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Matthew Taylor

As the interim general counsel at Jackson State University, Matthew Taylor represents the college in all legal matters, meaning he needs to be prepared to handle any potential legal snafu …

Salvation Army Thrift Store Burns

The Jackson Salvation Army Thrift Store on Presto Lane is destroyed after an early morning fire today.

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AAN Applauds Ayana Taylor's Work for the JFP

Friends for a Cause / Relay for Life

Each team tries to keep at least one team member on the track at all times.

Friends for A Cause will have a booth at the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life on April 29 at Lefleurs Park. The booth will be open from 5:00 p.m. …

Dine-in Cinema Survey

Groups of college students with the Else School of Management at Millsaps College are conducting surveys to determine the market viability of bringing a dine-in cinema concept theater---similar to the …

Mississippi Officials Set to Rule on Controversial Landfill

Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality is set to decide on whether a controversial new landfill will be allowed in a county that already has two other trash dumping sites.

Entire Mississippi Mainland Closed Amid Bacteria Threat

People and pets are being warned to stay out of the water along the entire mainland of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as toxic bacteria continue spreading eastward.

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Hip-Hop'

The list of hip-hop artists who attended college is quite long, as is the list of prestigious American colleges and universities that now offer courses in hip-hop studies.

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Part of Mississippi Prison Back on Lockdown Amid Problems

Part of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman is back under lockdown only days after restrictions there had been lifted.

School Funding Rewrite Won't Happen Under Budget Deadline

The Mississippi House speaker says an effort to rewrite the school funding formula will not be limited by the regular budget deadlines.

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Downhill'

While concern about violence against law enforcement is warranted, it is not "racist" to criticize police. The sooner Sheriff Bailey realizes that, the better off Rankin County and its residents …

Mississippi House Bill 4—The Irony of It All

Parents for Public Schools vehemently opposes House Bill 4 and its recent amendments.

It's Easy Being Green

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, here are some cocktails you and your friends can make this weekend.

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Care Less'

Rep. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, responded to a Mississippi resident's email, saying "I appreciate you going to the trouble to share your (political views) with me, but quite frankly, and with …

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Holy Ghost Handshakes'

How can the public know be sure that Yarber won't award contracts and conduct other city business on the strength of the Holy Ghost handshake?

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Credit'

By the estimation of many observers, it was the ineptitude primarily of top federal government officials that exacerbated the damage Mother Nature wrought.

How Is MAEP Calculated?

Parents' Campaign President Nancy Loome explains that the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula looks at the funding that would be required for every student in the state to receive at …

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Salt-and-Pepper'

We can't remember too many times Barbour so loudly told fellow Republicans to embrace diversity with in its ranks, and he helped birth the divisive "southern (race) strategy" of targeting …

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Judgement'

It's hard to reconcile Mike Huckabee's compassion for Josh Duggar with his rebuke of Mike Brown.

Meditations on Motherhood

When I try to clear my mind, an image that comes to mind is a dandelion in the middle of a rolling green meadow, downy white seeds blown hither and …