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City & County
‘Great for Grove Park’
A couple of weeks ago, I watched in amazement during an acrimonious Jackson City Council debate regarding a proposed partnership with the Mississippi Roadmap to Health Equity & Urban League …
Environment
Two Groups Sue Feds for Extending Anglers' Red Snapper Season
Two environmental groups are suing the Trump administration for stretching the red snapper season for recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico.
Crime
Man Convicted of Killing Ole Miss Officer Set for Release
A prosecutor said he will try to block the state's planned release of an inmate convicted in the 2006 killing of a University of Mississippi police officer.
Music
Alex Thiel
It was a Saturday afternoon in March 2016, and Alex Thiel was bored. During that time, the Jackson-native musician's longtime progressive-metal trio, Carlos Danger, was going through a slow breakup, …
State
General: Plane at Cruising Altitude Before Problems, Crash
The military transport plane that slammed into soybean fields Monday in the Mississippi Delta, killing 15 Marines and a Navy sailor, appears to have developed problems while high in the …
National
Lawmakers Plan to Bring Trump Campaign Chairman Before Panel
The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question the former chairman of the Trump campaign and will subpoena him if necessary, the panel's Republican chairman said Wednesday.
City & County
New Council Leaders Laud ‘Brand-New Era’ for Jackson
With a new mayor riding into Jackson with a strong mandate, returning city council members are predicting that much can change for the capital city—in a good way.
National
Emails: Trump Jr. Embraced Help Said to be from Kremlin
Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father's campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to …
Civil Rights
Plaintiffs Fighting House Bill 1523 Ask Full 5th Circuit to Re-Hear Case
Twelve Mississippians have asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear their case against House Bill 1523, now law, in front of all the judges.
City & County
Tillman, Priester Voted to Lead City Council, Lumumba Announces Appointees
Jacksonians crowded into City Hall today, leaving no standing room, at the first city council meeting with the newly elected mayor and council body.
Economy
Children's Advocate to Revisit Poverty in Mississippi Delta
The founder of a children's advocacy group returns to Mississippi next week to examine how poverty affects people's lives, much like Sen. Robert F. Kennedy did 50 years ago.
Art
Hazel Brannon Smith, Crusading Journalist and 'Scalawag'
Durant native and author Jeff Howell recalls his 13-year-old self discovering African American basketball player Walt Frazier in his library's red, white and blue 1976 edition of the "World Book."
Music
Carly Pearce: Star-Crossed Country
For some people, singer-songwriter Carly Pearce will seem like an artist who is just jumping into the country scene—even if it's far from the truth.
Health Care
Trump Urges GOP to Repeal Obama Law Now, Replace Later
President Donald Trump urged divided congressional Republicans on Friday to break their logjam over dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law by "immediately" repealing it and replacing it later, a …
National
Trump, Putin Face High-Stakes Meeting in Germany Next Week
Meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump's "America First" policy will be put to the test if he opts to confront Russia over intelligence that Moscow meddled …
Music
Devour the Day
Less than two years after Egypt Central's breakup, Blake Allison and Joey Walser released "Time & Pressure," their debut album as Memphis-based rock act Devour the Day.
City & County
Jacksonians Protest Medicaid Cuts in Congress, March on Senators' Offices
Melissa Cooper, seated in her wheelchair, held a pink sign this morning that read "Healthcare is a Human Right."
Music
The Making of Michissippi Mick
From the time that Mick Kolassa was 15 years old, he says blues music has pulled him in like a tractor beam, but it wasn't until a few years ago …
Civil Rights
Legal Fight Against HB 1523 Continues
What critics call the nation's "most discriminatory anti-LGBT law" took effect in Mississippi last week after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the lower court's injunction on …
