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JPS Selects Superintendent Candidates
The Jackson Public Schools board has narrowed the field in its search for a new superintendent. Two finalists—Dr. Dennis L. Carpenter and Dr. Cedrick Gray—will be in Jackson April 11 …
Kerry, Nader to Meet Today
AP is reporting: "When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry meets with independent rival Ralph Nader on Wednesday, Kerry isn't likely to ask him to leave the race. And it's even …
State Senate Kills Jobless Benefits Proposal
The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee yesterday defeated a bill proposing to extend unemployment benefits to citizens who have less than six-to-12 months on the job, reports NEMS360.com. Currently, the state …
Take the Chick Ball Challenge!
Take the Chick Ball Challenge! Get together a group -- as few as two and as many as 20 people -- to raise money and gather gifts and art for …
D.A. Smith: ‘New' at Dealing with Melton?
David Hampton said yesterday on this blog that he ran into D.A.-elect Robert Smith, who told him that he no longer has the two JPD bodyguards. Then Hampton explains it …
House Unveils Voting Maps
The wait is over, kids. Mississippi House members finally have a new legislative district map to vote on. The maps, which add two districts in rapidly growing DeSoto County, were …
ARTICLE: Civil rights pioneer dead at 63
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Vivian Malone Jones, one of two black students whose effort to enroll at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse …
Another Question You Didn't Ask Answered
In a shocking development, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia has come out of the closet and revealed that he is heterosexual. Uh, thanks Jeff. Meanwhile, Garcia refuses to answer …
MSU Slapped with NCAA Charges
First Croom, then the bad news ... The press release from State just in: Mississippi State University has received a letter and notice of allegations from the National Collegiate Athletics …
Education
Jackson State Gets $1 Million to Boost STEM-Related Courses
Jackson State University is one of five schools to get a Scientific Leadership Award.
Updated: Jackson Wildcats: An Endangered Species
The Jackson Wildcats were supposed to play their first home game in team history on Friday night. It was canceled because the Mississippi Coliseum evicted the team. Whether they ever …
Where Will Willis Go In Draft?
The NFL will hold its 2007 draft on Saturday at high noon in New York (11 a.m. in Jacktown). ESPN and the NFL Network will televise the proceedings. Ole Miss …
Politics
Mississippi Senate Committee OKs Bill to Cut Some Taxes
A Mississippi Senate committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would phase out part of the state income tax and reduce the sales tax on groceries.
State
Alice Walker to be Featured at Mississippi Book Festival
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker has been tapped to speak at this year's Mississippi Book Festival.
Crime
Mississippi Gov Signs Extradition Warrant in Walmart Killing
Mississippi's governor has signed an extradition warrant for the 39-year-old man accused of killing two managers at a Walmart and then setting a fire there.
Bye-Bye Bell
Jackson State ended the James Bell error on Monday, dismissing him two days after the Tigers lost to Arkansas Pine-Bluff 64-36 before a homecoming crowd that allegedly numbered 2,831. Looks …
State
MDE Secures Waivers to Expedite Approvals of School Meal Programs
The Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Child Nutrition has secured two waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist school districts in establishing meal programs at this time.
Crime
More Fallout After Ex-Police Officer's Arrest for Slaying
Two Oxford police officers have resigned amid more fallout from the arrest of a now former officer on murder charges.
Education
Mississippi Adds Students to State School Board
Mississippi's state Board of Education is choosing two students for the first time as non-voting representatives.
BancorpSouth Puts 2 Planned Mergers on Hold
A downgrade of BancorpSouth's Community Reinvestment Act rating means two mergers have been tabled for the time being.
