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Food
What to Do on New Year’s Eve '14
On New Year's Eve, Hal & Mal's hosts its fifth annual 'Sippi the Catfish Drop. The event begins at 11:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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State
Remembering Mr. G.
I met him first in late January 2006. It was a sunny day that betrayed the magnitude of misery that had befallen the city.
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Editor's Note
Living and Loving in a Know-It-All Nation
I doubt I'm the only one who has struggled to find the holiday spirit this year. Mind you, I'm a holiday fanatic—decorate, give, wrap, deliver, entertain, even cook—but I've had …
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Jackson Punts on $76.5M Bank Decision
The clock is ticking on a decision of where the city of Jackson will keep its money for the next two years. State law requires the municipal to have a …
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Police Departments on Alert After Cop Killings
Big-city police departments and union leaders around the country are warning the rank and file to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory posts on social media in the days …
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North Korea Skipping UN Security Council Meeting
An angry North Korea, now on the defensive over a U.S. accusation of hacking, is refusing to take part in a groundbreaking U.N. Security Council meeting Monday where the country's …
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Report: FBI's Anthrax Investigation Was Flawed
The FBI used flawed scientific methods to investigate the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17 others, federal auditors said Friday in a report sure to fuel …
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Business
Mayor Wants to Move $76.5 Million from Trustmark
After banking with Trustmark for at least three decades, the City of Jackson is looking to make a change.
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Person of the Day
Diamond the Giraffe
The Jackson Zoo lost one of its most famous residents earlier this week. On Dec. 16, Diamond the reticulated giraffe passed away at the age of 28, missing her 29th …
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Colorado Vows to Defend Pot Law Against States' Challenge
Colorado's top law enforcement official promises to vigorously defend the state's historic law legalizing marijuana after Nebraska and Oklahoma asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional, saying the …
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Theater Shooter's Parents Plead for His Life
The parents of Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes are pleading for him to be spared the death penalty.
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8 Children Killed, Mother Stabbed, in Australia
The bodies of eight children—aged 18 months to 15 years—and a wounded woman were discovered in a home in northern Australia on Friday, police said.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Boosts South's LGBT Efforts
Apple chief executive Tim Cook, the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company, is donating money to help fund a gay rights initiative in his native Alabama and …
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2 Astronauts Will Expand Envelope with 1-Year Spaceflight
The two men assigned to a one-year spaceflight said Thursday that their upcoming mission will allow the world to push deeper into space.
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Tsarnaev Appears in Court for 1st Time Since 2013
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev returned to court Thursday for the first time since he was arraigned in July 2013.
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Palestinian Leader Supports More Talks on UN Bid
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he supports further negotiations on a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution that sets a 2017 deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from war-won lands …
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Putin: West Wants to Defang, Declaw Russian Bear
Sternly warning the West it cannot defang the metaphorical Russian bear, a confident-looking President Vladimir Putin promised Thursday to shore up the plummeting ruble and revive the economy within two …
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Suspected Islamic Extremists Kidnap 185 in Nigeria
Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185 in an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April, witnesses said Thursday.
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2 Finalists Set for Miss. College Board Director
The 10-member Community College Board will meet Thursday to interview two finalists seeking to become the next executive director of the board that oversees Mississippi's two-year colleges.
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Bryan's Rant
Thoughts from the Sports World, Again
In a year of really great college football players, the Heisman voters got it right in realizing that University of Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota was the best player this …
