Today In Mississippi: A News Digest
A round-up of Mississippi news by the Associated Press.
Money Helps Miss. Colleges Cut Energy Usage
Three Mississippi universities will share in a $725,000 Department of Energy grant to develop programs to reduce energy consumption 20 percent by 2020.
Senate Passes Cuts for All But Richest Americans
The Senate has debated, sniped and voted on the politically fraught issue of tax cuts, and next week it'll be the House's turn.
EYES ON LONDON: Music time, damaged Ukraine pride
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you.
Chinese Politician Bo's Wife Charged with Murder
The wife of ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai and a family aide have been charged with the murder of a British businessman, the government said Thursday.
10 Things to Know for Thursday
Gun politics, Romney abroad, fighting AIDS, the cheating Twilight chick and the lingering effects of the dang Taliban. Oh, and the Olympics are here.
All Dressed Up—With a Plan
Have you ever found yourself all dressed up with no place to go? Well, that is not the case for you this weekend.
A Satisfying Finale
"The Dark Knight Rises," the final installment in Christopher Nolan's Gotham trilogy, should have been the cherry on top of a summer sundae of blockbusters.
Rusty and Soothing
One might not expect to see paintings of rusty cars on the walls of a modern women's fitness facility.
Come Out Against Violence
This Saturday, the Jackson Free Press will sponsor the 8th annual Chick Ball in its ongoing effort to stop domestic violence and sexual abuse.
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Football is coming and it is coming fast. But first: the Olympics.
Isbister Irby's Influential Shows
Some of Laurel Isbister Irby's most influential moments occurred during live concerts. Isbister Irby, who is performing at the JFP Chick Ball along with Wes Hughes and Loye Ashton as Lazy Jane, shared her favorite shows.
Soulful Jazz
Pam Confer considers her style "a little jazz dipped in soul." Here are some songs that she often performs.
Is Today Opposite Day?
The members of Opposite Day will be the youngest people at this year's JFP Chick Ball.
A Band that Moves
Eight years after its conception, Time to Move Band is still making people in Jackson move, dance and sing along to its high-energy sets and soulful arrangements.
Wynter Blues
Mary Anne Henry, known on stage as Emma Wynters, has good music pulsing through her veins. Born and raised in Greenville, Wynters is steeped in southern tradition.
Calling All Hopheads
Abita Andygator. Tallgrass Velvet Rooster. Spaten Optimator. Westmalle Tripel. Until July 1 of this year, these beers and many other high-gravity varieties were illegal to sell in the state. Mississippi was the only state in the country that limited alcohol by weight (ABW) for beer to5 percent—a limit that excluded approximately one-third of the world's beer styles.
A Southern Walima
As I entered the basement of the mosque, the other guests, obviously primed for the appearance of a Christian, closed in and welcomed me like I was some sort of superstar.
Thelma Glass, Ala. Bus Boycott Organizer, Dies at 96
Thelma McWilliams Glass, a longtime professor and civil rights pioneer who helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott, died on Wednesday. She was 96.
Senate OKs Dem Tax-Cut Bill in Showdown with GOP
Democrats pushed a yearlong extension of tax cuts for all but the highest-earning Americans through the Senate on Wednesday, giving President Barack Obama and his party a significant political victory.