Cooper-Stokes Wants Weekly Council Meetings
Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes announced yesterday that she wants the City Council to hold weekly meetings. Right now, the council holds regular meetings every other week on Tuesdays, with special meetings on Mondays during the weeks when no regular meeting is scheduled. Here is the announcement from Cooper-Stokes, verbatim:
Hal White
Harold Taylor White, Jr. is as much a fixture in Hal & Mal's as his 28-year-old restaurant is of downtown Jackson. On most days, patrons will find White perched at the corner of the bar, where he can watch the kitchen, dining room and behind the bar.
Santorum Wins Miss. Primary
Rick Santorum won a close race in yesterday's primary, with the other two Republican presidential candidates falling behind him by only a few thousand votes.
Old Capitol Green to Break Ground in June
Full Spectrum NY plans to break ground by the end of June of this year on a mixed-used development at the location of the Old Capitol Green (119 N. State Street).
Biz Roundup: Wireless Gets Faster
C Spire Wireless, a Ridgeland-based cell-phone service provider, plans to offer the latest generation of broadband service, dubbed, 4G LTE mobile broadband services, starting in September.
Okolo Rashid
Flora native Okolo Rashid didn't set out to start a museum. But when the Majesty of Spain exhibit that came to Jackson in 2001, neglected Muslims' contributions, Rashid created a companion exhibit.
Voter ID: What's All the Fuss About?
The voter identification amendment that Mississippians voted in last fall has been generating some discussion on our site the past couple of days. Specifically the debate has centered around comments from Mississippi NAACP president Derrick Johnson, who said recently that voter ID will disenfranchise college students, seniors and blue-collar workers in rural areas.
Primary Polls Open Today
Both Democratic and Republican candidates are hoping for decisive wins in today's primary elections.
Flirting With The Idea
"3 miles tonight?" was all it said.
Late on a Tuesday afternoon, looking forward to an evening with nothing I had to do, I received a text from Terry, or "the devil," as I've come to call him.
A March of Legislative Madness?
Beating the clock has been the name of the game in the Mississippi Legislature as lawmakers came up against crucial deadlines.
‘They Do Not Speak for Me'
When she was 18 years old, Ashley Sigrest was raped and got an abortion. Now a mother of three, Sigrest volunteers with Personhood Mississippi and hopes to outlaw abortion in Mississippi.
Kendra Preer
Living three states away from Jackson didn't stop Kendra Preer from getting a doctoral degree from a Jackson university. Preer commuted from Ohio to Jackson State University once a month to earn an executive Ph.D. in urban higher education.
Community Events and Public Meetings
6:30 p.m., W.I.N.E. (Women Inquiring, Networking and Engaging) Meeting, at the home of deborah Rae Wright (135 Grand Ave.). Attendees meet to discuss a chosen topic. Bring wine or a snack. RSVP. Email [e-mail missing].
AmeriCorps Week Promotes Community Service
This week is AmeriCorps Week, a national effort designed to raise awareness of the AmeriCorps national community service program.
Personhood Mississippi to Push for Amendment Again
Personhood Mississippi president Les Riley announced yesterday that the group will begin another petition drive to put a personhood initiative back on the ballot.
Romney Takes on Obama
Unlike his Republican predecessors who visited Jackson earlier in the week, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney avoided mentioning his Republican presidential rivals by name. Instead, he focused his remarks squarely on President Barack Obama, a Democrat Romney hopes to challenge for the presidency this fall.
Free Document Shredding Available
Mississippians will get a free chance to protect themselves from identity theft today and tomorrow when the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Better Business Bureau, BancorpSouth and CredAbility host their Sixth Annual Shred Days.
State Supreme Court: Barbour Pardons Valid
The roughly 200 acts of clemency Haley Barbour granted in his final days as governor are valid, according a 6-3 Mississippi Supreme Court decision handed down this afternoon.
City Breaks Ground on Upgrade to Water System
The city broke ground Wednesday on a new water-storage tank to replace Jackson's only well system still in use. Once the project is finished, southwest Jackson residents will join the rest of the city in using a surface water system.
Monta Ellis
Monta Ellis was named Parade Magazine Player of the Year in 2005, his senior year at Lanier High School. Named to nearly every all-star squad and given nearly every award possible, Ellis was one of Mississippi's most celebrated basketball stars ever.