Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves Bashes 'Feel-Good Debt'Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves: “I have a message for people in both parties who are scared of the future of education reform: buckle your seat belts."
City Election Blunders Continue It seems even a trial in which a jury unanimously tossed out the original Ward 3 runoff election wasn't enough to ensure that city election officials got their act straight.
Why Are Our Kids Last? Jackson-area child advocacy organizations say Mississippi's kids don't have to be in last place.
Opening the Door I drive past the abortion clinic on State Street daily. Or rather, I drive past the Jackson Women's Health Center office on State Street daily. Because that's what it is: a medical office.
A Culinary Dream Made RealJohn Bell and Allison Meyer are out to give Jackson a taste of the Americas that's a bit more traditional than a run-of-the-mill Tex-Mex joint.
Inmates Take Over Jail PodAfter a disturbance at the Hinds County Correctional Facility, law enforcement officers took more than 12 hours to take back and fully secure the facility.
Miss. Supreme Court Denies Miss. Power PetitionIn an 8-0 opinion, the Mississippi Supreme Court says Mississippi Power can't raise its rates while appealing the PSC denial of a price increase.
Study: Dispersants in BP Oil Spill May Have Hurt Gulf Food ChainA study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of the ocean's tiniest plants and creatures — and disrupted the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the …
Twitter Stirring Up Trouble at the OlympicsFor better and for worse, the 2012 Olympics are being shaped, shaken and indisputably changed by a social media revolution that four years ago in Beijing was in its toddlerhood.
Jackson Unit Prepares for Deployment The 31st Agribusiness Development Team will conduct a sendoff ceremony on Thursday for 40 soldiers mobilizing for a one-year deployment to Afghanistan.
Baptist Leaders Urge Miss. Church to Reject Racism Townspeople prayed for racial reconciliation Monday, but the black man whose wedding was rejected by a predominantly white Southern Baptist church in this small Mississippi town said he wasn't ready to let racism be swept under the rug.
Consumer Confidence Higher in JulyU.S. consumer confidence rose in July after four months of declines, as a brighter outlook for short-term hiring offset longer-term worries about the economy.
AP News in BriefHere's what's happening around the world this morning.
Will Romney's International Gaffes Affect Him Back Home?On Romney's three-country tour he had the Mayor of London using his name as an epithet, the Palestinians calling a 'racist' and Solidarity in Poland distancing itself from him for his anti-union and anti-labor stances. It wasn't supposed to be …
23andMe Seeks FDA Approval for Personal DNA TestGenetic test maker 23andMe is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its personalized DNA test in a move that, if successful, could boost acceptance of technology that is viewed skeptically by leading scientists who question its usefulness.
In Q2 the Economy Grew... But BarelyWeak consumer spending held growth to an annual rate of just 1.5 percent, even less than the 2 percent rate in the first quarter. And few expect the economy to accelerate in the second half of the year as Europe's …
'Quagmire' of Voter IDAfter Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's scathing retort yesterday to "The Challenge of Obtaining Voter Identification," the Brennan Center for Justice is standing by its conclusions.
Teens: How to Break Up SafelyLeaving a violent abuser can be the dangerous time for a victim; teens, too, get hurt when they try to break up.
It seems even a trial in which a jury unanimously tossed out the original Ward 3 runoff election wasn't enough to ensure that city election officials got their act straight.
Emily Lyons arrived at work early the morning of Jan. 30, 1998.
John Bell and Allison Meyer are out to give Jackson a taste of the Americas that's a bit more traditional than a run-of-the-mill Tex-Mex joint.
After a disturbance at the Hinds County Correctional Facility, law enforcement officers took more than 12 hours to take back and fully secure the facility.
Jonathan Lee has made his well-known candidacy for mayor official.
After Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's scathing retort yesterday to "The Challenge of Obtaining Voter Identification," the Brennan Center for Justice is standing by its conclusions.