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Clarion-Ledger Greets Lumumba Win with Negative Front Page
You know, Harvey Johnson told the JFP once that The Clarion-Ledger was still institutionally racist, and doesn't even know it, and they have done little—consistently, any way—over the years to prove that it's not true. After Lumumba's historic (whether you like him or not) win, THIS was the front-page news …
Mississippi Dems Hang on to Mayor Seats, Turn Others Blue
Mississippi Democrats are basking in the post-electoral bliss of having held on to or picked up a number of mayor's seats yesterday. A shock to no one, Democrat Chokwe Lumumba coasted to a W in Jackson (lesson here for future secret campaign engineers: being on the down-low never helped anyone). …
Jackson Utility Management Project Jobs Fair
The city of Jackson hosts the Jackson Utility Management Project Jobs Fair Wednesday, June 12.
The Hotel Announcement (No, not THAT one)
I got my hopes up today when I saw an item on a city council workshop meeting agenda about a tax increment financing (TIF) for a hotel project in downtown Jackson. We've heard rumors for weeks the city is close to a deal with a hotel management group to build …
MSGOP Issues Anti-Obamacare Resolution
In a unanimous and completely unsurprising move, the Mississippi Republican Central Committee rejected the federal Affordable Care Act, which Congress passed three years ago. The state GOP said it was supporting the positions of the state's Three Tops--Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and Speaker Philip Gunn--in resisting the …
It's Official: Flaggs is Outta Here
Veteran state Rep. George Flaggs will officially retire from the Mississippi House of Representatives on June 30. Flaggs, a Democrat, recently survived a gauntlet of a race for Vicksburg in which the incumbent became the focus of a federal corruption probe and another contender became a victim of her own …
West Street Construction Begins
Construction to replace a 90-year-old water line and three feet of Yazoo clay began today on West Street between Woodrow Wilson Avenue and Marshall Street. The construction has forced the close of both southbound lanes from Woodrow Wilson Avenue to Millsaps Avenue, and one northbound lane in the same area. …
Troubled Miss. Prison Gets New Warden
The East Mississippi Correction Facility, which recently became the subject of a class-action lawsuit, is getting a new warden. Management and Training Corporation, the Utah-based private company that operates the prison for the Mississippi Department of Corrections, released the following statement: EAST MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WELCOMES NEW WARDEN Jerry Buscher …
Local Person Charged in 2nd Buttocks Injection Death
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's office sent out the following news release this afternoon: Jackson, MS—A Hinds County resident has been arrested a second time for depraved heart murder, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Tracey Lynn Garner (formerly known as Morris Garner), age 52, of Jackson was arrested Thursday …
Coleman Resigns As JPD Chief
Jackson television station WLBT is reporting that JPD Chief Rebecca Coleman has resigned. The 61-year-old Coleman has served as a JPD officer for 24 years. Mayor-elect Chokwe Lumumba said at a WAPT/Clarion-Ledger debate at Mississippi College's School of Law that, if elected, he would replace Coleman. Coleman told WLBT her …
Inaugural Events Aplenty
Here is the list of events scheduled for Lumumba's inauguration celebration, which will apparently last four days: Friday, June 28, 2013 Kick-off celebration (3 p.m. - 7 p.m.) - Smith Park Saturday, June 29, 2013 Ward 2 celebration (10 a.m. - 1 p.m.) - Presidential Hills, Ward 3 celebration (Noon …
GOP, Dems: Still Bangin' Over Medicaid
Forget about making Mississippi healthier. Forget about the cost to taxpayers. The fight over Medicaid in Mississippi is turning into an all-out partisan turf war. The latest salvo came yesterday, when Democratic Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood issued an opinion stating that the governor cannot lawfully run the Medicaid program …
Hinds CC Offers GED Prep Classes
This summer, Hinds Community College will hold classes for people who want to finish their General Education Development (GED) high-school equivalency.
We Should All Be Bulldogs
I've seen a lot of comments of Facebook, Twitter and other social media or in just every day conversation of should Ole Miss fans root for Mississippi State in the College World Series? One thing is for sure, the rest of the SEC is rooting for MSU to win a …
Siemens Deal Cleared In Court
The complaint filed in chancery court has been withdrawn and District 3 Judge Denise Owens ruled Thursday to allow the city of Jackson to issue bonds to pay for the $90 million sewer and water improvement project with the Siemens company. According to Advanced Technology Business Solutions attorney Herbert Irvin, …
MSU Opens Championship Series Today
The Mississippi State baseball team opens play in the best-of-three national championship series at 7 p.m. tonight against the UCLA Bruins in Omaha. It is the first time a team from Mississippi has garnered a berth in the series. The Bulldogs (51-18) will send Trevor Fitts (0-0) to the mound, …
U.S. Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back to Texas
In a near unanimous 7-1 decision announced earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court decline to rule in Fisher v. University of Texas.
At Long Last, Gov. Bryant Calls Medicaid Special Session
Break out the seersucker, Gov. Phil Bryant has called a special session of the Mississippi Legislature for Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The Medicaid program is set to expire on July 1 if lawmakers do not renew it. The House will take up the Medicaid reauthorization bill first; then it …