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National
Trump Pardons Scooter Libby, Says He Was 'Treated Unfairly'
President Donald Trump issued a full pardon Friday to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, suggesting the former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney had been "treated unfairly" by a special …
Business
Mayor Calls Zoo's Move 'Disingenuous,' 'Disrespectful' to West Jackson
In his first public statement since the Jackson Zoo announced its board is now supporting its relocation from west Jackson to LeFleur's Bluff State Park close to Rankin County, Mayor …
Biz Roundup
New Dean of Nursing at MUW, USM and ASV Global Partnership, Free Orchestra Concerts at Belhaven
Belhaven University will host a free concert on Monday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mississippi Museum of Art's Trustmark Grand Hall as part of the Composers' Orchestral Reading …
Politics
As 83 Bridges Close, Speaker Gunn Unveils Revamped Funding Proposal
As the Mississippi Department of Transportation begins to close the 83 bridges Gov. Phil Bryant ordered closed on Tuesday, House Speaker Philip Gunn announced a nearly 60-page proposal to divert …
City & County
Yarber Campaign Funder Mitzi Bickers Indicted in Atlanta
Jackson and Atlanta have been interconnected since the Mayor Tony Yarber era. Mitzi Bickers is one of those common threads, having worked on both Kasim Reed's campaign in 2009 and …
Person of the Day
Julie Seely
For Julie Seely, figure skating is a meeting point between athleticism and the arts.
Politics
Mississippi House Leaders Unveil New Transportation Proposal
Mississippi House leaders are proposing a new plan that could put hundreds of millions more dollars into highways and bridges.
Cover
The 2018 Crossroads Film Festival
Most film blocks in this year's Crossroads Film Festival will screen at Malco Grandview Cinema.
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Celebrating Teen Excellence at Crossroads Film Fest
Little pleases me more than seeing teenagers from all parts of Jackson achieve great things and be recognized for them such as their inclusion this week in the Crossroads Film …
City & County
EDITORIAL: Lumumba Administration Must Be Proactive, Appoint Promptly
There's a modern-day adage that is good advice for the Lumumba administration: "Stay ready so you don't have to get ready."
Music
Celebrating Mississippi Composers
When the Mississippi Chorus began looking ahead to the launch of its 30th season this fall, Artistic Director Mark Nabholz says that the board faced an important question: How should …
Jacksonian
Philip Scarborough
Spot On Productions and Crossroads Film Festival co-founder Philip Scarborough, 46, says that though some filmmakers may choose to leave Jackson, he would rather be a big fish in a …
Civil Rights
Disenfranchised for Life? No Changes, Yet
Stanley Barnes of Claiborne County was convicted of murder in 1990 and received a life sentence, but was paroled in 2000. He is still on unsupervised parole. Sen. Albert Butler, …
Politics
State to Reauthorize, Monitor Visitors Bureau
Pending Gov. Phil Bryant's signature, the State of Mississippi is reauthorizing the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau for another year, but with added strings attached.
City & County
Mayor Lumumba, Police Out of Sync?
If you walked into Jackson City Hall two weeks ago at just after 7 p.m., you would have seen the mayor's chief of staff, Safiya Omari, in a tense, loud …
National
Trump Says 'Missiles Coming' Against Syria, 'New and Smart'
Defying Russian warnings against U.S. military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that missiles "will be coming" in response to Syria's suspected chemical attack that killed at least …
National
"I'm Sorry:" Zuckerberg Opens Senate Hearing With an Apology
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition Tuesday with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a …
Civil Rights
Ed King
Vicksburg native Ed King is one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
City & County
JPS: School Bond Issue to Go Before Jackson Voters this Summer
District leaders and school board members are preparing to bring a bond issue to Jackson voters, likely in June, to keep Jackson Public Schools' current millage rate—and tax rate for …
City & County
City Metrocenter Lawsuit Set for Trial this Month
The Metrocenter Mall, a former shopping center and office space hurt by white and economic flight, is now being repurposed as a "Comprehensive One-Stop Center" for workforce training programs, even …
