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Politics
‘People Who Didn’t Have to Die’: 79 COVID-19 Deaths In One Day
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs began today’s COVID-19 press briefing with a quiet reading of nameless Mississippians. “84 year old, white male. 76 year old, white female, 67 year …
Person of the Day
Octavia Carson
Octavia Carson has called Jackson home for almost all her life. Her family moved to the capital city when, very early in her childhood, her parents realized that she would …
City & County
Jackson Park Set to Receive Keith Haring Fitness Court
The Greater Jackson Arts Council recently announced that it has partnered with the San Francisco-based National Fitness Campaign to make Jackson one of 10 locations in the United States to …
Education
JSU Truth Initiative Partnership, USM Virtual MLK Prayer Breakfast and MSU Virtual Twelfth Night Performances
Jackson State University is one of 10 HBCUs partnering with Truth Initiative as part of a national movement to address smoking, vaping and nicotine use at college campuses nationwide.
Politics
Mississippi Official Won't Challenge Court on Initiatives
Mississippi’s top elections official said Thursday that he will not ask the state Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that invalidated the state’s initiative process and overturned a medical marijuana …
Education
MSU Professor Receives DOE Award, JSU Alum Building Youth Golf Course and USM Eagle Direct Textbooks
Kun Wang, an assistant professor with joint Mississippi State University appointments in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Chemistry, recently became one of 51 university-employed scientists …
City & County
Jackson Reviews Water System Staff to Comply With EPA Order
Officials in Mississippi’s capital city said Thursday that they’re confident they can meet the first deadlines in an agreement with the federal government on steps to improve the quality of …
Person of the Day
Mississippi Connections in Super Bowl LVI
A handful of players in Super Bowl LVI have ties to the Magnolia State. Most played college football in Mississippi and a couple left the state after successful high-school careers …
Health Care
First ‘Stealth’ Omicron Subvariant Detected In Mississippi
A new “stealth” subvariant of the omicron COVID-19 variant, designated as BA.2 whereas the original omicron variant was named BA.1, has arrived in Mississippi. The new subvariant lacks a mutation …
City & County
Lumumba Apologizes for ‘Distraction’ over Dispute with City Council
One week after accusing Jackson City Council members of taking bribes in order to steer government contracts, Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba walked back some of his rhetoric, in tone if …
Politics
Mississippi Could Renew Push to Extend Medicaid for New Moms
Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday.
Crime
Mississippi Welfare Agency Ex-Director Faces New Charges
John Davis, a former Mississippi Department of Human Services director, has been indicted on 20 additional felony charges tied to allegations that he participated in misusing money that was supposed …
National
Mississippi Part of Emotional News Week
Mississippians are watching closely as a roller-coaster week of tragic events continues to unfold this morning.
Fuel Barges Explode, Catch Fire in Ala.; 3 Hurt
Multiple explosions aboard two fuel barges near Mobile, Ala., led to a major fire Wednesday night that left three people hospitalized with burns and created a situation so unstable that …
Remains of Miss. Soldier Returning 60 Years Later
After the disappearance of Sgt. Willard Williams in Korea in 1950, his family created a comforting myth.
Justice
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
Biden Leads Re-Enactment of Voting Rights March
More than 5,000 people followed Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma's annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee.
Music
The Tallis Scholars: Perfection in Polyphony
Musical superstars often skip playing in Jackson, but this weekend the city will host early music's equivalent of The Rolling Stones.
Red Hot Tamales
On July 19, 2008, the JFP Chick Ball was in full force when a group of lovely ladies took the stageupright bass, fiddle, guitar and ukulele in tow. For 20 …
City & County
Breaking Down the Democratic Mayoral Runoff Numbers
Jackson may not experience a huge racial divide on a daily basis, but once or twice every four years, one day certainly sets white and black people apart: Election Day.
