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National
Hurricane Aid Measure Grows to $15B as Irma Bears Down
Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the …
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National
Trump Jr. Tells Senators 'No Collusion' with Russians
President Donald Trump's eldest son told lawmakers Thursday he was open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton's "fitness, character or qualifications" in a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year.
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Politics
Secretary of State Launches Voter Registration Status Tool
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann launched a new part of the Y'all Vote website on Wednesday, Sept. 6, that allows Mississippians to easily see if they are registered to vote—and …
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Person of the Day
Robert Brazile
When people discuss the greatest outside linebacker in professional football history, former New York Giant Lawrence Taylor is often near the top of the list. However, one could make the …
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Immigration
Tough Path for GOP on Immigration, and Trump Made It Harder
On immigration, there were few easy answers for the Republican Party's most vulnerable members. And President Donald Trump just made things harder.
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Education
Mississippi ACT Scores Up in 2nd Year of Statewide Testing
Mississippi's ACT scores inched up in the second year that all public high school graduates in the Magnolia State took the test.
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Immigration
Fifteen States, DC Sue Trump Administration Over Ending DACA
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's plan to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation—an act Washington state's attorney general called …
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Education
Clarksdale Charter School to be Recommended for Approval
Only one charter school is being recommended for approval this year in Mississippi.
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Music
John De Chiaro
As a child, John De Chiaro often traveled with his stepfather, a shoemaker in New Jersey, into New York City to buy supplies, but on one trip, at about 5 …
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The Slate
College football got off to a good start for some teams, including Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi, but others, such as Southern Miss, are still looking for answers. …
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Art
Celebrate the Bicentennial Through Art
"Gone But Not Forgotten" by Benny Andrews will be one of the pieces on display during the "Picturing Mississippi, 1817-2017: Land of Plenty, Pain, and Promise" exhibit at the Mississippi …
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Food
The Wild, Wild, Tasty West
Common Ground Covenant Church will host Taste of West Jackson for a second year on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Claiborne Park from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Art
Redefining Royalty: A Look Inside Jackson’s Drag Culture
Zachary Salter, who performs as Tara Shay Montgomery, says his drag persona is an extension of his own personality.
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National
The Joel Osteen Transaction
Obtaining wealth through teaching the word of Jesus clash with each other. This clash is so violent that I ask how one who has gained so much wealth by teaching …
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Business
The Dollars and Sense Needed to Fund Infrastructure
You can't have your cake and eat it, too, as the old proverb goes. Similarly, you can't cut taxes and increase them, too.
