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Person of the Day
Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Honors Margaret Walker
A new Mississippi Writers Trail marker honors novelist and poet Margaret Walker. It was unveiled Monday at Jackson State University, where she was an English professor from 1949 to 1979 …
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Health Care
Mississippi Senate Plan Steps Back from Medicaid Changes
The Senate Medicaid Committee on Monday advanced a version of Senate Bill 2836 removing earlier proposals to cut payments to health care providers and require all Medicaid spending to be …
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Civil Rights
Money for Memorial to Honor Activist Killed by KKK Approved
A request to use money for a memorial to honor a Mississippi man killed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1966 has been approved.
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City & County
Precautionary Boil Water Notice
Due to the recent loss in water pressure, the City of Jackson Water/Sewer Utilities Division has issued a precautionary boil water advisory until further notice for Eagle Ave.
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Business
Mississippi's Senators Say Award to Help City Buy Airport
Mississippi's senators say the City of Olive Branch has received a $14.9 million federal grant to help with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport.
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Politics
Bryant Names New County Court Judge in South Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is appointing a new county court judge.
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State
No New Civil Cases for Slow Federal Judge Till He Catches Up
A federal judge in southern Mississippi is temporarily blocked from taking on new civil court cases because of a backlog of pending cases.
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Justice
Mississippi Justices Uphold Contempt Sanction Against Lawyer
The Mississippi Supreme Court says a lower court judge acted correctly last year when the judge ruled that a lawyer was in criminal contempt of court.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Nature'
Alex Epstein loves fossil fuels—and has the T-shirts and buttons to prove it—because, he argues, coal and crude oil make the Earth a better place.
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Person of the Day
Jason Necaise
Jason Necaise has lofty goals and a resume of solid accomplishments onto which he can rely to help him achieve them.
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Civil War Governor's Mansion Burns Down in Louisiana
Fire has destroyed an antebellum plantation house that served as the governor's mansion for nine months during the Civil War.
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Education
Search for New Jackson State President Continues
Trustees are still looking for a new president for Jackson State University.
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Crime
Justices Won't Block New Trial of Hinds District Attorney
The Mississippi Supreme Court has cleared the way for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith to go on trial again.
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Senate Passes Bill Merging Welfare, Medicaid, Rehab Agencies
Mississippi's departments of Human Services and Rehabilitation Services could be combined with its Medicaid agency under a legislative plan.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Racist'
It's clear that it's Idris Elba's skin tone that is giving Rush Limbaugh the hives. Go figure.
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Sports Follows of the Week
The sports world has moved to social media like everything else. Here are four Twitter follows you'll want to hit and won't regret this week
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Officials: Madison County Courthouse Shooting Suspect 'Peacefully' Taken Into Custody
A man was shot and killed this morning outside a Madison County courthouse in Canton.
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Party Switcher Moves GOP Closer to Supermajority in Legislature
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republicans are closer to having a three-fifths majority of 74 votes in the Mississippi House because a newly re-elected Democrat is switching parties.
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Your Turn: Republicans Ignoring Positive Economy Signs
Let the good times roll! What is this election really about? The economy, stupid! The president and Democrats have done a masterful job of turning around the recession economy they …
