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Tyrone Hendrix Bests Sweet, Takes Ward 6
Tyrone Hendrix is used to managing campaigns, but his recent foray into politics as a candidate also proved successful.
Drilling Ruling Another Win for Gulf Boosters
When Derrick Evans talks about the challenges facing his home of Turkey Creek and the people who inhabit the community that former slaves founded on the Mississippi Gulf Coast near Gulfport, one word that comes up over and over: biblical.
Dems, Tea Party: Hosemann MIA on Voter Fraud Allegations
Democrats and tea-party conservatives took Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to task for not looking more closely at charges of voter fraud.
Hinds: Jackson Should Pay More for Inmates
People arrested in the city of Jackson, the largest municipality in Hinds County, also make up the majority of people incarcerated at the county-run Raymond Detention Center. That has long been a source of handwringing by county officials, who claim Jackson's inmates are breaking the bank.
Hendrix, New Ward 6 Councilman, Brings Council to Full Strength
After a swearing-in ceremony with Federal Appeals Court Judge James Graves presiding, Tyrone Hendrix took his seat among attending city council members as the successor to Mayor Tony Yarber, the previous Ward 6 representative.
KiOR on the Block?
Fully cashing in on the green energy revolution continues to elude Mississippi as a company that state officials, including former Gov. Haley Barbour, helped fund with state money, is now considering putting itself up for sale.
Legislative Fixes Needed for Primaries?
Assuming the Republican primary for U.S. Senate is resolved by the start of the 2015 legislative session, the Legislature could grapple with whether legislative fixes are required to curb electoral chaos in the future.
4 More Hate Crime Indictments Handed Down for James Anderson Killing
Federal prosecutors announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted the following people for allegedly participating in the a conspiracy to commit federal hate crimes against African-Americans in Jackson:
Council Nixes One Yarber Judge Pick, OKs Others
Amid speculation that a city judge might vacate her spot on the bench, the Jackson City Council declined to confirm one of two men Mayor Tony Yarber nominated as municipal judges at a special city council meeting July 16.
Nissan: Part of New Supplier Park to be Complete this Year
Officials with Nissan North America's Canton assembly plant said that part of a supplier park, which the company broke ground on in 2013, is scheduled to be completed by the end of the calendar year.
JPD Chief Horton Retires Amid Botched 911 Call Scandal
Lindsey Horton, one of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's first and most popular appointments last year, is stepping down from his post as Jackson's police chief, effective immediately.
Yarber's City Shakeup Targets JRA, Judge
Mayor Tony Yarber's city shakeup continues as he has moved to terminate a municipal judge and is likely to appoint several new members to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority.
Black is the New Black: How Blacks Changed the GOP Game
On the night of June 24, state Sen. Chris McDaniel took the podium from his fellow Mississippi state legislator Michael Watson after results came in for the Republican primary run-off for the U.S. Senate.
Lawsuit: JPD Has Long Harassed Pro-Life Groups
Pro-Life Mississippi is suing the Jackson Police Department.
Yarber: Get Ready for Pain, New Initiatives
In his first state of the city address since becoming Jackson mayor, Tony Yarber painted a hopeful picture of the capital city's future.
LGBT Pols Ready to Play in State
With black folks playing the spoiler in the Mississippi Republican Senate primary, bucking many traditional notions about how politics work in the Magnolia State, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are making a political play of their own.
Old Ghosts to Haunt City Budget Plans
Jackson city officials like to talk about the $1.25 billion worth of investment slated to come to the capital through infrastructure upgrades in the coming years.
Kishia Powell Faces Tough Roads at Public Works
Earlier this week, Kishia Powell became the city of Jackson's highest-paid employee. She may also have the toughest job in the capital.
Kemper Coal Plant Legal Battles Over
Six years of legal wrangling over the Kemper County coal-fired power plant, now under construction in eastern Mississippi, drew to an end today with the announcement of a settlement between Mississippi Power Co., which is building the plant, and the Sierra Club.
JRA Starts Cleaning Up the Books
After a recent audit brought to light problems with JRA's accounting procedures, the seven-member commission recently took action to address the problems.