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City & County
Public Works Takes Center Stage at Jackson Budget Talks
Public Works is responsible for maintaining the city's aging and deteriorating roads, bridges, water and sewer systems, and even for building maintenance and collecting money from parking meters. It also …
Biz Roundup
Mixed-Use at Medical Mall, Fleet Feet 'Pep Rally,' 'What Works Cities'
The Jackson Medical Mall is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mixed-use retail site called Woodrow Wilson Place Thursday, Aug. 13, at 10 a.m.
Feds: Group Made $30M with Hacked Press Release Information
A group of Ukrainian hackers worked with securities traders in the U.S. to make $30 million by breaking into the computer systems of companies that publish news releases about publicly …
Charge: 2 Mississippi Residents Aimed to Join Islamic State
Two Mississippi residents were arrested over the weekend on charges that they were trying to travel abroad to join the Islamic State militant group.
Japan Restarts Reactor After Break Due to Fukushima
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements following the Fukushima disaster.
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 …
Greece Agrees on Broad Terms of New Bailout Package
Greece has agreed on the broad terms of a new three-year bailout package with international creditors, with a few last details expected to be ironed out Tuesday.
Business
Yarber Budget Proposes Tax Hike, Furloughs to Balance Budget
The City of Jackson is going into austerity mode with Mayor Tony Yarber's budget proposal, unveiled this morning at the first of a month's worth of budget talks.
Person of the Day
Zack Bird
Thanks to a 13-player trade between the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, former Murrah High School graduate and star pitcher Zack Bird did go home again.
Colorado Shooter Gets Life Sentence, Jury Couldn't Agree on Death Penalty
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Colorado theater shooter James Holmes will be sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury failed to agree Friday on whether he should get …
City & County
City: Employee Furloughs to Save $4.9 Million
Starting in October, all full-time employees will be required to take one furlough day per month.
Art
The Scott Sisters
The news cycle has turned quite a few times since the Scott sisters' release. Finding a way back to normal life has proved a much slower process for the siblings.
Trump-Inspired Debate Drama Highlights Unsettled GOP Field
The primetime ruckus on national television overshadowed some of the GOP's biggest stars, while creating fresh openings for others.
A Year After Michael Brown's Death, Ferguson Has Changed
A year ago, Ferguson, Missouri, was a mostly quiet working-class suburban town. The uneasy relationship between its growing black population and its mostly white police force barely registered in local …
Person of the Day
Billy Solitario
As a child, Billy Solitario was always drawing, exploring his fascination with nature and the way things were organized. Now, at 43, he puts those interests to use in his …
Suspect in Latest Theater Attack Had Psychological Issues
What initially appeared to be another mass shooting at a movie theater ended up being an attack by a disturbed homeless man who wasn't armed with a real gun and …
Sports
High School Football Preview 2015
Football season starts on Friday nights in Mississippi. Here are 10 big stories to follow for the high-school football season.
The Slate
The long wait is over. The first sign that summer is ending is that this weekend, there is football on TV, even if it is just the preseason.
Music
The Strangest Dance
Music is a treasure. But the luster is wearing off, and we can't blame that all on venues. There's a reason that the hoops artists jump through are so widespread.
Music
In the Middle of Claire Holley
Jackson-born singer-songwriter Claire Holley didn't dream of being a professional musician as a child, but she wasn't avoiding it, either.
