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City & County
McQuirter Picked Hinds Board Prez
During an at-times testy Hinds County Board of Supervisors meeting, supervisors elected a new president and changed the board's policy for choosing presidents and vice-presidents in the future.
City & County
Let's Get Ethical ... Ethical
Operation Shoestring, a Jackson-based nonprofit that supports children and families, will highlight the meaning of ethical leadership at its annual Conversation About Community luncheon on Monday, Nov. 17.
State
Hinds Supervisors Mull Jailer Pay Raises
After the release of a damning report from the U.S. Justice Department concerning conditions at Hinds County jails, officials are eyeing changes to the pay structure for guards.
City & County
Det. Eric Smith Killed at JPD Headquarters
Today, around 8:15 p.m., Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced that Det. Eric Smith died today in the Jackson Police Department headquarters in downtown Jackson.
Business
Tire Plant Sparks Regional Disputes
A proposed tire plant in West Point, which was the focus of a special session of the Mississippi Legislature today, drew light criticism from lawmakers around the state.
City & County
Was Hinds' Circuit Courthouse Sabotaged?
The elevators in the Hinds County Circuit Court building are hanging on by a thread. For weeks, the elevators have been plagued with issues that appear to be a combination …
City & County
‘One Lake’ Draws Mixed Reax
After years of planning, debate and revision, public sentiment about a plan to dam part of the Pearl River and create a lake that is designed to reduce flooding in …
Politics
City, Hinds County Prep for Polling-Place Changes
Officials from the City of Jackson and the Hinds County Election Commission say they want to be in accord ahead of possible changes to several polling places.
City & County
Mayoral Candidates Announce, Campaign Chicanery Follows
In announcing his plans to seek the mayor's office this week, Sen. John Horhn touted two decades worth of his legislative accomplishments.
Civil Rights
Officials: 'Misinformation' Clouds Jonathan Sanders Death Probe
Four days after 39-year-old Jonathan Sanders was killed during an altercation with white police officer Kevin Herrington in Stonewall, the public still knows little about what happened between the men, …
Justice
Grads Sue Virginia College
A group of women are not happy with the education they received at Virginia College in Jackson.
City & County
Hinds Jail Could be Privatized
The beleaguered Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond could come under new management—a private corrections firm.
Jacksonian
Sen. Hillman Frazier
Today, Sen. Hillman Frazier's office on the first floor of the Capitol is a shrine to his more than three decades in public service.
City & County
Supervisor Hopefuls Dish on Hinds
Eleven candidates for two open seats on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors gathered Wednesday night to lay out their plans for getting the most bang from the 56 million …
Business
Revolution's Corner, Bodega and Chill Spot, Open Downtown
Abraham Santa Cruz is trying to make a way for a new downtown venture called Revolution's Corner, now open at the corner of Pearl and Roach streets in the Standard …
Civil Rights
Better Options for JPS’ Boys of Color?
Dr. Cedrick Gray, the eternally upbeat bowtie-wearing superintendent of the Jackson Public Schools, says there was a time when he was a hardheaded little boy coming up in Memphis.
State
Hinds Faces Jail Repairs Catch-22
Hinds County still doesn't have the money it needs to fix a housing unit at the Raymond Detention Center damaged during an inmate uprising last summer.
City & County
Abortion Clinic Firestorm
A little after noon Wednesday, an ambulance arrived at the Jackson Women's Health Organization--Mississippi's last remaining abortion clinic.
City & County
Lumumba Holds Money Edge Over Yarber
Chokwe A. Lumumba's fundraising committee remains in the money lead, the latest information from the Jackson city clerk's office shows.
City & County
How to End Persistent Poverty
In Mississippi, he points out, half the state's 82 counties have experienced persistent poverty, where at least 20 percent of the people have lived in poverty for three decades.
