Jackson News

The Jackson City Council today unanimously approved a $1.47 million contract with Superior Asphalt Inc.

After a change of attorneys and a refiling of briefs, Mississippi death row inmate Howard Dean Goodin will argue before state's highest court that he is mentally disabled and should not be put to death.

The Jackson Chamber of Commerce has a free party planned on July 2. Titled 'Red, White & Jackson,' the two-part event will feature live music, food, arts and crafts and more.

A 31-year-old Jackson man is in the Rankin County Jail charged in an ongoing methamphetamine trafficking investigation that netted 53 other suspects on federal and state charges and 50 pounds of Mexican "Ice" worth more than $1.5 million.

For over 25 years, the primary focus of my professional career has been food. In my personal life, food has played a major role, falling just behind faith, family, and friends.

Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head _ a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape.

The Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement is searching the state database that tracks doctors who prescribe controlled substances.

Joseph McNealy, a former Jackson computer systems administrator, was sentenced on Thursday to 70 months in prison for receiving and possessing images of child pornography, federal officials said.

Harvey Johnson returns to City Hall a few days earlier than he planned. Wednesday morning, Johnson was sworn in as Jackson's interim mayor.

A man who had faced one count of murder and two counts of aggravated assault from a Dec.

The U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration announced Tuesday that the city of Jackson will receive a $400,000 grant to create an economic development strategy for the Highway 80 commercial corridor.

Jackson fire investigators say they believe most of the seven fires that occurred over the weekend may be arson.

Prosecutors have dropped a charge against another person in connection with the 1995 slaying of Jackson Patrolman Robert J. Washington.

Incoming Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson will have to find a new city attorney once he takes office.

Jackson homicide detectives were working into the night trying to determine who killed a 16-year-old Monday afternoon and why.

JACKSON - Mississippi lawmakers late Monday approved the state's second cigarette excise tax increase of the year, and Gov.

The Mississippi Department of Health says the state's total number of swine flu cases is 152, and there are still no deaths.

For the second time this month, a suspect who hit and injured a Ridgeland police officer with his car has been shot making his getaway.

Mayor-Elect Harvey Johnson Jr. wants to know what ideas residents have about what the city can better do for them.

A new north-south corridor between Flowood and Brandon is gaining ground as funding is piling in to pay for the second phase of the project, officials say.