City & County
Facing the Odds in the Washington Addition
On command, two black boys marched into Wesley Murray's office and slouched against the wood paneled wall.
State
Did Lake Money Dry Up?
Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District officials are scratching their heads trying to locate funds set aside to help develop a flood-control plan for the Pearl River.
National
Gov. Bryant Leaps Into National Immigration Mess
Gov. Phil Bryant joined a lawsuit on the state's behalf against the Obama administration's recent order to halt deportation of young unauthorized immigrants.
State
NAACP Sues State on Voting Map
The Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP is again locking horns with the state of Mississippi over redistricting maps.
Person of the Day
K.C. Morrison
Dr. K. C. Morrison will present a scholarly discussion of race and the Obama presidency at Tougaloo College.
State
Hinds County Insurance Smackdown!
Today, supervisors voted on a compromise that involved the county picking up a portion of an increase in employee premiums approved at the Oct. 1 board meeting.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The State Institutions of Higher Learning Meeting is today at 1:30 p.m. at Universities Center in the IHL Board Room.
State
AG's Office to Xerox: Back Off
The Mississippi attorney general's office has intervened on behalf of child-care providers who say they've been receiving harassing phone calls from Xerox, the mega-company that has the agreement to run …
Bryant Thrusts Miss. Into Immigration Suit
Gov. Phil Bryant has signed Mississippi onto a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration for the president's recent decision to stop deporting young undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
Politics
Hosemann's Voter ID Subterfuge
Nowhere does the secretary of state's website make it clear that the Mississippi's voter-identification law, which the Legislature and governor approved in May, will not be in effect for the …
Chamber Gives $200K for Lake Project
Pearl River Vision Foundation, which is working with local officials to work up a plan to reduce flooding along the Pearl River, received $200,000 from the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership …
Biz Roundup
Roadmaps, Endorsements, Teachers and Thick Steaks
It's been a long time coming, but the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership finally has a long-range economic roadmap for the capital city area.
State
States Resist Congress' Payday Loan Bill
The power to regulate controversial non-bank products such as installment, title and payday loans could be snatched away from states under a congressional proposal.
State
The Politics of Teen Pregnancy
The Women's Fund, the state's largest grant-making organization for women, is tackling the problem of teen pregnancy head-on with an aggressive public-education campaign.
Politics
Energy Summit Goes After Obama
The daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Business
What's the Harm in Drilling?
"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
Politics
Following the DHS Scanner Money
In order for low-income child-care centers to get reimbursed by the state, parents and guardians must scan his or her finger when picking up or dropping off their child.
City & County
Building Community: Perception vs. Reality
At age 14, Joshua Dedmond had one thing on his mind: starting Jackson’s next big megachurch.
State
Enviros: Drilling Will Hurt Economy
As conservationists continue to fight the state's plan to open Mississippi waters to natural-gas drilling, one their key sticking points has to do with the economy rather than the environment.
State
Finger Scanners Spark Concerns
Parents and child-care providers have concerns about a new state program that requires a finger scan when picking up or dropping off kids at day care.
State
Could 'Teaching Tolerance' Fix Prison Pipeline?
The Mississippi Department of Corrections needs about $11.3 million to run some of its youth programs for the next two years.
City & County
Ex-Supe Denies Redistricting About Race
George Smith, the former president of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, denies that race played a role in crafting the county's redistricting plan.
City & County
The Changing Faces of Jackson
When Shawna Davie came to the capital city from St. Louis to attend Jackson State University, like many college students, she didn't know what she'd do with her life.
City & County
Developing Jackson: A Decade of Progress
In 2002, Jackson looked in many ways like a city doomed to decay.
Politics
Family Ties: Earle S. Banks Sr.
Earle S. Banks Sr. counts his two decades of legislative experience as a top qualification to serve on the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
Jacksonian
Marquis 'Keke' Lowe
When Marquis 'Keke' Lowe entered sixth grade he became involved with the Algebra Project, a program that Mississippi Freedom Summer leader Bob Moses founded that evolved into the Young People's …
State
Calhoun Wants Action at Juvenile Center
A Hinds County supervisor wants know what's being done to fix problems at the Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center.
DOJ: Miss. Voting Maps OK
The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the Mississippi's legislative redistricting plans.
Person of the Day
Dr. Rodney Washington
Dr. Rodney Washington believes there is a shortage of positive mentors for young black men.
Education
JPS Supe Intros New Programs
Dr. Cedric Gray said he wants to create an advisory committee to develop an early childhood education program in JPS.
MDOC's HIV/AIDS Program a National Model
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is touting a Mississippi program for inmates with HIV/AIDS as one of the nation's best.
Hurricane
Isaac Churns Up Oil, Questions
Hurricane Isaac disturbed oil from the 2010 BP disaster, washed up on Gulf beaches.
Pearl River
Flood Control 'Kumbaya'?
The two-dozen officials representing various government and civic agencies couldn't decide on which song was best suited for the signing of a document that enables work on a long-awaited flood-control …
Crime
Jackson Man Charged with Murder in Butt-Implant Death
Morris Garner, a Jackson man who lives as a woman under the name Tracey Lynne Garner, will face murder charges in the death of an Atlanta woman.
State
McGowan: 'Everybody's Together' on One Lake
Since scrapping the highly controversial Two Lakes plan in favor of a more modest single-lake concept in 2011, Levee Board meetings have been relatively tame.
Person of the Day
9/11 Victims Worldwide
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 members of the international terrorist organization al-Qaeda hijacked four U.S. airliners.
Education
School Cuts Have Serious Consequences
States' large cuts in spending on education have "serious consequences" for the economy, in both the short and long term.
Person of the Day
Vicki Robinson Slater
Vicki Robinson Slater, a Madison attorney, is vying to reclaim Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District seat for Democrats.
State
Miss. Part of Alarming West Nile Trend
Mississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
Person of the Day
Rev. Herman D. "Preacher" Dennis
The Rev. Herman D. "Preacher" Dennis died Tuesday.
Politics
Barbour Folds After 'Poker' Remark
This week, former governor Haley Barbour touched off more tumult, providing one more distraction for his party, by running his mouth.
Hurricane
Isaac Unique Test for Utilities
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita—which occurred, respectively, in August and September 2005—cost Entergy $1.5 billion to rebuild electric distribution, transmission and generation, and gas infrastructure.
State
Supes Slash Sheriff's Budget
District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes successfully proposed removing $2.5 million from the sheriff's budget to pay for raises and add to the county's cash reserves.
Person of the Day
Michael Clarke Duncan
Over the weekend, actor Michael Clarke Duncan died at age 54.
Person of the Day
Betsy Bradley
When Betsy Bradley was in high school, she took a course about authors who hailed from her hometown of Greenville.
Hurricane
Jackson Copes with Isaac
As steady rains continue to fall, Hurricane Isaac ambled through central Mississippi, where city of Jackson and utility crews are busy cleaning up after the storm.
Immigration
The New Immigration Fight
Maria Mazy, 19, could be the poster child for either side of the national discussion on immigration.
