‘They Murdered My Brother’: Judge Drops Murder Charges Against JPD OfficersDesmond Barney and Lincoln Lampley, two Jackson police officers indicted for 62-year-old George Robinson's death, walked free on Thursday, May 20, after Hinds County Circuit Judge E. Faye Peterson rendered a directed verdict in the case.
Scott TroutScott Trout, chief executive officer and managing partner of the Cordell & Cordell law firm, will travel to Jackson on Monday, June 7, to host a free seminar on divorce and family law.
Shaye’s Picks 5-21-21Things are starting to pick up again out there, event-wise, so here are a few of this weekend's offerings to give you some ideas.
Medicaid Initiative Suspended As Ballot Initiative Decision Effects CascadeHealthcare for Mississippi, the nonprofit behind Ballot Initiative 76, has suspended its campaign, Yes on 76, to bring the vote for Medicaid expansion to a vote next year in light of the Mississippi Supreme Court decision to strike down Ballot …
Tanner AllenMississippi State University outfielder Tanner Allen won the fan voting portion of the C-Spire Outstanding Player Awards. Tanner beat out fellow teammate pitcher Landon Sims and three players from the University of Mississippi.
Hosemann, Gunn Support Return to Capitol Post Court DecisionThe Mississippi Legislature’s two highest-ranking officials have both now said they would support lawmakers coming back to the Capitol outside their normal session this year, but they emphasized different reasons.
Mississippi Justices Toss Voter-Backed Marijuana InitiativeThe Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday overturned a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved last fall. Six justices ruled that the medical marijuana initiative is void because the state's initiative process is outdated.