On this day in 1965, Jackson police arrested participants in a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party march to the state Capitol.
Judicial candidates in contested elections raise nearly $130,000 in May
Judicial offices are nonpartisan, so candidates do not participate in party primaries. All candidates will appear on the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot.
Swim lessons promote fun and safety at 100 Black Men of Jackson
Swim classes are underway at 100 Black Men of Jackson, located at 5360 Highland Drive, just south of Callaway High School.
On this day in 1967
On this day in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated the first Black American, Thurgood Marshall, to the Supreme Court.
North Mississippi attorney Wil Colom to challenge Rep. Cheikh Taylor for chair of Democratic Party
If Colom becomes the party’s new leader, he would be the organization’s third chairman in one year.
Latest hospital safety grades show big drop for one Jackson hospital
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center fell from an A in 2021 and 2022 to a D in the spring of this year, according to the Leapfrog Group’s most recent Hospital Safety Grade ratings.
U.S. Colored Cavalry reenactors bring living history to Jackson
Civil War reenactors brought history to life at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson as members of the 3rd U.S. Colored Cavalry.
Podcast: It’s U.S. Open Week and Mr. Golf Randy Watkins joins to discuss whether anybody can beat Scottie Scheffler right now.
Randy Watkins joins the Clevelands to discuss the U.S. Open and whether anyone can beat Scottie Scheffler right now.
New Biden administration rule would ban medical debt from credit reports
These proposals would narrow the 2005 exemption in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which allowed creditors to use medical debts in underwriting credit decisions.
On this day in 1963
On this day in 1963, NAACP leader Medgar Evers was assassinated outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
Senate has little appetite for changing the difficult way it restores suffrage to convicted felons
Mississippi still imposes lifetime voting bans for people convicted of certain crimes, a holdover from the state’s Jim Crow past.
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