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La. Parish Council Rejects 'One Lake'
The chorus of opposition among environmental advocates and downriver residents against a flood-control lake project is growing louder. Thursday night, the St. Tammany Parish, La., council passed a resolution opposing a plan proffered by groups with ties to petroleum businessman John McGowan. Known locally as "One Lake," the flood-control plan …
Drink Up, the Brown Water's Fine
If after working out in the sweltering sun all day today, and you turned on your faucet for a cool drink only to get a glass full of brown of liquid, don't worry. It's just a little "discoloration." The city sent out a discolored water alert today after "experiencing a …
Public Hearing Tonight at City Hall
The Jackson City Council will hold a public hearing on the subject of Chokwe Lumumba's proposed budget at 6 p.m. tonight in council chambers at City Hall. The meeting follows a 4 p.m. meeting of the council's Budget Committee, chaired by former City Council President Tony Yarber (Ward 6). All …
Gain an Understanding of Race
Are you interested in understanding how race and other forms of diversity affect all of us?
Bryant to Troops: No Being Gay on State Property
It's not that Gov. Phil Bryant has a problem with gay people. In fact, he might tell even tell you that he knows some gay people. He just doesn't want it done on state property. This week, for the first time same-sex-loving people could apply for federal benefits under a …
Park-N-Ride to the JSU Game
Leave your parking and traffic worries behind and let Jackson's JATRAN do the driving.
ZAPP Collecting Letters of Support for Zoo
An email distributed by former mayoral candidate Jonathan Lee and his "Friday Forum" group, which meets every Friday morning at Koinonia Coffee House, is asking for letters of support for the Jackson Zoo. The Jackson Zoological Park's accreditation is up for review later this month, and the Community Outreach Committee …
JRA Meets Behind Closed Doors
The monthly meeting of the Jackson Redevelopment Authority was uneventful Wednesday morning, at least in the portion of the meeting open to the public. For the first hour of the meeting, which began at 10 a.m., board members discussed issues it has had in regards to Union Station, including repeated …
Mysterious Package at JWHO Causes Stir
An unmarked package delivered to Jackson Women's Health Organization Tuesday afternoon caused a few minutes of panic and prompted the Jackson Police Department to respond by sending the bomb squad and several police cars. JWHO, the only abortion clinic in the state, called police to report the package, according to …
City Sets Town Hall Meeting To Discuss Rate Hikes
The City of Jackson will host a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. at Anderson United Methodist Church South at 1315 West McDowell Road to give residents a chance to discuss and ask questions about the mayor's proposed rate hikes on water and sewer services. A …
Rep. Angela Cockerham Joins Money Committees
Rep. Angela Cockerham, a Democrat from Magnolia, is joining the House Appropriations and Joint Legislative Budget Committees. Speaker Philip Gunn made the announcement this afternoon. Here's the full release: Jackson, MS—Today, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn announced his appointment of Rep. Angela Cockerham (D-Magnolia) to the House Appropriations Committee …
Spoiled on Football
Last night was a treat. The football season officially kicked off with No. 1 Brandon defeating No. 6 Madison Central 21-14 in front of an estimated crowd of 9,000 interested onlookers at Madison's Jaguar Field. The Bulldogs (1-0) broke a 14-14 tie late in the fourth quarter on a 7-yard …
Lumumba Calls for Budget Increase
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba at today's special meeting of the Jackson City Council put forth a $502.5 million budget proposal, which represents a 43.3 percent increase in spending over last year's budget of $350.8 million, to be funded by rate increases on water and sewer services and a return of "overfunding" …
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, …
