Who Stole Our Potholes?But there is one Jackson neighborhood—Broadmeadow in north Fondren—where you'll find a few people who are positive about their potholes. And now, those potholes have mysteriously gone missing.
Martha RaddatzMartha Raddatz set a new national standard last night.
It's the Weekend!Tonight, NEEDTOBREATHE performs at 8 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall.
Chamber Vision 2022: Health Care, LakeThe Jackson metropolitan area now has a 10-year plan in the fields of education, health care, economic development, infrastructure, public transportation, arts and culture and the aerospace industry.
Players of the Day: Jackson State RushersSports are normally a bottom-line business, and that bottom line is: Did you win or did you lose? But sometimes, even in defeat, recognition should be given to a special accomplishment.
Council Turns Against Curfews After years of supporting a city curfew for minors, but having no facility in which to hold them, the Jackson City Council’s discourse appears to be changing on the subject of what to do with young people after dark.
Give It to Me ... Local?OK, when Rick James told us to “Give it me, baby,” we got it. But when The Clarion-Ledger plasters its new saying—“Give It * to Me Local.
Proud Geek Sheena Allen created her first app because she needed it to keep up with her checkbook. Now, she doesn’t know how to stop.
Bryant Thrusts Miss. Into Immigration SuitGov. 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.
FBI Arrests Three Cops, Former Hinds DA Bodyguard, 1 Other FBI agents have arrested four (4) individuals, three of whom are former or current law enforcement officers, on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and theft of government property.
Chamber, Leaders Unveil Vision 2022The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership and community leaders unveiled the Vision 2022 10-year plan at the Jackson Convention Complex Oct. 9.
Hosemann's Voter ID SubterfugeNowhere 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 November election.
Baptist Rebuilds BelhavenAnyone who has driven by Baptist Health Systems Hospital on North State Street recently has noticed the construction workers building the metal-and-brick structure just across the street.
Skyler BreadyAt 22 years old, Skyler Bready, who is majoring in composition, calls his passion for music an addiction.
Chamber Gives $200K for Lake ProjectPearl 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 this afternoon.
Restaurants Promote Racial ReconciliationSeveral Jackson restaurants are taking part in an initiative to encourage better understanding and unity among different races and ethnicities in the city today and Thursday.
Simon HamburgSimon Hamburg, 24, passed away at St. Dominic's Hospital in Jackson on Oct. 4.
YOUR TURN: Obama's Rope-A-Dope RevisitedWe were at my sister's house with two generations watching the first of three scheduled presidential debates. The rest of my siblings kept in touch via telephone and texting.
States Resist Congress' Payday Loan BillThe power to regulate controversial non-bank products such as installment, title and payday loans could be snatched away from states under a congressional proposal.
Duff DorroughDuff Dorrough had a long and storied musical history in Mississippi.
The Politics of Teen PregnancyThe 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.
Apply for Absentee Ballot by Nov. 3Before you can cast an absentee ballot, you first need to <a href="http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections_voter_info_center_absentee.aspx">call your county registrar's office</a> to verify your registration.
It's the Weekend!On Saturday, the Mississippi Museum of Art's Town Creek Arts Festival, a JFP-sponsored event, is at 10 a.m.
City Talks Youth Curfew AlternativesMost of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
Energy Summit Goes After ObamaThe daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Brandon Bolden and Stevan RidleyOne of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.
But there is one Jackson neighborhood—Broadmeadow in north Fondren—where you'll find a few people who are positive about their potholes. And now, those potholes have mysteriously gone missing.
Martha Raddatz set a new national standard last night.
The Jackson metropolitan area now has a 10-year plan in the fields of education, health care, economic development, infrastructure, public transportation, arts and culture and the aerospace industry.
Sports are normally a bottom-line business, and that bottom line is: Did you win or did you lose? But sometimes, even in defeat, recognition should be given to a special accomplishment.
After years of supporting a city curfew for minors, but having no facility in which to hold them, the Jackson City Council’s discourse appears to be changing on the subject of what to do with young people after dark.
OK, when Rick James told us to “Give it me, baby,” we got it. But when The Clarion-Ledger plasters its new saying—“Give It * to Me Local.
In an election year, the one thing that is curiously missing are facts.
Sheena Allen created her first app because she needed it to keep up with her checkbook. Now, she doesn’t know how to stop.
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 November election.
Anyone who has driven by Baptist Health Systems Hospital on North State Street recently has noticed the construction workers building the metal-and-brick structure just across the street.
At 22 years old, Skyler Bready, who is majoring in composition, calls his passion for music an addiction.
Several Jackson restaurants are taking part in an initiative to encourage better understanding and unity among different races and ethnicities in the city today and Thursday.
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.
We were at my sister's house with two generations watching the first of three scheduled presidential debates. The rest of my siblings kept in touch via telephone and texting.
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.
Duff Dorrough had a long and storied musical history in Mississippi.
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.
Mississippi girl Annie Chadwick has gone far and done great things, and now she's back for a spell.
Most of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
The daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
One of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.