Players of the Day: Mississippi Super Bowl PlayersMississippi State and Ole Miss fans will be happy at the end of Super Bowl XLVII, with a former Bulldog and Rebel guaranteed to win a ring on Sunday no matter which team wins the game.
Arena Study UnveiledAfter nearly five years of discussions, fundraising and bid evaluation, the city of Jackson finally has the results of a feasibility study for a new downtown arena.
Hardwick: ‘A Grassroots Approach’In her first political race, Jackson City Council candidate June Hardwick says she wants to put power back in the hands of the people.
Matthew FurdgeKnown in the hip-hop world as Krack Koke or simply Got Koke, Jackson native and music producer Matthew Furdge is nominated not once, but twice, for Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards.
Bills Would Combine Miss. School DistrictsBills passed Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee would merge the Clay County and West Point school districts and give agricultural high schools in Coahoma and Hinds counties to the county school boards.
Scrap MAEP?The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula the state uses to level funding for the state's K-12 public schools, is wrong, according to state Auditor Stacey Pickering.
D.J. GregoryD.J. Gregory has loved golf since he was 9 years old, despite the fact that he was born with cerebral palsy, which prevents him from being able to play professionally.
Johnson Asks for Four More YearsA chant of "Four more years, four more years," sprang from the crowd of a few dozen supporters as Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. took the stage at Fondren Plaza Saturday to announce his campaign for re-election.
Connie BrownComing from a family of entrepreneurs, Connie Brown knew she was destined to one day be a business owner as well.
Community Events and Public MeetingsAn American Board Teaching Information Session will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at YMCA Downtown Jackson.
Jackson Group Taking Aim at Mid-City AreaWorking Together Jackson, a network of local community groups, has been quietly developing a new strategy for fighting blight, a problem that has at times seemed too daunting to solve.