Jackson News

JACKSON - The ex-director of an agency that receives federal money annually and two contractors have been indicted for conspiring to embezzle money from the agency, authorities said yesterday.

Nancy Loome, director of the Parents' Campaign, an education advocacy organization, discusses the Joint Legislative Budget Committee state fiscal 2015 budget recommendations, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 in Jackson, Miss., following the release of the recommended state's fiscal year 2015 operating budget.

Life Legal Defense Foundation Files on Behalf of Pro-Life Mississippi Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net JACKSON, Miss., July 23, 2014 / Christian Newswire / -- Today, Life Legal Defense Foundation filed a lawsuit against the City of Jackson Mississippi Police Department in United States District Court for the Southern District of ... (more)

DEVELOPING RIGHT NOW... A SHOOTING VICTIM WALKS INTO A GAS STATION THEN DISAPPEARS.

JACKSON - A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow in a lawsuit filed by a group seeking Mississippi voter records.

Amazing how the cops tell these anti abortion folks their signs are ok at the start of the tape and then stand by with arms folded as the signs are stolen.

The Striped Pig Distillery's aptly named mascot, Jackson - the Striped Pig, was unable to attend the popular King Street Second Sunday event in Charleston this month due to requests from Second Sunday organizers.

LEFT THE SUSPECT WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE LEG. 16 WAPT'S HADAS BROWN REPORTS -- IT WAS A JACKSON- OFFICER WHO FIRED AT HIM.

THE PLAN IS A 4-YEAR ROTATION STARTING WITH MISSISSIPPI STATE'S THIS YEAR, OLE MISS' THE YEAR AFTER.

Truck Trailer and Equipment, recently under new management, has initiated a growth plan, and the Memphis area is the first stop.

JACKSON, Miss.- Biloxi's Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant will close on or before Sept.

The Mississippi High School Activities Association announced several changes to its postseason venues, including moving the football championships from Jackson to the campus stadiums at Mississippi State and Mississippi.

"Chief Horton's career of public service should be commended. We're grateful for his assistance during our administration's transition and wish him the best," Yarber said.

An announcement is scheduled to be made Monday morning on where state high school playoff games will be moved to from Jackson.

Mississippi's biggest construction company is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.

The gun was found at the home of a 72-year-old man involved in a domestic dispute, The Clarion-Ledger reported.

A few months ago, President Obama delivered a tribute to Lyndon Johnson that was also a tribute to his optimistic vision about American history.

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced today that the Mississippi Public Service Commission has reached settlements with three alleged No-Call violators.

A Mississippi family was selected as this year's winner of the city's rodeo package.

MTM Inc. plans a transportation operation and call center in a north Jackson office building that will hire 80 people.