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Michelle Byrom Gets Stunning Sentencing Reversal
In a highly unusual decision, the nine justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Monday to reverse the conviction of Michelle Byrom, 57, who has been on death row awaiting execution for the past 14 years.
Will Byrom Be Tortured to Death?
Mississippi's pending executions of Michelle Byrom and Charles Crawford—which are not yet scheduled—have mired the state in a controversy over what constitutes "cruel and unusual" in executions.
Hobby Lobby Wages War on Birth Control
The Green family is headed to Washington, D.C., for its day in court—the U.S. Supreme Court.
An Innocent Woman? Michelle Byrom vs. Mississippi
If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, now 57, she will be the first woman the state has put to death in 70 years. It may also be a horrible injustice.
Steve Hendrix: Lost in the Art
Steve Hendrix's long, slender hands might indicate that he has psychic abilities, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Cotton Baronich
"Cotton" Baronich helps women with their chairs. He adds "dahlin'" to just about every sentence when he speaks with them. That's the kind of old-school southern gentleman he is—his daddy raised him up right. He clearly loves women, and he loves music.
The Lumumba Legacy: What Happens Now?
Chokwe Lumumba was the first to admit that he was a radical. He was never satisfied with the status quo. He became a lawyer for the express purpose of defending people from civil-rights abuses.
JPS to Keep Accreditation
Jackson Public Schools is on track with its programs for disabled children, Superintendent Cedrick Gray announced Monday, lifting the threat of losing its accreditation over violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Crime? There’s an App for That
Instead of fighting the fact that the overwhelming majority of Jackson's high-school students have mobile phones, Ward 6 Councilman Tony Yarber is hoping to convince young people—and all Jacksonians—to use their smart phones to help lower the city's crime rate.
Residents, Businesses Could Get Relief from Busted Pipes
Between the city's aging water and sewer systems and sub-freezing weather, broken pipes have become a contentious issue in Jackson.
Focus on Mississippi's Immigrants
Fellowship and good food trumped the torrential downpour last night for about 100 Jackson area residents who came out to show their support for a good cause.
Getting Ready for the 1-Percent Sales Tax
Businesses across the state have emails in their inboxes from the Mississippi Department of Revenue about accounting for the capital city's 1-percent sales tax beginning March 1.
Colleges Recruited to Offer Teen-Pregnancy Solutions
SB 2563 specifies that colleges provide information on how to avoid pregnancy in "success courses and orientations," and incorporate facts about unplanned pregnancy in other academic classes.
Starving the Public-Education 'Beast'
The statute that SB 2091 proposes to change contains the rules for MAEP, including how the Legislature should calculate funding for school districts.
Love, Laughter and Zippity Doo Dah
If laughter and love are balms for the soul—and surely they are—spending Valentine's Day morning with Jill Conner Browne provided plenty of both.
Health-Care Navigators Fight Misinformation
Jarvis Dortch, program manager for the Mississippi Health Advocacy Group and a marketplace navigator for the Affordable Care Act, says many people don’t know that the ACA is the same as “Obamacare.”
Jackson Still Upbeat on Capitol Agenda
Part of Walter Zinn's job, as director of governmental affairs for Jackson, is lobbying for the interests of the capital city in the state Legislature, which can be frustrating.
Chamber May Unveil Sales-Tax Commission Members This Week
Now that Jacksonians overwhelmingly approved an additional 1 percent sales tax in January, the question of who will oversee the spending of those funds is coming into focus.
Alignment Jackson: Creating the Village
A powerful concept that promises to stem the growing tide of Jackson's high-school dropouts was on the agenda Feb. 4 at the Parents for Public Schools Lunch Bunch meeting at the Jackson Medical Mall.
Eudora Welty: Reading a Murderer’s Mind
Eudora Welty only wrote one story in anger. She drafted it the day she learned of Medgar Evers' assassination.