Jackson State's Football Signing ClassWednesday, Feb. 5, marked the first day that the new Jackson State head football coach, Harold Jackson, could begin to put his mark on the Tigers program.
BCBS Change Sparks Concerns, LegislationDr. Elizabeth Perry and other health professionals are concerned about a new "benefit" that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has added to its plans this year to end prescription coverage for medications prescribed by out-of-network doctors.
Art Lofts Hit Funding RoadbockPlans for a residential development in "ruins" across from the King Edward Hotel are going back to the drawing board as backers search for new methods of financing.
Women’s Rights, Safety Again at IssueSen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, knows his anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill likely will not survive the current session of the Mississippi Legislature, but he introduced it anyway.
Justin Watson and StellaNo doubt, many of you have been out and about in Jackson some Saturday afternoon and witnessed one of the strangest pieces of mobile art on four wheels: a Toyota Camry covered with a variety of stickers.
Gunn Eyes Teacher Raise Up to $4,250 Over 4 YearsHouse Speaker Philip Gunn and fellow Republicans want to give a $1,500 raise to most public school teachers in 2015 and 2016, and a projected raise of around $2,750 over the following two years, assuming state revenue continues to grow …
Chloe SumrallOn Jan. 31, the American Heart Association in Jackson awarded Chloe Sumrall with the Richard Lee Miller Heart Saver Award at the 2014 Heart Ball.
Jackson Rising Emphasizes CooperativesThe topic was forming cooperatives when community leaders met with Jackson citizens Thursday night at the Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity center on Livingston Road.
Report: U.S. Abortion Rate at Lowest Since 1973The U.S. abortion rate declined to its lowest level since 1973, and the number of abortions fell by 13 percent between 2008 and 2011, according to the latest national survey of abortion providers conducted by a prominent research institute.
Hydeia BroadbentBorn with HIV and abandoned at a Las Vegas hospital in 1984, Hydeia Broadbent was diagnosed with full-blown AIDS by age 3.