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Hurricane
New Orleans Area Braces for First Hurricane of the Season
Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with …
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Foreclosed Trump Voter on Treasury Secretary Pick: 'He's Now Backing His Buddies'
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump named his Treasury secretary, Teena Colebrook felt her heart sink. She had voted for the president-elect on the belief that he would knock the …
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National
Haley Barbour Back in the Money, Will Lobby the U.S. on Behalf of Ukraine
Haley Barbour, the former governor of Mississippi, head of the Republican National Committee and one of the world's most powerful lobbyists, is going to work for the Ukrainian government to …
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Education
Early Learning, Third-Grade Gate and Vouchers: A Legislative Education Update
Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education, addressed House Education Committee members last week at the Capitol about progress on education initiatives as well as room for growth and improvement.
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Film
Peter Zapletal, Jewish Cinema Mississippi
Peter Zapletal is in his third year of reviewing films for entry into Jewish Cinema Mississippi's annual film festival, but this is his first year to co-chair the event, along …
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Music
A Follow-up to Fanfare
Given the positive response to the Mississippi Chambre Music Guild's inaugural Fanfare Festival in 2016, a second installment isn't that surprising. However, the event wasn't always so certain.
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Immigration
U.S. Government Suspends 'Muslim Ban' Enforcement; Trump Blasts Federal Judge In Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump's refugee and immigration ban and scurried to appeal a judge's order, plunging the new administration into a …
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City & County
'God-fearing' JSU President Hosts Tech Panel on Coding, 'Brain Drain,' Jobs
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker matched the energy of the bustling student center at Jackson State University where he hosted a technology roundtable featuring Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr and JSU …
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Civil Rights
Private Prison Trial Starts Today Over Alleged Squalor, Rats, Deaths
Inmates housed at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility alleged squalor conditions, solitary confinement practices, lack of medical and mental health care, and an overall unsafe environment. Five years later, the …
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Politics
UK Expels 23 Russian Diplomats Over Spy Poisoning
Britain announced Wednesday it will expel almost two dozen Russian diplomats, sever high-level bilateral contacts with Moscow and take both open and covert action against Kremlin meddling after the poisoning …
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Health Care
Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi's 15-Week Abortion Ban
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation—the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.
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Politics
Shelter Order Set to Expire Monday; State Reports 3,624 Cases of COVID-19
Mississippi has 264 new cases of COVID-19 today, after 273 yesterday, bringing the statewide total to 3,624 only two days after the state announced its 3,000th case.
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Person of the Day
Benny Ivey
Benny Ivey, a Jackson native who spent 11 years in prison on drug charges, devoted himself to keeping youth and adults off the path he was once on after his …
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coronavirus
Bipartisan Legislative Supermajority Takes Control of CARES Act Money
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn led a legislative supermajority to claim $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act funds today, dealing a humbling blow to the authority …
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coronavirus
Mississippi Legislature Votes for Business Grants Amid Virus
Mississippi legislators voted late Wednesday to create grant programs for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, using some of the $1.25 billion in relief money that the federal government …
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Art
Home is Where the Robot Is: Kaz-Magic Studios
For Ridgeland resident Frederick Roseman, a freelance artist and local comic creator who uses the name Kaz-Magic Studios, the concept of family has been a driving force in both his …
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Economy
OPINION: Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign, About More Than Poverty
Some Jacksonians may not have been familiar with the Poor People's Campaign before a group of protestors burned the state flag in front of the Governor's Mansion on Monday, June …
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City & County
Lumumba Disputes Interlocal Claims, Vows to Speed Process
In efforts to put an end to rumors that Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba had been slowing down interlocal agreements between the City and the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, the …
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Civil Rights
James Meredith
James Meredith is a civil rights legend who resists neatly defined narratives.
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Biz Roundup
Soul Wired in Fondren, Yoga in the Park and Partners Worldwide
Stacey “Soul” Winters, owner of Soul Wired Café, officially reopened her business in Fondren on June 1 following a soft opening in March.
