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Smith-Wills Coming Attractions

March 16: Mississippi State vs. Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Jackson-area fans of the Big 3 will get a chance to see their favorite team this season at Smith-Wills Stadium. The schedule:

To Prevent Violent Crime, Engage with Experts Like Harlem’s Kai Smith for Ideas

In Jackson, and Mississippi in general, it is a sport to complain about crime, not to mention to sensationalize it. The TV stations love to milk crime, especially in the …

Camp Shelby Shots Fired: The Latest

The latest on the search for two men who authorities say shot at soldiers training at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.

Band of the Day: Sun Ballet

Sun Ballet kicks off what the band hopes is its biggest year yet with its first performance of 2013 at Hal & Mal's Saturday.

No JSU Stadium Money in Bond Bill

Some lawmakers are decrying the absence of funding for a new Jackson State University football stadium in the $196.4 million bond package that Mississippi House and Senate budget negotiators worked …

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After Video Emerges, JPD Investigating Officer Over Rough Treatment, Threats

A Jackson police officer captured by video Friday pinning a young man by the neck backward to the top of a car is on administrative leave pending an Internal Affairs …

Six Guys, Four Guitars, Loud Madness

If you aren't going to see this band, I don't want to speak with you. This is the kind of music that moshpit-inducing, sweaty-energy recordings can only hint at.

Sen. Hyde-Smith Asks Trump to Help Ease Mississippi Flooding

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday asked President Donald Trump to order temporary pumps to the Mississippi Delta region to begin pumping water over the levee and into the already-swollen …

Dee Smith-Smathers

Although Dee Smith-Smathers did not get to celebrate her 74th birthday, she did live to see her marriage to her partner of 29 years, Charlene Smith-Smathers, recognized in her home …

Frustrated Voters Overhaul Court

Election Day brought an upset of Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Smith, a U.S. Chamber of Commerce favorite, but the outcome may not have loosened the corporate lobby's influence …

Three GOP Candidates for Mississippi Governor Set to Debate

Three Republicans running for Mississippi governor are having their only debate before the party primary.

Mike Espy Came Closer to Senate Seat Than Any Dem Since 1982

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy did not win his bid for U.S. Senate in Tuesday night's special election, but he came closer than any Mississippi Democrat has in 36 …

Mayor Calls for Moment of Silence

Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is asking Jacksonians to remember Det. Eric Smith at noon today.

Artists To Watch 2003

Matthew Magee and Allison Jenkins formed their band, Wooden Finger in September of 2004. "We are a melting pot of influences," Jenkins says. "Our influences come from bluegrass, ambient and …

Occupy Mississippi Demonstration Tomorrow

More than 20 people gathered in Jackson's Smith Park yesterday to plan and discuss getting people involved in the local Occupy Mississippi movement.

Rep. John Reeves Pledges to Help Unseat Billy McCoy

Rep. John Reeves, who is fighting in a re-vote today to take back his seat from challenger Adrienne Wooten, sent a letter to Republicans (PDF, 185 KB), asking for their …

"From a Basement on the Hill," Elliott Smith

-- Herman Snell & Alex Slawson

One of the most profound songwriters of our generation, Elliott Smith died of a self-inflicted stab wound on Oct. 21, 2003. This highly anticipated posthumous release is due out on …

Three GOP Candidates for Mississippi Governor Agree to Debate

The three Republican candidates for Mississippi governor have agreed to a televised debate two weeks before the primary.

Inmate Dies 1 Day After Arriving in Mississippi Prison

An autopsy will be done on Robert Bond Jr., 51, a Mississippi inmate who died a day after arriving in in Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl on Thursday, May …

GOP Gov. Candidate Foster Pushes a Type of Medicaid Expansion

First-term state Rep. Robert Foster of Hernando says Tuesday he thinks working people added to Medicaid should be required to pay something for coverage. Mississippi would need federal permission for …