6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (611+ words) A federal appeals court rejected constitutional claims brought by Jackson, Mississippi, residents who alleged city officials exposed them to lead in their drinking water and misled them about its safety. In a Sept. 4 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (721+ words) Tributes are pouring in for Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson of Jackson, whose “sultry, honey-toned voice” brought her international fame. She died Tuesday at age 70. “Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends and…...

1+ week, 53+ min ago   (764+ words) Most Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first public hearing on redistricting in the Delta criticized what they saw as a Republican push for power at the expense of Black representation, while some others said they support swift…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (237+ words) Painting his opponent as an absentee official whose time in office has led to more personal enrichment than public service, Scott Colom urged local voters Tuesday to believe in his stated mission to change the status quo by unseating Republican…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (757+ words) U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate placed an indefinite injunction against HB 1193 last year. His use of AI to draft the order, and the inaccuracies contained therein, raised concerns all the way up to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The Fifth Circuit Court…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (972+ words) The funding is being provided by the Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Coronavirus Relief program. Nearly $3.4 million in CARES Act grant funding has been approved to help renovate a foster care facility in Mississippi. The funding will be utilized…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1064+ words) Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first of several public hearings on redistricting around the state urged lawmakers to not redraw electoral maps, calling the effort a needless power grab aimed at diluting Black political power in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (797+ words) Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Friday that Mississippi’s total nonfarm employment reached a new record high in July with 1,196,200 jobs. “There’s been no shortage of record-breaking economic news for Mississippi over the last six-plus years,” said Governor Reeves. “It’s amazing to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (744+ words) Lawmakers serving on the Joint Committee on Redistricting and Reapportionment kicked off a series of public hearings Tuesday night in Itawamba County aimed at obtaining citizens’ comments and suggestions on the redistricting efforts being considered by the Mississippi Legislature. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) Rosedale Distilling Company, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, near Terrene Landing, is the foundation and culmination of years of perseverance and determination. He had only to “figure out” the what and the how. All he knew in the…...