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Lanier High School is one of 12 sites where Jackson students ages 18 and under …

• June 1, 2018

Feds' 'Operation High Life' Drug Raid Arrests Can Draw Life in Prison

At least six people in Mississippi and Texas could face life in prison after a group of federal, state and local law enforcement seized more than 40 kilograms of methamphetamine, …

A federally organized drug task force arrested 11 people near Philadelphia, Miss., on May 30, …

• June 1, 2018

Jacksonian Carvena Jones Fights for 'The Four'

The reality-TV singing competition has long been an entertainment staple, but not every entry in the genre has stood above the crowd. In January of this year, FOX launched its …

USM ToTAL Program, Tougaloo Science Foundation Grants and JSU/NASA Partnership

The National Science Foundation recently donated a total of about $700,000 to Tougaloo College professors Bidisha Sengupta and George Armstrong.

The National Science Foundation recently donated a total of about $700,000 to Tougaloo College professors …

• June 1, 2018

APNewsBreak: Pentagon to Take Over Security Clearance Checks

The Defense Department is poised to take over background investigations for the federal government, using increased automation and high-tech analysis to tighten controls and tackle an enormous backlog of workers …

Pentagon officials said that over the next three years, the Defense Department will take responsibility …

• June 1, 2018

City Finance Director Announces Last Day During Harsh Audit Report

News of Jackson Department of Finance and Administration director Charles Hatcher's departure surfaced publicly for the first time at a Finance Committee meeting this afternoon, while the committee discussed why …

Department of Finance and Administration Director Charles Hatcher addressed the Finance Committee on May 31, …

• May 31, 2018

Congressman Bennie Thompson, the only Democratic representative in Congress for Mississippi, has no primary election …

• May 31, 2018

Lawyers Seek Outside Takeover of Mississippi Foster Care

Lawyers are asking a federal judge to appoint an outsider to run Mississippi's foster care system, saying the state's latest attempt to fix the system's problems has failed.

Plaintiffs said that current commissioner Jess Dickinson "is simply not capable" of operating the agency …

• May 31, 2018

Trump Mulls Commuting Blagojevich's Term, Pardoning Stewart

President Donald Trump said Thursday he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart, who served a …

President Donald Trump said Thursday he's considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod …

• May 31, 2018

Candidate Questionnaire: Bennie Thompson

Congressman Bennie Thompson, the only Democratic representative in Congress for Mississippi, has no primary election challengers, and no Republicans are running for his seat.

Brooklyn Woman Wins $10,000 for Design for New Jackson Signage

A New York City woman has won $10,000 for designing a new promotional look for Jackson signage. Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the winner of the Unified Signage Competition on …

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• May 31, 2018