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I Have No Words

I was only 19 years old, headed to the mall with my girlfriend, and excited about attending a sorority party that night when police pulled me over for a traffic …

K. Gautier: Passion Prevails

While singer-songwriter Kody Gautier is somewhat new to the metro-area music scene as a solo artist, he'll undoubtedly be a familiar face for fans of Jackson-based Christian act Seeker & …

Kaye Phillips

Kaye Phillips says she did not know what to think when a stranger at the post office kept staring at her. The woman eventually pointed to her bag, which was …

Lizz Winstead

When writer, producer and comedian Lizz Winstead visited Jackson in 2015, she wasn't in town for a stand-up show or filming a segment for "The Daily Show," which she co-created, …

Mississippi Man Takes Confederate Flag Fight to High Court

A black Mississippi citizen is taking his case against the state's Confederate-themed flag to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Finding Great U.S. Journalism

Trump is waging a constant battle with what he considers the purveyors of "fake news," while those same news outlets struggle to keep up with the stream of misinformation and …

City to Release Data-Driven Website April 1, Many More Documents Online

The City of Jackson is planning to open the doors to its data vaults, promising a new and deep information-driven vehicle for citizens to explore the municipal records and resources …

HIV Services, Convention Center Award and the State Economy

The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, a national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, recently presented the Jackson Convention Complex with a 2014 Readers' Choice Award.

Rosa Parks' Archive Opening to Public at Library of Congress

Beginning Wednesday at the Library of Congress, researchers and the public will have full access to Rosa Parks' archive of letters, writings, personal notes and photographs for the first time.

Air Strike Hits Ukrainian Rebel City

Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev's …

‘Old South’: More Discussion Needed

In 2014, it's sometimes difficult to believe that individuals still exist who do not see the offensiveness of the Confederate flag and celebrating the "Old South" culture.

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Tourney at ‘The Big House’

Some call the Mississippi Coliseum "The Big House." And for two weeks every March, it plays host to one of the biggest and best events in Mississippi sports: the state …

Unmanned SpaceX Rocket Fails on Lift-off

An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, still …

4th Night of Ferguson Protests Brings Confrontation, Arrests

Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into early Tuesday marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, although there was …

Bring the Heat, Revolution's Corner and Siemens Milestone

Revolution's Corner is a new bodega operating in the space that formerly housed Adobo at the corner of Pearl and Roach streets in the Standard Life Building.

HealthCare.gov's EZ Form Not for Legal Immigrants

HealthCare.gov's new EZ application for coverage can't be used by legal immigrants or naturalized U.S. citizens, prompting concern that many Hispanics and Asians will go right back into long enrollment …

Spirit Through a Camera Lens

The International Museum of Muslim Cultures, located in the Arts Center of Mississippi, will host this year's "Capture the Spirit of Ramadan" exhibition which, for the first time, will be …

Anthrax Shipments Came from Military Site in Utah Desert

The U.S. Army's mistaken shipment of live anthrax samples to government and commercial laboratories occurred at a military post in a desolate stretch of the Utah desert that has been …

Pope Creates Abuse Tribunal for Cases of Bishop Negligence

Pope Francis has created a new tribunal section inside the Vatican to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up for priests who raped and molested children, the biggest step …

Calvin Smith

Only a few men can lay claim to being the fastest human in the world. One of those men is Calvin Smith.