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LGBT
LGBT Pols Ready to Play in State
With black folks playing the spoiler in the Mississippi Republican Senate primary, bucking many traditional notions about how politics work in the Magnolia State, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people …
Politics
Into the Night
The Mississippi House of Representatives bandied its version of a charter-school bill for more than eight hours until close to 1 a.m., eclipsing the Senate's four-hour-long debate the previous week.
City & County
Appeals Court Tosses David Archie Conviction
The Mississippi Court of Appeals threw out the convictions of David Archie and a dozen other people who were arrested at a March 2008 protest in Canton.
Candidate
McCoy: Tearing Down 'Walls'
At age 47, youth pastor and insurance agent Gus McCoy is one of the youngest candidates vying for the Hinds County District 2 supervisor's seat.
Business
Enabling Employers to Help Disabled People
A Mississippi advocacy group wants some state agencies to give closer consideration to people with disabilities when it comes to hiring decisions.
Development
Hinds County OKs Landfill, Requests Byram-Clinton Funds
A rubbish dump near Clinton will nearly double in size after action from the Hinds County Board of Supervisors today.
Politics
SCOTUS Rules on Ariz. Immigration Law
The ongoing controversy around Arizona's controversial immigration law culminated today in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down this morning.
Business
Miss. Power's Credit Sinks
The financial woes continue for Mississippi Power Co. and its planned coal-fired power plant in Kemper County.
City & County
Valley Title Building Has New Owner, No Water
The long-dormant Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., will not have taxpayer-paid utility services—but it does have a new owner. However, officials from Hinds County, which owns the …
City & County
Remembering Eric Smith
Eric T. Smith was always busy. He was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors.
Business
Yarber: Costco 'Softer' on Lakeland Demand
Despite several current and former city officials characterizing an area along Lakeland Drive as non-negotiable for Mississippi's first Costco store, the company has softened its stance, Mayor Tony Yarber says.
City & County
Facing the Odds in the Washington Addition
On command, two black boys marched into Wesley Murray's office and slouched against the wood paneled wall.
Business
Costco Looms Over City Economic Development Talks
Big-box retailer Costco, which had been flirting with building in Jackson and is now in talks with Ridgeland officials, loomed large over today's City Council budget hearings.
State
Hinds Looks at Jail Privatization
After a series of high-profile incidents at Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center that sometimes bordered on comical, the county will look at the possibility of privatizing some or all of …
City & County
James Anderson Hate Murder Fallout Continues
Sarah Adelia Graves and Shelbie Brooke Richards, who are white, pleaded guilty in federal court in Jackson to charges associated with the murder of James Craig Anderson, a black man …
Health Care
Report: State Health Disparities Persist
When it comes to health, huge disparities exist between whites and nonwhites, men and women, and rich and poor in Mississippi.
Person of the Day
K.C. Morrison
Dr. K. C. Morrison will present a scholarly discussion of race and the Obama presidency at Tougaloo College.
City & County
Analysis: Power Up for Grabs in Hinds Election
When Hinds County voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5, they will not simply select some guys to fill a pair of empty seats on the board of supervisors—they …
State
Miss. Part of Alarming West Nile Trend
Mississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
Politics
No Contract for Ward 3 Re-do
Jackson's Ward 3 special election is eight days away and the city still doesn't have a contract with Hinds County to run the election.
