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City of Jackson Calls for Emergency Water Conservation
This release came from the City this morning, verbatim: Effective immediately, The City of Jackson has issued an emergency water conservation request for all customers served by the City’s Water System. The city’s Department of Public Works has determined that system-wide water conservation measures are needed at this time to …
Over 11,000 Mississippi Residents Signed Up for Healthcare.gov in 4-Month Period
11,466 Mississippi residents signed up for health insurance through healthcare.gov during the special enrollment period from February 23 to June 30. According to a new report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 46 percent of Mississippi residents enrolled because they had lost coverage. Other reasons for enrollment …
Blue Bell Ice Cream is Back But Not to Mississippi Just Yet
Southerners (and my mom) rejoice: After halting production for what seemed to many like an eternity, Blue Bell is back. Here's the announcement from the Texas-based company: Brenham, TX, August 17, 2015 – Blue Bell Creameries announced today it will begin distributing ice cream to select markets on Monday, August …
Oxford, Home of Ole Miss, Votes to Not Fly Mississippi Flag, Called 'Pansies'
Good news out of Oxford, Miss., just now. Legislative hopeful Cristen Hemmins and The Oxford Eagle are reporting on their Facebook pages that the Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to stop flying the Mississippi state flag until the Confederate canton is gone. Per The Oxford Eage's Facebook Post: "The Oxford …
Mississippi Cities That Have Taken Down the State Flag
On Tuesday, Oxford and Greenwood joined several other Mississippi counties and cities that have removed the state flag from city property. Mississippi is the only (and the last) state with the Confederate symbol on its state flag. An ad that ran this week in the Clarion-Ledger listed over 60 prominent …
City Council Offers $7 Million in Cuts to Avoid Furlough, Tax Hikes
The Jackson City Council outlined more than $7 million in savings in order to avoid Mayor Tony Yarber's proposal to furlough city workers and raise local property taxes to fill a budget hole. Yarber proposed a one-day-per-month furlough for full-time employees and a property tax increase of 8 percent to …
Mississippi Colleges Ranked by 'Best Value'
It's back to school time which means time to figure out financial aid, student loans and other expenses for most college students. Smart Asset, a financial advising website, has created a Student Loan Calculator for students to estimate how much they will owe monthly and in total by the time …
LIVEBLOG: Run-Off Results - Jackson and Hinds County
9:38 PM With 100% in, McQuirter lost ground but appears to win with 687 vote lead. With 94% in, Sykes leads Begley 54/46. With 96% in, McGowan leads Stringfellow by 186 votes (54/46). 9:13 PM With 96.5% reporting, McQuirter leads Archie by just under 1700 votes. At 83% in, Sykes …
Unofficial Totals: Sykes Beats Begley, McGowan Over Stringfellow, McQuirter Shakes Archie; Coleman Wins
Only 8 percent of registered voters participated in yesterday's local Democratic runoff elections. With such low participation, it undoubtedly helped community activist Kathy Sykes, who had wide support among progressive grassroots groups and fellow activists. It's also a majority black district. Sykes is African American; her opponent, attorney, Sam Begley …
$14.6 Million Tax-Forfeited Property Sale Starts Aug. 27
Bidding on 360 parcels of tax-forfeited property will begin tomorrow, city and state officials said today. The Mississippi Secretary of State holds properties when owners fail to pay ad valorem property taxes, which provides funding to city and county governments as well as local schools. Of the approximately $75 million …
Jackson State University Has Housed All Students on Wait List
Jackson State University has announced that all students who were on the waiting list for housing this semester have been placed, after an initial scramble. The incoming freshmen class is the largest the university has ever seen. There are a few spaces available to accommodate late arrivals or those who …
Mayor Yarber Issues Statement on Best Buy Closing
This is full, verbatim release from the office Mayor Tony Yarber: “The Administration has been in communication with Best Buy regularly since June 2014 and was advised sales were strong and that the Jackson store would not close. Under Best Buy’s current business model, the company has shifted its focus …
Dan Aykroyd: Mississippi Gun Violence Exceeeds Most of the Entire Western World
Dan Aykroyd, best known for his work as a ghostbuster, Canadian vodka mogul, and supporter of outgoing Sheriff Tyrone Lewis, still wants to help end gun violence in Hinds County. Aykroyd, whom Lewis deputized into the reserves last year and hit the campaign trail for Lewis earlier this year, made …
Two More Charter Schools Coming to Jackson
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board unanimously approved an application for two new charter schools to open in Jackson. RePublic Schools Inc. will run both schools: Joel D. Smilow Collegiate and Joel D. Smilow Prep. RePublic Schools Inc. is the charter management organization that opened one of the first charter …
A Day to Celebrate Creativity
Today, Sept. 3 is gearing up to be quite a day for the Jackson arts community. Fondren's First Thursday begins at 11 a.m., and other artist and businesses will have cool events tonight. Here's some of what to look for. Power & Light Press Pop-up Shop at Thimblepress While this …
Food Truck Fridays
If you work downtown, or just like to be there, you now have another option for lunch. Every Friday until Oct. 9, local food trucks will be at Smith Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for We Are Jackson Food Truck Friday. If you need another reason to check …
92 Percent of Mississippi 3rd Graders Pass 'Reading Gate' Test
92 percent of Mississippi third graders in public schools passed the so-called "3rd Grade Reading Gate" assessment according to the latest results released by the Mississippi Department of Education. Over 35,000 students statewide scored high enough to pass the test, and the average state test score was higher than the …
New State Testing Rules Released
Mississippi public schools will administer new assessments for 3-8 grades called the Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) this year, and the Mississippi Department of Education released blueprints for the tests today. The MAP tests will be conducted primarily on computers, with the exclusion of the English language portion which will be …
Steve Earle Weighs in on Flag
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Earle is the latest voice to join the flag debate, though his voice comes in the form of a good-old-fashioned protest song. On the track, titled "Mississippi, It's Time," the Virginia-born musician denounces the Confederate battle emblem's position on the Mississippi state flag, which has been a …
Help Syrian Refugees, Shop Local
Here's a great way to contribute to a great cause while also keeping shopping local in mind: today, Sept. 10, and tomorrow, Sept. 11, Thimblepress is teaming up with Tennessee business Little Things Studio and other small businesses around the country to aid Syrian refugees. If you shop Thimblepress online …