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Hester Jackson-McCray Prevails in Special Election Committee
Rep. Hester Jackson-McCray, a black Democrat, is likely to keep her seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives after a long and contentious committee meeting Monday at the State Capitol.
OPINION: Healing Communities from Within: How to Survive Tough Times Together
Columnist Kevin Fong argues that emotional wounds are deeper, longer lasting and more toxic today, and they require more intensive work. He calls it Radical Healing.
Mississippi Inmate Dies After Collapsing at Regional Prison
An autopsy will be done on an inmate who died after he became ill while talking to a relative on the telephone, the Mississippi Department of Corrections said.
Trump Peace Plan Delights Israelis, Enrages Palestinians
President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East plan Tuesday, winning immediate praise from a beaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but a swift rejection from the Palestinians, who called …
New Stage Presents Roald Dahl's 'Matilda the Musical'
This winter season, New Stage Theatre presents Roald Dahl's "Matilda the Musical," directed by Sharon Miles with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
GOP Defends Trump as Bolton Book Adds Pressure for Witnesses
Pressure increased Monday on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even as defense lawyers brushed past extraordinary new allegations from Trump's former national …
'Beaten, Broken, Tired': Prison Protest Draws Families, Activists to Mississippi Capitol
Families mourned the death of their loved ones while in Mississippi Department of Corrections custody and shared their fears for those who are still alive and enduring squalid conditions in …
Hungry Goat Fondren, Babalu Remodeling and Yakiniku Grill
Flowood residents Jordan and Paul Yamas opened a second location for their restaurant, The Hungry Goat, in Fondren on Monday, Jan. 27.
Azia's Picks 1/24/2020
We made it to Friday once again Jacksonians, and we are finally getting to see some sunshine again. The Capital City is popping with a variety of occasions to get …
William G. "Skipper" Holliman
BancorpSouth Bank's Board of Directors appointed William G. "Skipper" Holliman of Tupelo, Mississippi, as a director of the company effective as of January 22, 2020.
Republicans Assigned to Most Top Jobs in Mississippi House
Republicans will continue to hold most leadership positions during this four-year term in the Mississippi House, where the party has more than 60% of the seats.
Deshaw Andrews
Alcorn State University senior forward Deshawn Andrews is enjoying an incredible stretch of basketball.
Best of Jackson 2020: Food
There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 18th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food …
Best of Jackson 2020: Community and Culture
There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 18th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food …
Best of Jackson 2020: Urban Living
There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 18th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food …
Best of Jackson 2020: Nightlife and Music
There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 18th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food …
Best of Jackson 2020: People
There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 18th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food …
OPINION: Love Letter to Jackson: You Need My Grind, Sweat and Tears
"Jackson, Miss., is the new mecca for innovation and forward progress and will be an example for cities nationwide with similar back stories. I refuse to leave you right when …
Causes, Solutions to Gun Violence in Jackson Emerge at MLK Day Forum
Disinvestment in Jackson communities, lax gun-control laws and a failing mental health system—all under the State's purview—all create conditions for violence. So do gentrification, white flight and black flight.
OPINION: Ugly Mississippi Prison Conditions Need Humanitarian Reforms
The era of mass incarceration involves both prison overcrowding and the nature of private prisons, a controversy to which the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman has also been linked.