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Judge Denies Death Row Inmate Manning New Trial
A judge has denied death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning's request for a new trial in the 1993 slayings of a 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter in Starkville.
Ex-DEA Heads: Feds should Nullify State Pot Laws
Government needs to act now or it might lose the chance to nullify Colorado and Washington's laws legalizing recreational marijuana use.
Whistle-Blowers Allege Wrongdoing at VA Center
Employees at a Veterans Administration hospital in Mississippi have reported a range of "serious wrongdoing," including improperly sterilized instruments and missed diagnoses of fatal illnesses, an independent federal investigative agency …
Music
The Crest of the New Wave
Daniel Guaqueta, the 36-year-old drummer, introduced me to his other two mates, guitarist Brent Varner, 23, and bassist Tyler Baker, 24. This trifecta of talent became Buddy & the Squids …
SPLC, ACLU Bemoan Closing of Miss. Work Centers
Faith-based groups and advocates led by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Mississippi prison officials to drop plans to close four of the …
Bryan's Rant
Lem Barney: Great but Wrong
Another person is proclaiming the death of football. This time, it is former Jackson State and Detroit Lions star Lem Barney.
Miss. Lawmakers Start Medicaid Session Thursday
Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded.
Report: Few States Have Bulk of Executions
Just four states carried out more than three-fourths of the executions in the United States this year, while another 23 states have not put an inmate to death in 10 …
City & County
Clinton Cuts Domestic Violence
When it comes to people accused of domestic violence, police and courts tend to see the same men and women over and over again—often with a revolving set of victims. …
Person of the Day
Aaron Roux, Paul Erway and Grant Berthiaume
This Saturday, runners from all over the country and all over the world will arrive in Jackson to participate in the Mississippi Blues Marathon.
Michael J. Fox to Play Newscaster with Parkinson's in NBC Sit-Com
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson's Disease but returns to work in …
Person of the Day
Lucas Simmons
Jackson's beer culture has vastly improved in the last 10 years, thanks in part to Lucas Simmons and the company he helped start: Lucky Town Brewing Company.
City & County
Fighting Violence With Yoga
The therapeutic benefits of practicing yoga are well documented, but this coming weekend, the power of yoga will be on display in a different way.
"The Romance of Plants," Jonathan McLeran
At our best we sometimes find ourselves and our opposite joined, at eternal odds, in stalemated singularity. Our most solid completeness and best art often come from this constant and …
Amen, Smoke , by Charlie Braxton
Feb. 26, 2004—Whoever coined the phrase "where there's smoke, there's fire" must have been a fan of Jackson-based rapper Smoke D. When Smoke hits the microphone, he spits nothing but …
Fujiya & Miyagi's "Transparent Things"
"They're doing for 70s krautrock and motorik what the DFA did for early 80s electro. Indeed, without even being asked, they've gone and done the unthinkable: They've actually made krautrock …
Upcoming Sugar Hill Releases
Sept. – Dolly Parton's "Live & Well" CD and DVD are getting a great response. Her great, big tour (dates available here: www.sugarhillrecords.com) is kicking off on October 14 in …
Business
Ex-Chevron Lobbyist Joins PSC
Steve Renfroe, a former lobbyist for Chevron Corporation, will take over as one of Mississippi's top public-utilities regulators.
