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Trump's Cabinet: 'Draining the Swamp' or Diving Right In?
Donald Trump promised to "drain the swamp" in the nation's capital. Instead, he's diving right in.
City & County
Privatized Meters Forgoing Long-term Profit
The City of Jackson could lose a chunk of future earnings from parking meters and municipal fines in exchange for a steady, smaller burst of revenue for the next 10 …
Mississippi Music of 2016 (So Far)
Over the years, I've done plenty of interviews with local Jackson acts and nationally known recording artists, and I've been surprised at how many of the same topics of conversation …
Jacksonian
Leslie Puckett
When Leslie Puckett began her business, BearCreek Herbals, in 2000, she was at a crossroads in her life.
Body+Soul
Try This at Home
While it's nice to get a facial or a blow-out sometimes, taking care of your skin or hair or nails doesn't always have to be a big deal.
Education
Third-grade Reading Campaign Expanding with Low-income Outreach
For Mississippi's third graders, the stakes for good performance on the reading test that can knock them out of timely promotion to fourth grade are now higher than ever.
Biz Roundup
Kolb's Grand Cleaners Reopening, Janie Pillow Antiques and Hope Enterprise
A few months ago, Brandon resident Janie Pillow relocated her antique store to a new location inside an old two-story house in Madison called Dorothy House.
AP Interview: Iraqi Leader Predicts IS Collapse in Mosul
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State group fighters lack the courage to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite unleashing hundreds of car bombs that have killed and …
Mississippi Runoffs Set for 2 Judicial and 2 House Seats
Runoffs will decide one seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, one on the state Court of Appeals and two in the state House of Representatives.
Film
AT&T DirecTV Now Service—A Cord-Cutter's Solution?
NEW YORK (AP) — There are already a few online services that aim to replace cable, but they haven't attracted many users yet. AT&T's DirecTV hopes to change that with …
Terrorism Suspected in Car-and-Knife Attack at Ohio State
A Somali-born college student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to …
Person of the Day
Nick Fitzgerald
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald ran for a school-record 258 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for three touchdowns to bring the Golden Egg trophy back to Starkville after …
Judge: Church Shooting Suspect Can Act as His Own Attorney
A white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston church last year was allowed to act as his own attorney in his federal death penalty trial …
Charleston AME Church Shooter Ruled Competent To Stand Trial
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year is competent to stand trial, a federal …
National
Green Party Candidate Requests Presidential Recount in Wisconsin, Vows Michigan and Pennsylvania
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key …
Man Who Killed Abortion Doctor Gets More Lenient Sentence
The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 …
Politics
‘Surviving a Severe Political Butt Whooping’
"Jojo's Discount Dollar Store will host a series of weekly 'New Era Transition Holiday Sales Events.' Look out for weekly events in isle 7-and-2/5, starting with the 'Post Election Meltdown …
State
Early Years Network Set to Close by Year’s End
Meghan Gallagher, a mother of four who lives in Oxford, was disappointed to hear the news that a statewide network of early learning resource centers will close at the end …
2 Mississippi Churches Transcend Racial Barriers After Arson
Back in the 1960s, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. observed that Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the week in America, a fact that remains true in …
Jacksonian
Warren Coile
Warren Coile was sitting in a pew during an evening service at Crawford Street Methodist Church in Vicksburg when he got the call. A lay member had just talked about …
