Musician of the Day: Annie Chadwick and the NYCity Slickers
Mississippi girl Annie Chadwick has gone far and done great things, and now she's back for a spell.
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the Mississippi Museum of Art's Town Creek Arts Festival, a JFP-sponsored event, is at 10 a.m.
No. 20 Bulldogs Preparing to Face 2 Kentucky QBs
Kentucky players know what they'll get Saturday from No. 20 Mississippi State — defensive pressure.
Stocks Gain after US Unemployment Rate Drops
Stocks rose on Friday after a government report showed that more Americans are going back to work.
Romney's Medicare Plan Raises Cost Questions
Independent experts say they doubt that Romney's Medicare plan can succeed without some kind of hard spending-limit.
US Unemployment Falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month Low
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.
Jobs Report Boosts Obama's Re-election Campaign
The figures announced by the Labor Department — 114,000 new jobs last month to bring unemployment to 7.8 percent — gave Obama fresh evidence to support his argument that his economic policies are working.
Twisted Tailgate Nachos
When Jackson real-estate impresario Amia Edwards gets ready to tailgate before the game, she usually whips up a smorgasbord of intercontinental cuisine.
City Talks Youth Curfew Alternatives
Most of the Jackson City Council's Planning Committee agrees with local ACLU leaders that a city curfew that sends youth violators to jail is a bad idea.
Energy Summit Goes After Obama
The daylong Governor's Energy Summit is taking place at the Jackson Convention Center Complex.
Brandon Bolden and Stevan Ridley
One of the biggest stories in the NFL last Sunday was the New England Patriots' comeback against the Buffalo Bills.
Airman Accused of Luring Child for Sex
Jackson County authorities have arrested a master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and charged him with two sex-related crimes against a child.
Spill Reported from Oil Platform in Gulf
The Coast Guard says an estimated 76 gallons of crude oil spilled from an oil platform operated by Apache Corp. off the coast of southeast Louisiana.
Duff Dorough, Front man for Yalobushwhackers and Tangents, Dies
Jerry Lee "Duff" Dorrough, front man for the rhythm and blues group The Tangents and the Thacker Mountain Radio house band The Yalobushwackers, has died. He was 60.
Dow Jones Average Up After Jobs Report
Market indexes crept higher on Wall Street following an encouraging report on the labor market and better sales from Costco and other retail stores.
Judges Refuse Scruggs Appeal
The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to hear an appeal from Zach Scruggs, who was implicated as having knowledge of a judicial corruption scheme that toppled his father, plaintiffs' lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs.
Electric Freestyle
When Lorin Ashton entered college, he wanted to teach U.S. history and be a guidance counselor.
Home Sweet Studio
Drawing for me has so much to do with movement and sort of the kinetic connection to things.
Musing at Morningbell
Morningbell is one of the cozier venues in the city, and this is especially true when there is a good turnout.
