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Glenn McCullough said in a statement Thursday that he will step down as head of …

• January 2, 2020

Mississippi Development Authority Director to Step Down

Glenn McCullough said in a statement Thursday that he will step down as head of Mississippi Development Authority at the end of January.

Incoming Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is rejecting a statewide gas tax for infrastructure repair. But …

• January 2, 2020

Statewide Gas Taxes a Bridge Too Far for Lt. Gov.-elect Hosemann

Lt. Gov.-elect Delbert Hosemann will not consider raising gas taxes statewide in 2020, he told the press on Dec. 17. But he is opening the door for county supervisors to …

James Keyon and his wife Laina give Mississippi-based artists an outlet to tell their stories …

• January 2, 2020

James Kenyon

Jackson resident James Kenyon says he has a heart for "telling stories that might not otherwise be heard," which he has had the chance to do since co-founding the Hearth …

Photo courtesy Mississippi Encyclopedia

• January 2, 2020

Elizabeth Spencer, UMMC NASA Grant and MSU State of Black Men Symposium

Author and Belhaven University alumna Elizabeth Spencer died on Sunday, Dec. 22, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. at age 98.

One of Mississippi's two U.S. senators, Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (left), is seeking a full six-year …

• January 2, 2020

Mississippi Opens Qualifying Time for Federal Candidates

Candidates for federal offices can start filing qualifying papers on Thursday in Mississippi.

On Dec. 26, Jackson Police Department Chief James Davis announced a new task force aimed …

• December 31, 2019

JPD Arrests 82 People Under 'Operation Targeting Gun Violence'

Days after U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst chided Jackson public officials for being too soft on crime, Jackson Police Department Chief James Davis held a press conference to highlight 82 arrests …

Dana Larkin (left) and Tammy Golden (right) Photo courtesy Growing Up Knowing

• December 31, 2019

Dana Larkin

After working and living in Jackson for 52 years, Executive Director of Growing Up Knowing Dana Larkin has stepped down from her position and moved to the Washington D.C. area …

In 2018, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland told mayors of the Mississippi cities of Southaven and …

• December 31, 2019

Lawsuit: Sewage Could Pollute Memphis Area if Deal Ends

The ground and water in some northern Mississippi communities could become polluted if nearby Memphis pulls out of a decadeslong agreement to treat the area's sewage, the suburban water officials …

As a congressman today at 79, John Lewis is facing a foe like none before: …

• December 31, 2019

Congressman John Lewis Says Cancer is His Latest Battle

As a congressman today at 79, John Lewis is facing a foe like none before: advanced pancreatic cancer.

Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance …

• December 31, 2019

Three Years in, No Sign of Trump's Replacement for Obamacare

Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it's …