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Mississippi's Comeback Kids

Mississippi's record on youth incarceration is less than stellar. The number of county-run youth jails and state-run youth prisons that have been slapped with lawsuits for mistreating kids is almost …

State Shortchanges Domestic Abuse Shelters

Mississippi domestic-violence shelters have been shortchanged more than previously believed—$1.6 million over the course of four years.

New Oversight for Domestic-Violence Funds?

Several lawmakers have proposed bills that would establish an interpersonal-violence commission to monitor and distribute funds to domestic-violence shelters.

What Gov. Bryant Left Out of His SOTS

In his fourth State of the State address, Gov. Phil Bryant reiterated much of the agenda he already laid out in his budget recommendation, but the subjects the first-term governor …

Jackson Working Out Bugs on Tech Issues

The City of Jackson spent close to a half-million dollars this week as part of its ongoing efforts to update its technology systems, many of which are old and outdated …

State Sues Jackson Over Refusal to Police Fair

The city of Jackson appears to have won the first round in a game of chicken against the Mississippi State Fair Commission over not providing fair security.

College Promises: Too Good To Be True

Shirley Washington and Tiffeny Anderson had been kicking around the idea of going back to school when they came across advertisements for Virginia College. Actually, Washington stresses, the college ran …

MDOC, Private Prisons on Trial

Located in Leake County, Walnut Grove opened in 2001 for children convicted as adults in criminal court, and has been the subject of nearly ongoing scrutiny for civil-rights violations.

Stalemate at the Jail

The inability to come to a consensus over fixing Raymond Detention Center was again thrust into the spotlight recently following a scathing report of a Hinds County grand jury that …

Grads Sue Virginia College

A group of women are not happy with the education they received at Virginia College in Jackson.

County Courts Get Funding Boost

Three Hinds County departments received a funding bump this morning. At its regular meeting, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors agreed to provide $95,000 this year to the offices of …

Questions Loom for Jackson, JSU Football

JSU announced Dec. 18 that it would replace Rick Comegy and, less than one month later, unveiled Harold Jackson.

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GOP's Mike Hurst: AG Jim Hood 'Blind' to Public Corruption

Mike Hurst, the Republican nominee for Mississippi attorney general, along with a local sheriff, says Democratic incumbent state AG Jim Hood "turned a blind eye to the problems with public …

New JATRAN Changes Start This Week

A number of changes are coming to the capital city's mass-transit service, JATRAN, starting on Oct. 1, city officials say.

Walnut Grove Warden Defends Staff Training

Walnut Grove has cleaned up its act. That's the message from top officials with the beleaguered privately operated prison and the Mississippi Department of Corrections. It's also the reason the …

Siemens Water Meter Work Could Resume Within Weeks

Work could soon resume on the Siemens water-meter installation project, a top Jackson public-works official said May 7.

Silent Prayers

We've reached that make-or-break point during the legislative session where legislators are flying through the litany of spending bills for individual state agencies to build a framework for the budget.

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Enviros Warn of 'Kemper Cliff'

The Mississippi Sierra Club is warning about a controversial power project sending electricity ratepayers over the "Kemper Cliff."

Henley-Young’s Breakfast Snub

The Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center will likely not be in full compliance with a 2012 court order to improve conditions at the facility by the time the order expires in …

Ex-Chevron Lobbyist Joins PSC

Steve Renfroe, a former lobbyist for Chevron Corporation, will take over as one of Mississippi's top public-utilities regulators.