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C-L Delivered 13 Pink Slips?
Unconfirmed reports indicate that The Clarion-Ledger has laid off 13 employees over the past two days. The report, from The Gannett Blog (which is not an official Gannett source), says that nationwide, the Gannett Company's U.S. Community Publishing newspaper division, the C-L's parent company, has fired an estimated 223 people …
Jackson Issues Boil-Water Notice
A large area of Jackson is under a boil-water notice from the city.
Tonight: Supt. House on Common Core and More
[verbatim release] Interim State Superintendent Presents First Parents’ Meeting on Mississippi College- and Career-ready Standards WHO: Dr. Lynn J. House, interim state superintendent of education WHAT: The Mississippi Department of Education, in collaboration with the Mississippi Parent-Teacher Association and the Mississippi Library Commission, launches today a series of parent meetings, …
Park-N-Ride to the JSU Game
Leave your parking and traffic worries behind and let Jackson's JATRAN do the driving.
Gain an Understanding of Race
Are you interested in understanding how race and other forms of diversity affect all of us?
Jackson Job Fair Sept. 25
If you're looking for work or you're ready for a change, it's time to polish your resume.
Barbour, Lumumba, Tonkel Together on Community
Operation Shoestring just announced the panelists for its annual "Conversation About Community" luncheon: Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, former Gov. Haley Barbour and Wells Church pastor Rev. Keith Tonkel. The event, which highlights and raises funds for Operation Shoestring's work with children and families in central Jackson, is scheduled for Thursday, …
ARF Shelter in Crisis
The Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi is making a desperate plea for donations.
Coalition Forms for Health Insurance Enrollment
Cover Mississippi is taking on the challenges of educating and enrolling Mississippians in the new health insurance market place.
Al Jazeera Profiles Chokwe Lumumba
Al Jazeera America published a profile of Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba today, "In Mississippi, America's most revolutionary mayor." Author Siddhartha Mitter a good amount of time in the city this summer. Looks like a good read: “Nowadays you’ve got to call yourself a ‘change agent’ or something, or else you’ll …
Jackson Ranks No. 6 in Generosity
Our fair city ranks as one of the most generous cities in the United States.
Barbour's Chickens Turn Out to be Buzzards
You ought to know you're in trouble when the folks who should be your biggest cheerleaders come and do a dance on your head and slap you around a bit. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has been a player in the Republican Party for decades. As a matter of fact, …
Democratic Runoffs Likely in Supervisor Races
The official results aren't available, yet, but it looks like its runoffs for the Democrats.
Board of Ed Names New Superintendent
Dr. Carey Wright is Mississippi's new Education superintendent; Lynn House to retire.
MS Coverage Under Obamacare May Be as low as $8/month
Mississippi health-insurance rates could be as low as $8 a month after tax credits.
City Issues Boil-Water Notices
The city of Jackson's water system seems to be fighting a battle against shifting Yazoo clay.
Thompson Derides Repubs for Shutdown
19,000 Mississippians awoke this morning to the possibility of no paycheck.