Byram-Clinton Corridor Receives Federal FundsHinds County has received $1.2 million from the Federal Highway Administration to develop the Byram-Clinton Corridor, Hinds County District 3 Supervisor Peggy Calhoun announced yesterday.
Income Down; Poverty Up<b><u>America's income and poverty in 2010, the first full year since the recession "officially" ended:</u></b>
Courts to Adopt ‘Fair' Rules for Criminal CasesA proposed set of rules to govern the state's criminal cases would streamline court proceedings and make cases fair for prosecutors, defendants and victims, Mississippi College School of Law professor Matt Steffey said today.
Larry McNeilJackson State University Athletics Department has named Larry McNeil as its interim women's basketball coach for the upcoming basketball season. In 2012, Jackson State will begin a national search for a full-time basketball coach. In the meantime, McNeil will lead …
MDES to Host Green Jobs ConferencesThe Mississippi Department of Employment will release a study on the state's green job economy this week at its green job conferences.
Homeless Man Found Dead in FondrenPolice discovered the body of a homeless man this morning in Fondren behind the Yana Club on Hartfield Street.
Council Approves Hotel Financing AgreementDevelopers of a proposed convention center hotel said they could move forward on a $96.1 million project now that the Jackson City Council has approved a cost-sharing agreement for the development.
UPDATED: LaTonya King Found SafeOn Saturday, Sept. 24, family members reported LaTonya King, 31, missing to the Jackson Police Department. The authorities received the report around 1 a.m. from concerned family members who suspected that King was involved in a car accident.
Community Events and Public Meetings<b>Sports League Registrations,</b> at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The Department of Parks and Recreation is conducting registration for the upcoming season from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Call 601-960-0471.
Homeless Conference Promotes Self-SufficiencyDespite the fact that 34-year-old Andrew Black works as a bagger at McDade's Market, he slept in Poindexter Park last night because he has been unable to find affordable housing.
Learning to Work Together in a ‘Donut City'In the late 1980s, a researcher visiting Jackson made Phil Hardwick a prediction. "Jackson is going to become a donut city," the researcher said, with people moving out of the urban center and into the suburbs. She was right.