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Showing Up: Mayoral Hopeful Graham Pledges to Manage Crisis
Robert Graham traces his 35 years with the Jackson Police Department with a sense of resolve. Starting at JPD as a civilian who mopped the floors, he says it was persistence, or "showing up," that led him to where he is today—behind his desk in the Hinds County Chancery Court building.
In Search of the Wheel’s Hub
What exactly was Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith looking for when he subpoenaed a circuit-court judge in January?
Fondren Residents Push Back on Neighborhood Gates, City Backtracks
Walter "Dick" Dickerson and his wife have lived on Ridge Drive the Woodland Hills subdivision in Fondren for the last 21 years. It's not a gated community, and he does not want to be excluded from any plans made by neighborhood organizations to build one on his street.
JPD Seeking Kidnapper; No Homicides; Low Crime for State Fair, JSU Game
The Jackson Police Department is on the lookout for a man accused of kidnapping and holding a 19-year-old woman hostage for two days.
City's Parking Meters May Double Cost, Revenue Under New Partnership
The Jackson City Council wants to make sure it gets the best deal for the City's lucrative parking-meter contract, including a requirement doubling the current rates for the meters with no indication that fines would change.
Hinds DA Can Keep His Counsel, Fails to Quash Indictment
Special Judge Larry Roberts ruled this morning that Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith can continue to retain Tupelo attorney Jim Waide, as long as he understands the potential consequences.
Secret Tapes Reveal DA’s Private Side
Former Assistant District Attorney Ivon Johnson taped conversations with Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith on May 9 and June 18, the last session only four days before sheriff's deputies arrested Smith on an affidavit from the attorney general's office.
Changing the Form of City Government
On a vote of 4-1, the Jackson City Council last week shot down Ward 4 Councilman De'Keither Stamps' proposed resolution supporting a citizen-led initiative to change the form of government from a "strong mayor" to a council-manager form of government. However, it isn't just the council that stands in the way of a change.
JSU President Resigns, New Dorms on Hold
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers has submitted her resignation just days after the state's college board put plans for new dorms at the historically black public university on hold in the wake of financial turmoil there.
Court: Judge Weill Can Continue Hiring Private Attorneys for Public Defense
Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill can continue hiring private attorneys instead of public defenders in criminal cases before him, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled this week.
Turmoil at JSU: State Applies Heavy Hand
Jackson State University must brace itself for changes, from financial policies to a new president, in the wake of news that it has nearly exhausted its cash reserves.
Fondren Sidewalk Project Delayed, Scaled Back to Lower Costs
Fondren's four-year-old sidewalk facelift proposal, which would bring the neighborhood in compliance with federal disabilities law, may take even longer because it was way over-budget.
Federal Violence Liaison Visits JPD; Homicide Suspect Named, Sought
Jackson's upcoming participation with the federal Violence Reduction Network will open up the capital city to new resources, both monetary and otherwise, federal liaison and former St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom said during a visit Thursday.
‘We Failed Him’: Caught in the Revolving Door of Juvenile Detention
Yvette Mason hopes that telling her son Charles McDonald's story will prevent others from experiencing her pain by highlighting the lack of resources available to families of troubled youth in Hinds County and Mississippi. Juvenile detention failed him, she and others say.
Water Billing Problems Continue, But Contract Renewed
Even as complaints mount about large and incorrect water bills in Jackson, the City Council approved a contract of more than $300,000 to continue use of the Oracle software that supports the troublesome system.
MDOT Gifts Land to Private Group
Locals have long used the large chunk of land north of Pearl and south of the reservoir, a pie-chunk of untouched wild, for recreation. The current mayor of Flowood is one of them.
57 Homicides So Far in Jackson; Police Force Drops to 392
Jackson has passed the number of homicides for last year, just as the police department's count of uniformed officers drops below 400.
Flowood Mayor: 'One Lake' Project Will Protect Hospitals from Flooding
Flowood Mayor Gary Rhoads supports the "One Lake" plan to widen the Pearl River to protect the hospitals that sit in Rankin County's floodplain, he said today.
Clinton Handily Wins Hinds, Despite Poll Problems, Closings
Hinds County Election Commissioner Connie Cochran stands amid piles of papers, ballots and maps as workers comb through the boxes upon boxes of affidavit ballots that voters filled out during last Tuesday's general election.
On Way Out of Jackson, Siemens Addresses ‘Stranded Bills’
The Jackson City Council expressed concerns about charging those on fixed incomes the larger-than-normal bills that have accumulated over the last six months as the water-billing department and Siemens close down their cooperative effort to alleviate difficulties.