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Bryan's Rant
Big Dance Hopes
College basketball has been filled with crazy upsets this February, but the real fun begins this Friday when the calendar turns to March. The NCAA Tournament will be the major …
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Person of the Day
Cindy Griffin
At Jaycee Park Friday, Cindy Griffin, the executive director of the Habitat for Humanity-Metro Jackson affiliate, announced that the organization received a $250,000 matching grant from Lowe's.
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Food
Going Green, Smoothie Style
Chow down on a granola bar and a banana while running out the front door first thing in the morning. Scarf a brown bag PB&J at lunch time between meetings, …
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Why Not the Scott Sisters?
After former Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned more than 200 people at the end of his term earlier this week, supporters of Jamie and Gladys Scott say they don't know why …
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Person of the Day
Dr. James N. Martin Jr.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in London elected Dr. James N. Martin Jr., 66, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of UMMC's maternal fetal medicine department as …
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Sports
Sports Hall of Fame Hosting CWS Viewing Party
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting a viewing party starting at 6:30 p.m., when Mississippi State takes on UCLA in the first of a best-of-three game …
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Gas Prices Headed to Lowest This Year; Predicted to Stay Low in 2014
Gas prices will soon drop to their lowest level of the year.
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Obama Cuts Vacation Short as 'Fiscal Cliff' Looms
With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii, planning to leave for …
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City & County
City Approves Financial Advisory Team
After a month of squabbling over details and timeliness, the Jackson City Council approved the mayor's financial advisory team for the city's $90-million water system enhancement project Dec. 17.
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The Slate
Football is slowly coming to an end, and it might be the saddest part of my year. I guess I need to start counting down the days until the NFL …
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Person of the Day
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remains under observation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital following treatment for a blood clot caused by a concussion earlier this month.
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Bryan's Rant
The SEC: Unstoppable?
The BCS National Championship Game will be played this week between Alabama and Notre Dame.
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Health Care
The Exchange Spat
Republicans are fighting themselves over a Mississippi health-insurance exchange.
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Bryan's Rant
Deserving Second Chances?
Before the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts, star middle linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he would retire at the end of the season.
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The Slate
Yep, the NCAA really taught Penn State a lesson. Oh wait … what do you mean, a billionaire booster just donated $1.3 million to the head coach’s salary, making him …
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Music
Street Corner Symphony's Modern A Capella
A cappella group Street Corner Symphony performs Oct. 11 at Duling Hall.
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Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the Town Creek Arts Festival is from noon-6 p.m. in the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
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Jacksonian
Trevor Pickering
Dr. Trevor Pickering, a partner in Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Jackson, is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in knees and hips.
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Report: NSA and CIA Collaborate on Drone Strikes
The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, The …
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Russian Crash Probe Blames Faulty Pilot Maneuvers
The pilots of a Boeing 737 that plunged to earth at the Kazan airport, killing all 50 aboard, lost speed in a steep climb then overcompensated and sent the plane …
