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Country artist Travis Meadows, a Jackson, Miss., native now based in Nashville, Tenn., performs at …

• February 28, 2018

Angelo’s Unlikely Pairing

At Angelo's, the tables are stocked with Italian and pizzeria staples such as shakers of parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper, and something more unusual for an Italian restaurant: squeeze …

Angelo’s owner Chris Angelo says that serving Italian, barbecue and pizza was not his original …

• February 28, 2018

Angelo’s has dishes such as the Titan pizza with pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, onions, mushrooms, …

• February 28, 2018

The Racist Roots of Disenfranchising Voters

Mississippi is one of 12 states with disenfranchisement laws that can affect people for life. The list of 22 disenfranchising crimes means an estimated 218,181 people in the state are …

Corey Wiggins, the executive director of the Mississippi NAACP, called on lawmakers to work to …

• February 28, 2018

Providing Hope in a Crumbling Library

Despite a seemingly grim reality, Jackson-Hinds Libraries Executive Director Patty Furr has hope for the Capital city's branches and the communities they serve, and she credits the work Ruth Jinkiri …

Ruth Jinkiri hosts classes in the autism resource center in the Eudora Welty Library for …

• February 28, 2018

JPS Board Pushes Supe Search Forward

Jackson Public Schools could have a new superintendent by July if the Board of Trustees gets its way. Earlier this month, the board finalized its top two superintendent search firm …

Jackson Public Schools Board Vice President Ed Sivak (left) and President Jeanne Hairston (right) said …

• February 28, 2018

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• February 28, 2018

Senators Tweak Rewrite of Mississippi School Funding Formula

State senators on Tuesday moved a rewrite of Mississippi's public school funding formula a step closer to passage.

Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, an Oxford Republican, said lawmakers have lost confidence in the current …

• February 27, 2018

Mississippi One Step Closer to 15-Week Abortion Ban

A state Senate committee on Tuesday passed House Bill 1510 , which would make abortions illegal at 15 weeks into gestation. The bill moves to the full Senate for more …

A state Senate committee on Tuesday passed House Bill 1510 , which would make abortions …

• February 27, 2018