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Being the 'Best of Enemies'
"Right now, we’re in a time in our history where we’re so polarized as groups of people. We need to remember that people can come together and find common ground.”
Civil Rights
Journalist Wilson 'Bill' Minor Dies; Covered Civil Rights
Wilson F. "Bill" Minor, a journalist who chronicled Mississippi through almost 70 years of change including its turbulent struggle over civil rights, died Tuesday at his home in Jackson. He …
City & County
Hosemann: Turnout in Jackson Elections Low, Mayoral Run-off Would Be 'Miracle'
Today is the primary election for Jacksonians to determine who will be the next mayor and council members of the city—or at least decide the top two candidates in each …
Former State Senator to Plead Guilty in Prison Bribery Case
Former state senator Irb Benjamin of Madison is expected to become the sixth person to plead guilty in Mississippi's prison contract bribery scandal, court records show.
Court Seems Favorable to Defendant Claiming Jury Race Bias
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to rule that racial bias in the jury room provides a limited basis for breaching the centuries-old legal principle of secrecy in jury …
City & County
Precinct 4 Moves to New Headquarters, Responds to Business Break-ins
If you ask some Jackson Police Department officers, the best part about moving to a new location was that now they don't have to take the stairs every day.
Flood Crest Forecasts to Fall on Parts of Mississippi
The latest on flooding in Mississippi. (All times local)
Biz Roundup
Wiseacre Brewery, Lake Harbour Massage Therapy, Dog Days of Summer and Penguin Renovations
The Penguin Restaurant & Bar closed Friday, July 8, at 3 p.m. for the start of summer renovations.
Education
State Fund Mismanagement Threatens Afterschool Programs Like Shoestring
A month after the Mississippi Department of Education announced it would slash 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, kids at Operation Shoestring, a nonprofit afterschool program in Jackson, still make …
Music
Dylan Goes Eclectic
Operation Shoestring, a Jackson-based nonprofit organization that focuses on providing for the educational, cultural and social needs of children, is incorporating the music of Bob Dylan in its upcoming fundraiser …
National
March for Truth Jackson Demands Independent Russia Investigation
In the latest series of national marches since President Donald Trump's inauguration—the Women's March, march against current immigration policies and a march for science—the March for Truth continued the trend …
National
Lawmakers Plan to Bring Trump Campaign Chairman Before Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question the former chairman of the Trump campaign and will subpoena him if necessary, the panel's Republican chairman said Wednesday.
National
Trump Rages at Sessions in New York Times Interview
President Donald Trump told The New York Times in an interview Wednesday that he never would have appointed Jeff Sessions as attorney general had he known Sessions would recuse himself …
College
Ole Miss Confirms: Hugh Freeze Has Resigned
Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze has resigned after five seasons, bringing a stunning end to a once-promising tenure.
State
Legislature Makes No Move to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators this year won't attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can't find a majority …
Prominent Mississippi Civil Rights Activist James Figgs Dies
James Figgs, a longtime community organizer in the Mississippi Delta who was known for playing crucial supporting roles in the 1960s civil rights movement and beyond, has died. He was …
Report Prompts Mixed View of Health Care Sign-Ups
The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care law shows that more than 4 million people selected plans for the first time or …
5 Chechens Arrested in France, Including 1 with Explosives
Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men appeared at a court in Paris, …
Justice
Ain’t Grand Juries Grand? Not Always.
Every person who is acquitted by a jury was indicted by a grand jury. Let that sink in, Dennis Sweet III, a prominent Jackson attorney, told an audience recently when …
Top NATO General Warns of Russian Reaction to Arming Ukraine
The top NATO commander warned Thursday that any move to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapons must take into account any possible angry reaction from Russia.
