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Mississippi Development Authority Director to Step Down
Glenn McCullough said in a statement Thursday that he will step down as head of Mississippi Development Authority at the end of January.
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Incoming Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is rejecting a statewide gas tax for infrastructure repair. But …
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Statewide Gas Taxes a Bridge Too Far for Lt. Gov.-elect Hosemann
Lt. Gov.-elect Delbert Hosemann will not consider raising gas taxes statewide in 2020, he told the press on Dec. 17. But he is opening the door for county supervisors to pass their own local tax raises.
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James Kenyon
Jackson resident James Kenyon says he has a heart for "telling stories that might not otherwise be heard," which he has had the chance to do since co-founding the Hearth and Mantel Theatre in 2017.
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Elizabeth Spencer, UMMC NASA Grant and MSU State of Black Men Symposium
Author and Belhaven University alumna Elizabeth Spencer died on Sunday, Dec. 22, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. at age 98.
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Mississippi Opens Qualifying Time for Federal Candidates
Candidates for federal offices can start filing qualifying papers on Thursday in Mississippi.
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JPD Arrests 82 People Under 'Operation Targeting Gun Violence'
Days after U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst chided Jackson public officials for being too soft on crime, Jackson Police Department Chief James Davis held a press conference to highlight 82 arrests in the city.
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Dana Larkin
After working and living in Jackson for 52 years, Executive Director of Growing Up Knowing Dana Larkin has stepped down from her position and moved to the Washington D.C. area to be closer to her family and grandchildren.
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Lawsuit: Sewage Could Pollute Memphis Area if Deal Ends
The ground and water in some northern Mississippi communities could become polluted if nearby Memphis pulls out of a decadeslong agreement to treat the area's sewage, the suburban water officials say in a federal lawsuit.
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Congressman John Lewis Says Cancer is His Latest Battle
As a congressman today at 79, John Lewis is facing a foe like none before: advanced pancreatic cancer.
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Three Years in, No Sign of Trump's Replacement for Obamacare
Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it's unclear if that relief is the start of a trend or merely a blip.