Jackson News

An old Atmos building in downtown Jackson caught fire Tuesday, which caused nearby electrical transformers to explode, causing hundreds of power outages.

Attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba , 31, lost his bid to replace his late father, revolutionary human rights attorney Chokwe Lumumba , as mayor of Jackson, MS to Tony Yarber , 36, in a closely watched mayoral run-off election that found Lumumba trailing throughout the evening.

CHEAP. 16 WAPT'S EMILY ALEXANDER TALKED WITH THE GUY RENOVATING AND RAFFLING OFF THE HOMES.

New details are released about the carjacking, kidnapping and rape of Jackson woman.

TEC has appointed Aaron Timlake as switch technician at TEC of Jackson. Timlake attended Hinds Community College in Ridgeland where he received an associates' degree in computer network support technology.

Anna Stovall has been promoted to loan assistant and customer service representative at Community Bank's Pearl office.

BEFORE A JUDGE DENIED BOND. REMY HARVEY AND EDDIE DEVINE ARE JUST 13 AND 16-YEARS-OLD.

At 5 p.m. on April 24, the Secretary of State's Office will close its 700 North Street location and will reopen April 29 at Capital Towers, located at 125 South Congress Street in Jackson.

JACKSON - Mississippi is reworking its rating system for school districts and high schools after federal officials demanded the ratings put more weight on high school graduation.

The Jackson mayoral campaign turned ugly over the weekend with a series of negative ads against one candidate running under the name of a mysterious political action committee that, as of Monday afternoon, doesn't exist on paper.

April 22-25. ARTS PANEL - Mississippi Arts Commission grant panel meets to evaluate applications from individual artists and arts organizations.

A Toledo man who shot two men outside a Davids Street bar was indicted on counts of assault.

JACKSON -- Mississippi officials hope to begin training a new class of state troopers by November.

CALL IN WITH THEIR CANDIDATE QUESTIONS. THIS MORNING JACKSON'S TWO MAYORAL HOPEFULS ARE ANSWERING MORE OF YOUR CONCERNS.

It's time to get back to the Big Q thread. My prior entry last November in this sporadic series on the career of producer/arranger Wardell Quezergue discussed his transition back to working in New Orleans around 1973, following a two year association with Malaco Studios in Jackson, MS.

DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 4/24-4/27/2014 In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

In this March 9, 2011 photograph, Senate Rules Committee member David Jordan, D-Greenwood, votes against a proposed substitute Senate Redistricting plan at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss.

The bride to be is a graduate of Lee Academy in Clarksdale and is a graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

When Jackson St. let Rick Comegy go, they said they wanted the next coach to recruit more local players.

Over a hundred officers, attorneys, and elected leaders packed the Hilton this morning.