Forbes Features HOPE's Bill Bynum
Last week, Forbes Magazine ran an interesting Q&A with HOPE Enterprise Corp.'s chief-executive officer Bill Bynum. Bynum told interviewer Willy Foote that the population HOPE serves through its credit union is similar to a developing nation and talked about why HOPE is successful, saying: "It’s certainly not easy but it ...
One Church: An Oasis of Religious Diversity
While working on a story on Tony Yarber's Jackson Crime Alignment, I got the pleasure of speaking with pastor Matt McGue of one of Jackson's newest churches, One Church. I am admittedly not very religious, but there's something about McGue's message of inclusion that struck me as incredibly genuine. There ...
ACLU: Couple Researching Mississippi Stereotypes Are Racially Profiled in Mississippi
From the you can't make this ish up file, the Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint this afternoon alleging the Mississippi Highway Patrol engaged in racial profiling and violated the First, Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights of Raymond Montgomery and Cathryn Stout, who are African American. The stop ...
Neighborhood Organization Set To Feed Cops
Civic group OurFondren plans to feed the officers of Jackson Police Precinct 4 this Thursday at 1 p.m. to show their appreciation. The group is in its second year sponsoring the program, but it needs help. According to a Tuesday press release, McDade's Grovery, Fondren Renaissance and the Fondren Association ...
AG JIm Hood Clarifies Open Carry Law
Verbatim press release: Attorney General Issues Opinion to Clarify Gun Carry December 5, 2013 Contact: Jan Schaefer Public Information Officer 601-359-2002 [email protected] Jackson, MS- An opinion released by Attorney General Jim Hood outlines where concealed stun guns, revolvers and pistols can be carried by enhanced permit holders on public property ...