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Politics
Ole Miss Fracas Weeks in the Making
Around the time Fox News Channel was calling the presidential election in favor of President Barack Obama, black students at the University of Mississippi erupted with joy.
Politics
Voter ID First Tested in GOP Primary
Despite opposition from Democratic-leaning groups who say laws requiring voter ID could keep minorities, young people and college students away from polls, Mississippi's voter ID law will first be tested …
Cover
Keep on Truckin: Meet Robert Gray
It was not until 7:36 on the morning of Aug. 5 that anyone found out what Robert Gray looked like, much less how he wound up being the Democratic Party's …
Crime
Dead Man's Family Wants Fairness
On July 22, Johnny Lee Butts went out for his usual morning stroll near his home east of Como in rural Panola County. But this time Butts, 61, did not …
City & County
JPS Chief Ready for 'Gameday'
When new Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray put the kibosh on a basketball tournament at Lanier High School in July, some people might have gotten the impression that …
City & County
Hinds Could Increase Library Access
District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes believes library branches in rural Hinds County are not meeting the needs of residents.
Person of the Day
Dr. Carolyn Meyers
It's a different world from the one in which Dr. Carolyn Meyers studied alloys as a graduate engineering student at Georgia Tech.
City & County
Jackson Fills Recycling Need
Soon, people who don't have residential recycling pickup will have a new drop-off location in the city of Jackson.
City & County
Jackson Housing Chief Open to Selling Midtown Units
Sheila Jackson, executive director of the Jackson Housing Authority, says she is considering making the rental duplexes at its Midtown housing development available for purchase at some point in the …
City & County
Zoo Wants City Help With Killer Dogs
Beth Poff, executive director of the Jackson Zoo, wants the City of Jackson to help beef up security around the park after six animals were killed in late December.
State
Hinds: Jackson Should Pay More for Inmates
People arrested in the city of Jackson, the largest municipality in Hinds County, also make up the majority of people incarcerated at the county-run Raymond Detention Center. That has long …
City & County
4 More Hate Crime Indictments Handed Down for James Anderson Killing
Federal prosecutors announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted the following people for allegedly participating in the a conspiracy to commit federal hate crimes against African-Americans in Jackson:
Person of the Day
Zechariah Brice
Zechariah Brice builds. Zechariah Brice fights. The Latin phrase "construimus, batuimus" (translation: "We build. We fight") is the motto of the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, otherwise known as the Seabees …
Federal Marriage Equality Suit Filed in Jackson
Jocelyn Pritchett and Carla Webb of Jackson are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi's state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
City & County
City Looks to Fill $700 Million Infrastructure Funding Gap
Several shiny new pieces of recently purchased heavy equipment rumbled through the streets of downtown Jackson this morning.
City & County
Jackson Crime Tip System to Roll Out Soon
The Jackson Police Department announced today that it will launch a new anonymous crime-tip system on Oct. 15.
WAPT: Grand Jury Calls Sheriff Tyrone Lewis 'Incompetent' to Run Jail
After a hastily convened meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, officials took no action on a grand jury report that reportedly states that Sheriff Tyrone Lewis is incompetent …
City & County
Whitwell Exits Jackson City Council Early
Jackson Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell will bow out even sooner than expected.
Candidate
Lap’s Rocky Road
James "Lap" Baker, who recently retired from the Hinds County Public Works Department, wants to put infrastructure improvements back on track as the county's District 4 supervisor.
