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Elliot Root performs at Cathead Jam 2018 on June 1, 2018, at Cathead Distillery.

JPS Board Announces Three Superintendent Finalists

The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees announced three finalists vying to lead the second-largest district in the state on Monday afternoon.

Dr. Jeanne Hairston said the three superintendent candidates come from cities and states that are …

Special Session to Fund Roads, Bridges May Depend on U.S. Supreme Court

Gov. Phil Bryant alluded to the possibility of a special session for infrastructure funding, if the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to start collecting use tax from online retailers.

Gov. Phil Bryant said combining sports betting, online sales tax and state lottery revenues could …

City, JPS Benefitting from Sale of 228 Forfeited Properties

Almost $200,000 is going back to Hinds County governmental organizations from the sale of 228 tax-forfeited properties. Nearly two-thirds of the money is going to the City of Jackson and Jackson Public Schools.

The Hinds County Board of Supervisors received a check for $42,194 from the sale of …

Report: 110 Confederate Monuments Removed in US Since 2015

It took generations to erect all the nation's Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they're being removed at a pace of about three each month.

The study—released Monday by the Southern Poverty Law Center—shows that 110 Confederate monuments have been …

Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Museum Honors Howlin' Wolf, Local Artists

Blues legend Howlin' Wolf is among the latest additions to the hall of fame at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience, along with country singer Charley Pride, folk rock singer Jimmy Buffett, writer Willie Morris and photographer William Eggleston.

Howlin' Wolf, born Chester A. Burnett, was from White Station, Mississippi, and became famous on …

Justices Side With Colorado Baker on Same-Sex Wedding Cake

The Supreme Court ruled narrowly Monday for a Colorado baker who wouldn't make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. But the court is not deciding the big issue in the case, whether a business can invoke religious objections to refuse service to gay and lesbian people.

The Supreme Court ruled narrowly Monday for a Colorado baker who wouldn't make a wedding …

Trump Says He Has 'Absolute Right' to Pardon Himself

President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe Monday, declaring he has the "absolute right" to pardon himself and attacking the investigation as "totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!"