Vicki Robinson SlaterVicki Robinson Slater, a Madison attorney, is vying to reclaim Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District seat for Democrats.
10 Local Stories This WeekThings seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
Midtown Gets Green HousingMidtown, one of the city's leading neighborhoods in the arts, will soon welcome the state's first eco-friendly, sustainable affordable housing.
Miss. Part of Alarming West Nile TrendMississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
EPA Decree Will Cost Jackson Big MoneyThe city may have to begin what could add up to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work on its sewer and waste-water system.
Barbour Folds After 'Poker' RemarkThis week, former governor Haley Barbour touched off more tumult, providing one more distraction for his party, by running his mouth.
Team of the Day: Millsaps MajorsTropical Storm Isaac affected college football games all over Mississippi last week. One of those games was the Backyard Brawl between the Millsaps Majors and Mississippi College Choctaws.
Redistricting Displeases Council Members The Jackson City Council voted 4-2 in favor of redistricting option 1 at its regular meeting Tuesday morning, which will fracture Ward 1's foothold east of Interstate 55.
Isaac Unique Test for UtilitiesHurricanes Katrina and Rita—which occurred, respectively, in August and September 2005—cost Entergy $1.5 billion to rebuild electric distribution, transmission and generation, and gas infrastructure.
Getting Political on the WebWith the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and …
Hope MallardHope Mallard has had a passion for art and painting going as far back as grammar school at Isabella Elementary and APAC.
Supes Slash Sheriff's BudgetDistrict 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes successfully proposed removing $2.5 million from the sheriff's budget to pay for raises and add to the county's cash reserves.
City Council Approves RedistrictingThe City Council voted 4-2 in favor of redistricting option 1, which will fracture Ward 1's foothold east of Interstate 55, at a regular meeting this morning.
FEMA Update on Isaac: As of Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012Since Friday, when President Obama approved Individual Assistance as part of the Major Disaster declaration for Louisiana requested by the Governor, more than 35,000 Louisianans have registered for assistance, with roughly $400,000 approved, so far, for housing assistance and other …
10 Jackson Stories This WeekIsaac, a slow-moving tropical storm that became a hurricane before reverting back to tropical storm status, dominated local news this week. Here's a look at some of the week's top stories from around the capital city
FEMA Isaac Update: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012More than 1350 FEMA staff are on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi, including 200 Community Relations staff who are assessing needs within the community and providing situational awareness to the state and local governments.
FEMA Update: Life-Saving and Life-Sustaining Efforts OngoingFEMA Administrator Craig Fugate was on the ground in Louisiana and met with U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser today to discuss FEMA's efforts to support response and recovery in Louisiana following Hurricane Isaac.
Crews Release Pressure on DamEmergency crews continue to relieve pressure on the dam--an earthen levee--at Percy Quin State Park and prepare for a controlled release of the pressure Tropical Storm Isaac put on it.
Betsy BradleyWhen Betsy Bradley was in high school, she took a course about authors who hailed from her hometown of Greenville.
Jackson Copes with IsaacAs steady rains continue to fall, Hurricane Isaac ambled through central Mississippi, where city of Jackson and utility crews are busy cleaning up after the storm.
Venkata DodlaVenkata Dodla is the driving force behind a new hurricane-tracking model that is at least as accurate as that of the National Weather Center, which uses real-time data.
Things seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
Midtown, one of the city's leading neighborhoods in the arts, will soon welcome the state's first eco-friendly, sustainable affordable housing.
Mississippi has one of the nation's highest rates of West Nile infections and rates of death from the mosquito-borne disease.
The Rev. Herman D. "Preacher" Dennis died Tuesday.
The city may have to begin what could add up to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of work on its sewer and waste-water system.
This week, former governor Haley Barbour touched off more tumult, providing one more distraction for his party, by running his mouth.
Tropical Storm Isaac affected college football games all over Mississippi last week. One of those games was the Backyard Brawl between the Millsaps Majors and Mississippi College Choctaws.
With the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and …
Hope Mallard has had a passion for art and painting going as far back as grammar school at Isabella Elementary and APAC.
District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes successfully proposed removing $2.5 million from the sheriff's budget to pay for raises and add to the county's cash reserves.
The City Council voted 4-2 in favor of redistricting option 1, which will fracture Ward 1's foothold east of Interstate 55, at a regular meeting this morning.
Over the weekend, actor Michael Clarke Duncan died at age 54.
Isaac, a slow-moving tropical storm that became a hurricane before reverting back to tropical storm status, dominated local news this week. Here's a look at some of the week's top stories from around the capital city
When Betsy Bradley was in high school, she took a course about authors who hailed from her hometown of Greenville.
As steady rains continue to fall, Hurricane Isaac ambled through central Mississippi, where city of Jackson and utility crews are busy cleaning up after the storm.
Jackson may see 12 to 18 inches of rain.