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Education
D.C.-based PAC, Outside Money Funded Initiative 42’s Demise
Post-election campaign filings are revealing that opponents of Initiative 42, mostly from outside the state, spent much more money to defeat it than they were required to report before the …
Business
Controversial Resort Plan Unifies Competing Downtown Bars
After being open for six months, John Tierre says his Johnny T's Bistro & Blues and the adjoining lounge called 540 are holding their own in spite of, literally, being …
Art
Caitlin Podas
The promise of never-ending paperwork didn't scare off Caitlin Podas, the registrar for the Mississippi Museum of Art. The Orange, Calif., native has pursued a career in museum registration for …
Editor's Note
Why I Stay in Mississippi
While it may seem like Mississippi is backwards in many areas, I believe it excels in creative spirit.
Business
Uber May Leave Under New Regs
Uber has been operating in Jackson for a just under a year, but the company said the prospects of continuing to do business in the capital city are bleak if …
Music
Once in a ‘Blu Moon’
Mississippi hip-hop fans may be familiar with the wistful flow of rapper Justin Johnson, a Jackson native who performs under the moniker LV Baby, but his latest release, "Blu Moon," …
National
Faiths Join Together Against Violence
Imam Ameen Abdur Rashied, who leads the Masjid Muhammad in Jackson, said that the spirit and faith within believers, regardless of what faith tradition they come from, unites them all …
B.B. King's Mississippi Gravesite Getting Memorial Courtyard
Nearly seven months after blues legend B.B. King died, his Mississippi gravesite is being turned into a serene spot where blues fans can pay their respects.
City & County
JPD's Vance OKs Moonlighting, Vehicle Use as Officer Retention Strategy
Lee Vance, the chief of the Jackson Police Department, is getting creative to keep his officers from jumping ship and going to other law-enforcement agencies where they can make more …
Film
The Force is With Sellers of New 'Star Wars' Merchandise
Right now, in a store not too far away, there is a galaxy of new merchandise connected to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
National
Cochran, Wicker Voted No on Gun Background Checks
Only one day after a mass shooting in California left 14 people dead and 21 more injured, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would require background checks for people …
Person of the Day
Nick Mullens
It is safe to say that after a 9-3 regular season that includes a Conference USA West Division, Nick Mullens finally blossomed.
Senate Set to OK Republican Bill Unraveling Health Care Law
Republicans pushed legislation toward Senate approval Thursday that would demolish President Barack Obama's signature health care law and halt Planned Parenthood's federal money, setting up a veto fight the GOP …
Immigration
The Music of Immigrants
We're in the century-old Confiteria Ideal listening to the mother of all tangos, "La Cumparsita," and I'm thinking about the somewhat different world into which the tango was born.
City & County
Malcolm White: City Resort Plan 'Ass Backwards'
Malcolm White, a cofounder and owner of Hal & Mal's, is threatening to move his iconic downtown restaurant and concert venue if it remains excluded from receiving so-called resort status.
Bryan's Rant
A New USM Fear
No matter what happens this Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Conference USA Football Championship, where the University of Southern Mississippi will take on the University of Western Kentucky, USM has …
The Slate
The Mississippi high-school football championships are in Oxford Dec. 4-5. You can catch all six games on TV with channel 35 (WLOO) or on radio with 87.7 FM.
End Dangerous Rhetoric That Threatens Lives
The Nov. 27 shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood is a case study in the anatomy of political rhetoric and the real-life danger of spreading inciteful rhetoric.
Multiple People Shot at California Social Services Center
One or more gunmen opened fire Wednesday at a Southern California social services center, shooting multiple people, authorities said.
Cover
Under Pressure: Dan Jones on Health, History and Ole Miss Race Battles
Coaches at Warren Central High School told Dan Jones he couldn't play football past ninth grade—he was too small and slow, but he was welcome to be a trainer instead. …
