Story
coronavirus
UPDATED: Reeves: State Will Continue Reopening, Despite Not Meeting White House Criteria
The steady reopening of Mississippi will continue today, at odds with White House gating criteria and the concerns of many health experts in Mississippi and abroad.
Story
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 …
Story
City & County
OPINION: Mayor Lumumba Attempts to Disarm ‘Our People’ in Jackson, Literally and Figuratively
"During his tenure as mayor, Lumumba has presided over police killing and maiming of black toilers and has strengthened police’s capacity to brutalize and subjugate."
Story
State
Legal Aid Attorneys are Available by Phone
The Access to Justice Commission and two Legal Services agencies announced this week that free legal aid providers are available to assist low income people with civil legal needs like …
Story
National
Biden on Sexual Assault Allegation: 'Never, Never Happened'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying “this never happened.”
Story
City & County
Mississippi Justice Institute Sues Mayor Lumumba for Open-Carry Order
The Mississippi Justice Institute is pursuing a lawsuit against Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba after he signed an executive order temporarily banning open carry of firearms in Jackson.
Story
Person of the Day
Marino Casem
A historically black college and university football coaching legend has passed away. On Saturday, April 25, Marino "The Godfather" Casem died at the age of 85 in his home.
Story
coronavirus
US Intel: Coronavirus Not Manmade, Still Studying Lab Theory
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the new coronavirus was “not manmade or genetically modified" but say they are still examining whether the origins of the pandemic trace to contact …
Story
coronavirus
Wall Street Pulls Back as Dismal Economic Data Piles Higher
Wall Street pulled back on Thursday after more reports made clear the worldwide devastation the coronavirus outbreak is causing for the economy.
Story
National
Trump Tweets Raise Speculation About Potential Flynn Pardon
President Donald Trump on Thursday tweeted his support for his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, raising speculation that a pardon may be coming after Flynn's lawyers released internal FBI …
Story
Diy Guides
DIY: A Bespoke Video Tribute This Mother’s Day
This DIY project is a variation on the classic 1950s card shower, updated and modernized for the 21st century. The idea—a slideshow and video tribute—is simple, but it has the …
Story
Books
Transforming Ourselves During Times of Crisis
Erica Quinn Thompson, co-founder of the Magnolia Medical Foundation, released a daily devotional titled "The Transforming: 31 Days of Process for Purpose" in January to help others navigate circumstances over …
Story
Music
Amanda Joullian Chappell
Travelin' Jane, formed in 2007, performs music that ranges from the '60s to the hits of today presented in "Jane style," which Amanda Joullian Chappell describes as blue-eyed soul with …
Story
City & County
Suit Challenges Mississippi Mayor's Open Gun Ban Amid Virus
A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Democratic mayor's temporary ban on the open carry of guns in Mississippi's capital city during part of the coronavirus pandemic.
Story
Politics
OPINION: Face It, White America: Mississippi Is Not Exceptional on Racism
Delineating Mississippi as an exceptional site of racism and hatred the (Confederate) flag represents remains a common rhetorical gesture with an extensive cultural history.
Story
Politics
Unemployed Mississippians Still Seeking Answers, Relief
March signaled the beginning of the unemployment crisis in Mississippi, as the first reports of COVID-19 led to the initial rounds of social-distancing guidelines.
Story
Politics
Jackson Attorney with COVID: ‘A False Sense of Protection Here’
Since diagnosing its first COVID-19 positive patient on March 11, Mississippi had seen 6,342 cases of the novel coronavirus as reported April 28, when this story went to press. Of …
Story
Jacksonian
Vanessa Dover
During her high school days, Vanessa Dover competed in cross country and track. Today, the mother of two aims to promote physical health in children through the local chapter of …
Story
Politics
Shelter Order Softens on Day of 248 New Cases of COVID-19
On Monday, Reeves recapped his “safer at home” order, replacing his April 1 shelter-in-place order for two weeks. The order went into effect at 8 a.m. on April 27 and …
Story
State
Mississippi Approved for Federal Aid from Pearl River Flood
President Donald Trump has approved federal aid for Mississippi counties affected by Pearl River flooding in February.
