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Biz Roundup
New Downtown Restaurant, Arabella, Mercedes and BankPlus at The District
The District at Eastover, a mixed-use city center and combined commercial and residential space located between the Eastover and Fondren neighborhoods, is preparing to welcome BankPlus as its newest neighbor …
National
Trump Sparks Protests at Madison Central: 'Then It Turned Very Scary'
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump attracted large crowds at Madison Central High School—although far from the 10,000 he claimed.
Mississippi House Lets 2 Contested Bills Die
The Mississippi House of Representatives has decided to kill two bills by not taking them up for debate.
Cruz, Clinton Pick Up the Most Delegates in Saturday's Contests
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — In a split decision, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump each captured two victories in Saturday's four-state round of voting, fresh evidence that there's no quick end …
Music
Big Freedia Back on in Hattiesburg: Names Mississippi a 'Right to Twerk' State
Big Freedia has rescheduled a "Twerkloose" show at the Dollar Box Showroom in Hattiesburg on March 25 after the state pressured the owner last month to cancel the show due …
Business
UPDATE: Airport 'Takeover' Stays Alive as Jackson Leaders Question Rankin Airport Motives
The Mississippi Senate’s so-far successful effort to wrest control of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority could be more about control of land than airport operations. The Senate takes up the …
Education
Mississippi Charter Law One Step Closer to Changing
Tuesday's Senate session rang with reprobation from Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who spoke bitterly about Mississippi First, a group that he says acts as a front group for charter schools.
N. Korea, on Defensive After Sanctions, Makes Nuclear Threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to be ready to launch nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting Seoul and …
Business
UPDATED: Airport Bill Passes Senate, Called ‘Hostile Eminent-Domain Takeover'
More than two hours of debate and six failed amendments later, the Jackson airport “takeover” bill passed the Senate by a vote of 29-18 today, leading critics to slam it …
Person of the Day
Shandricka Sessom
Shandricka Sessom has been one of the bright spots for the Rebels this season as they have tried to rebuild their women's basketball program back to being a winner.
Judge Would Be First Indian-American Named to Supreme Court
Sri Srinivasan, a federal appeals judge who was born in India and grew up in Kansas, would be the first foreign-born justice to serve on the Supreme Court in more …
Capital Murder Suspect Escapes Mississippi Jail
Authorities in western Mississippi launched a massive search Wednesday for a capital murder suspect who escaped from a county jail.
Prominent Mississippi Civil Rights Activist James Figgs Dies
James Figgs, a longtime community organizer in the Mississippi Delta who was known for playing crucial supporting roles in the 1960s civil rights movement and beyond, has died. He was …
Art
A Window into Modern Art
In one of modern artist Leon Kroll's most famous works, "Terminal Yards," plumes of smoke travel up into the air from a train yard. Snow blankets the tracks and ground. …
Cover
Nowhere to Go: LGBT Youth on the Move, Without a Home
A 2015 Williams Institute survey of homeless-youth service providers found that the most widely selected reason for homelessness among LGBT youth (as reported to service providers) was "forced out of …
Civil Rights
Mississippi Racism Alive and Thriving
One could argue that racism is as bad today as it has ever been. In Mississippi, it is thriving.
Chaining Mississippi to Its Despicable Past
I'll honor my Confederate heritage when we've done anything substantial to right hundreds of years of wrongs.
Politics
Child Protection, Pro-Women Bills Pass Senate; House Roiled in Race Tension
Human trafficking, domestic-abuse and breastfeeding bills easily passed through the Mississippi Senate last week.
Civil Rights
Dear Gov. Bryant: Stop Pandering to Racism
Leaders like Gov. Phil Bryant must stop holding white Mississippians down to the bigotry of low expectations for fellow white people.
Civil Rights
Lawsuit to Change Mississippi Flag An ‘Uphill Battle,’ But Could Work
A black Mississippi lawyer suing Gov. Phil Bryant for flying the state flag could be successful if he can prove that the state's original intent for putting the Confederate battle …
