civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer will open the 10th season of the Emmy award-winning PBS series, America ReFramed.
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City & County
Councilman Foote: Why I voted for a Water-Sewer Rate Increase, but not a Garbage Disposal Rate Increase
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Jackson City Council, at a special council meeting, voted for a 20% increase in the water bill of residents and businesses but rejected a 70% …
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State
Hinds County Wants More Time to Fix Problems at Jail
A Mississippi county has asked a federal judge for more time to address problems at its detention center.
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State
Corps Cancels Mississippi Flood Project That EPA Rejected
The Army Corps of Engineers has canceled a $450 million Mississippi flood control project following the Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to overturn the project that had been greenlit in …
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City & County
'Addressing a Human Need': City Leaders Ask for 'Equitable Share' of EPA Water Infrastructure Revolving Loan
City of Jackson officials have appealed for fairness in distributing the nearly $75 million in water-infrastructure funding that Mississippi is getting in 2022 from the Infrastructure Bill that President Joe …
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Politics
Analysis: Oversight Changes for Mississippi Judicial Races
Under change recently made by a majority of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the public could receive less information about findings of unethical behavior during judicial campaigns.
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Crime
Frat Members Arrested for Cyberstalking in Hazing Case
Seven members of the recently suspended Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Mississippi have been arrested after they were accused of using social media to harass a former …
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Civil Rights
Feds Close Emmett Till Investigation; No New Charges for 1954 Murder, Kidnapping
The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed after …
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Personhood
Analysis: Politicians Split on Questions of Bodily Autonomy
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and several other Mississippi politicians make clear that they don't think the government should mandate vaccination against COVID-19. They take a different stance on bodily autonomy …
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State
Mississippi to Receive Nearly $75M in Infrastructure Funding
Mississippi will receive nearly $75 million in water infrastructure funding as part of the recent bipartisan infrastructure bill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced this week.
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State
Book Grant Program Helps Mississippi Libraries Combat Racism
Sixty years ago, a group of Black students was arrested and jailed for peacefully studying at the white-only Jackson Municipal Public Library.
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City & County
Small Business Saturday Coming to Jackson and Surrounding Areas
Small Business Saturday, a national event dedicated to small businesses, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 27.
