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Crime
Waiting for the DA: Smith Seven Hours Late to Face Rankin County Judge
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith was nearly seven hours late Monday to his pre-trial court date for two domestic-violence charges, an aggravated stalking charge, and a robbery charge …
Health Care
White House to Order Health Care Alternatives
The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral …
LGBT
HB 1523 Becomes Law Tuesday, Oct. 10, After 5th Circuit Denied Stay
The "Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act" will become state law on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied attorneys' request to prevent …
LGBT
Love and the Lavender Pen
The shooting at Orlando nightclub Pulse in June 2016 was a shock to Chris Verdugo, as it was to members of the LGBT community and supporters around the country. However, …
City & County
New Head: ‘Public Works a Contact Sport’
The City of Jackson has a new director of public works to deal with ongoing infrastructure issues, including always-present potholes.
National
Supreme Court Term Begins With Case of Workers' Rights
The Supreme Court opened a high-profile term Monday with a case about employees' rights that could affect an estimated 25 million workers.
Education
New Doctorate Program and Education Symposium at Belhaven, and New Campus for Strayer
Belhaven University recently implemented its first doctorate degree program with two new education-related doctorate degrees.
Theater
A Musical and a Mattress
The Center Players Community Theatre's will be putting a modern twist to a Hans Christian Andersen classic in the opening play for its 17th season, "Once Upon a Mattress."
National
Twitter to Talk to House, Senate in Russia Probe
Social media giant Twitter will visit Capitol Hill Thursday as part of the House and Senate investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
Character Acting With Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton, who died this month at the age of 91, was a "character actor," a term he didn't particularly like, one of those working stiffs of the Big …
Music
A Star-Studded State Fair
The Mississippi State Fair is never short on activities to keep visitors occupied, between the carnival games, livestock shows, rides and food—oh, so much food.
Health Care
Republican Leaders: Senate Won't Vote on Obamacare Repeal
Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort …
Politics
Fragments of Women's History
"I’m all too aware of the lack of recognition at both the state and national levels that women receive for their contributions to the arts, letters, politics and the law, …
Person of the Day
Cristen Craven Barnard
Mississippi artist Cristen Craven Barnard has created a design for posters and T-shirts for the 34th annual WellsFest in the late Keith Tonkel's honor, which includes one of his favorite …
National
Equifax CEO Retires in the Wake of Damaging Data Breach
Equifax CEO Richard Smith retired effective immediately on Tuesday, as the credit reporting agency tries to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive …
Person of the Day
Noel Wilkin
University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter named interim provost Noel Wilkin to the post permanently on Friday, Sept. 22 after a national search.
Civil Rights
State of Missouri Lands at Center of Racial Conflict, Again
Missouri is again at the center of a racially charged conflict after a judge acquitted a white former St. Louis police officer of first-degree murder in the death of a …
National
Trump Comments on Curry, NFL Protests Anger Athletes
President Donald Trump denounced protests by NFL players and rescinded a White House invitation for NBA champion Stephen Curry in a two-day rant that targeted top professional athletes and brought …
National
President's Criticisms Spark More Protests at NFL Games
President Donald Trump's criticism of players who kneel during the national anthem sparked angry protests around the National Football League Sunday, as about 200 players sat, knelt or raised their …
Civil Rights
Trump Relishes Feud With the NFL, Reviving Issue With Tweets
President Donald Trump is indulging in his favorite kind of drama—personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making.
