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Jackson Protest to Honor George Floyd, Call for End to Systemic Racism
Calvert White, vice president of Alcorn State University’s chapter of the NAACP, says George Floyd is a “martyr,” killed by an oppressive power complex that affects everyone in the country.
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OPINION: Enough. Remove Symbol of Confederacy from the Mississippi Flag Now.
The state flag of Mississippi needs to have the symbol of the Confederacy removed today. Not after a vote, not after three months of deliberation, not after a committee does a study. Today.
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Mississippi to Pay $5M to Settle Food Stamp Data Claims
The Mississippi Department of Human Services will pay $5 million to the federal government to settle claims that it manipulated reporting within a food assistance program and received undeserved performance bonuses.
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Health Officials to Release Names of Long-term Care Facilities With COVID-19 Outbreaks
After reviewing the recent Hinds County Chancery Court ruling regarding the release of possible protected patient information, the Mississippi Attorney General’s office has recommended that the Mississippi State Department of Health release the names of current long-term care facilities that have COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Raymond Detention Center Detainee First to Test Positive for COVID-19
A detainee at Hinds County Raymond Detention Center in Raymond has tested positive for COVID-19 after falling ill on Thursday, becoming the first among 371 others detained in the three facilities the Hinds County Sheriff's Office manages as they await trial.
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Mackenzie Williams: Theater and Writing Key to Recent Murrah Graduate’s Success
When many people reflect on their high school experiences, they remember the times as difficult ones. Try attending two high schools at the same time, like Mackenzie Williams did.
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Report: Half-Billion Gallons of Raw Sewage Leaked into Pearl River
Nearly half a billion gallons of raw sewage leaked into the Pearl River in the first three months of 2020, according to a quarterly report the City of Jackson released.
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Mississippi State Senator Stepping Down at End of June
Republican Sen. Gary Jackson of French Camp said Monday that he will resign June 30.
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Mississippi Governor: Protests Good, But No Place for 'Agitators'
Protesters marched in Mississippi's capital city on Monday, with some stopping to lie on the ground outside Jackson's main police station to remember George Floyd, a black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes.
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Luther Munford
Luther Munford, an attorney with Butler Snow in Jackson, received a 2020 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award from the Burton Awards on May 28.