City & County
UPDATED: Stealth Whitwell Write-in Campaign: 'You Can't Do It'
Jackson residents waging an underground write-in mayoral campaign for Ward 1 Councilman Quentin Whitwell are wasting their time, individuals familiar with Mississippi election law say.
City & County
Lumumba on Unity: ‘Stay; Give it a Shot
Chokwe Lumumba doesn't want any person or business to leave Jackson just because he will probably be the city's next mayor.
City & County
Williams: Families and Faith
Independent Jackson mayoral candidate Richard "Chip" Williams wants to focus on the family.
State
Can MTC Fix Woodville Prison?
A Utah-based private-prison firm hopes that it can turn things around at the Wilkinson County Correctional Center in Woodville.
Business
The Odd Way UMMC Buys Stuff
The quagmire that ensnared Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family business, Mississippi Products, raises questions about the relationships between government agencies, group purchasing organizations and intermediary distributors such as MPI.
City & County
Valley Title Building Has New Owner, No Water
The long-dormant Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., will not have taxpayer-paid utility services—but it does have a new owner. However, officials from Hinds County, which owns the …
City & County
Analysis: Lumumba Won Despite White Voter Spike
This week's Democratic primary runoff saw a huge spike in white voter turnout while black turnout held steady. But the effect on the results seemed negligible: Councilman Chokwe Lumumba defeated …
City & County
Was Hinds' Circuit Courthouse Sabotaged?
The elevators in the Hinds County Circuit Court building are hanging on by a thread. For weeks, the elevators have been plagued with issues that appear to be a combination …
City & County
Was Jonathan Lee's MPI Collateral Damage in UMMC Deal?
In the case of the legal problems plaguing the family business of Jackson Democratic mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee, Mississippi Products has found itself in legal purgatory between MPI's customers: the …
City & County
Lee Attempts to Paint Lumumba as 'Other'
With just two days remaining before Jackson voters return to the polls to pick the city's next mayor, businessman Jonathan Lee's campaign is attempting to define rival Councilman Chokwe Lumumba …
City & County
'A Righteous Day' to Remember Evers
The story of Medgar Evers' assassination 50 years ago is well-known—particularly to people in Jackson, where the murder took place—but there's something about hearing his widow, Myrlie, recount the night …
Lumumba's Donors
When it finally arrived a week after state law said it was due, Chokwe Lumumba's campaign-finance form revealed that he raised a fraction--20 percent--of the amount first-place finisher Jonathan Lee …
City & County
Profile: Chokwe Lumumba
Now, Chokwe Lumumba devotes a good deal of time talking about his family's own diverse racial heritage, the camaraderie he experienced among fellow basketballers of all races and nationalities, the …
City & County
By the Numbers: Mayoral Primary
On Election Day last week, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent said Chokwe Lumumba was their choice. …
City & County
Contract for UMMC and Lee's MPI Comes in Focus
The details of a dispute between Jackson mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee's family company, Mississippi Products Inc., and an MPI customer that Lee has refused to name is becoming more clear.
City & County
Is UMMC Mississippi Products' Unnamed Contractor?
Records indicate that the University of Mississippi Medical Center may be the mystery contractor Jonathan Lee won't name.
City & County
Low Turnout, Race Determined Runoff Candidates
Last Tuesday, 35 percent of Jackson voters said Jonathan Lee was their top choice for mayor of Jackson. Another 24 percent named Chokwe Lumumba as their choice. Problem is, only …
Business
The 'Secrecy' of Hinds' Success
Hinds County Board of Supervisors President Robert Graham had good news this morning: the county has sold the Valley Title Building, located at 315 Tombigbee St., in downtown Jackson.
Jonathan Lee's Miss. Products Responds to Lawsuit
Mississippi Products Inc., the company Jackson mayoral hopeful Jonathan Lee's family owns, has responded to one of several pending lawsuits against the west Jackson firm.
Business
A New ‘View’ for Downtown?
Developers of a proposed development and a local church are working on a deal that could bring a new development to downtown.
Justice
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
Politics
Are Executions Breaking MDOC’s Bank?
Starting in July, the Mississippi Department of Corrections will have four fewer community work centers, which provide inmate labor to local governments.
Justice
FBI Error Casts New Doubt in Death Case
Willie Jerome Manning's attorneys are desperately trying to get key evidence tested before the state of Mississippi puts their client to death.
Candidate
Tom Stingley: About the Business
Tom Stingley, 61, is running for city council as a service to his hometown of Jackson.
Candidate
Paige: Skating to Victory?
For James Paige, a husband and father of three daughters, the condition of Jackson's roads along with crime and business development are of paramount concern.
Business
With Safety History, is Yokohama a Good Deal?
After a day-long special legislative session and an announcement in West Point on Monday, April 29, a deal to bring a Yokohoma Tire Co. manufacturing plant to northwest Mississippi is …
State
Mississippi Preps for Year's First Execution
Willie Jerome Manning, who is scheduled to be the first person Mississippi executes in 2013, is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider several issues that could have affected his …
Business
Tire Plant Sparks Regional Disputes
A proposed tire plant in West Point, which was the focus of a special session of the Mississippi Legislature today, drew light criticism from lawmakers around the state.
Health Care
Health Cuts Still Loom Despite Obama Plan
President Barack Obama's recent recommendation to delay some Medicaid cuts has not deterred the hospitals that rely on the payments or health-care advocates from pushing to expand Medicaid in the …
Economy
As Rates Soar, Kemper’s Investors Cash In
After several credit downgrades and gloomy financial forecasts, the balance sheets of utility companies constructing a 580-megawatt coal power plant in eastern Mississippi are improving as their ratepayers are saddled …
State
Jackson Man Dies in Prison Disturbance
Demond Flowers, of Jackson, died in a disturbance over the weekend at a Mississippi state prison.
City & County
Clinic Wins Battle in Abortion War
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III halted a process that likely would result in JWHO's closure and make Mississippi the first state without an abortion clinic.
Business
New University Place Plans Raise Eyebrows
One of Gov. Phil Bryant's first actions in office was to sell one of two state-owned jets to trim a few million dollars from the state's bottom line.
Personhood
Ruling Brings New Tension to Abortion Clinic
Although officials from Jackson Women's Health Organization are applauding yesterday's federal court ruling to keep the facility open, the mood remains tense at the Fondren clinic.
JPD: Cop, Suspect Fought 3-4 Minutes
The struggle between Jackson Police Det. Eric Smith and a murder suspect lasted three to four minutes, JPD officials said this morning.
Immigration
Federal Immigration Reform: Good for Mississippi?
Mississippi activists are confident that congressional talks on immigration reform could mean better living standards for immigrants in the Magnolia State.
City & County
Gung Ho on Guns
By some measures, guns did not have a good year in the Mississippi Legislature.
City & County
Remembering Eric Smith
Eric T. Smith was always busy. He was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors.
Personhood
Clinic Owner: Abortion Foes Want SCOTUS 'Test Case'
The owner of Mississippi's sole abortion facility said the state's latest legislative abortion-restriction effort would not directly affect her clinic.
City & County
Det. Eric Smith Remembered
Eric T. Smith was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors. Like many Mississippians, he was an avid New Orleans Saints fan as evidenced by …
City & County
Angry Vets Bring VA Problems in Focus
More problems at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson came to light at a town hall-style meeting Wednesday.
City & County
A ‘New Justice Frontier’
In September 1955, a young Edwin Taliaferro saw an image that would shape his thinking over the next five decades.
Politics
Can’t Get Enough
By this time next week--barring Gov. Phil Bryant calling for a special session--the 2013 legislative will be over.
Education
Charter Schools on Track to be Law
After once debating the issue well past midnight earlier in the session, yesterday the Mississippi House approved a charter-school bill without a peep from opponents.
Politics
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 …
Politics
More Guns in Schools: More Black Victims
If you let teachers and other staffers bring guns into schools, a kid is likely going to get shot. And based on past discipline practices at public schools in Mississippi, …
Health Care
Citizens Want Up-or-Down Medicaid Vote
Medicaid expansion has been one of the most hotly debated subjects of the year across Mississippi and in the capitol's hallways. So far, however, no substantive debate on Medicaid expansion …
Business
Hail in a Hand Basket
State workers were hit especially hard when a hailstorm marched recently through the capital city.
Politics
Shotgun Blues
Democratic lawmakers are questioning why the Mississippi Legislature is getting a funding boost when other agency budgets are shrinking. Democrats point to this year's $30 million legislative operations budget.
Economy
State Revenue Boost: 'More Money Is Good'
The good news for state-budget worrywarts is that Mississippi could have additional spending money for its woefully underfunded state agencies. The bad news for those state agencies is that state …
