Entertainment
Lena Waithe
The “Ready Player One” Interview with Kam Williams Lena’s Towering Patina! Born on May 17, 1984, Lena Diane Waithe was raised along with her sister on the South Side of Chicago by a single-mom. […]
Month: March 2018
Education
Career-technical tuition aid falters over money issues
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A plan to pay community college tuition for some Mississippi students has died, with a state Senate negotiator saying lawmakers felt the state couldn’t afford the expense. House Bill 405 , […]
News
Lawsuit: Mississippi ‘harsh’ in denying ex-con voting rights
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has enacted unfair barriers that stop former convicts from regaining their right to vote, a new federal lawsuit says. The class-action suit, filed […]
Auto News
2018 Mazda3 4-Door
By Frank S. Washington DETROIT – After test driving several Mazda hatchbacks and crossover models, a Mazda3 sedan finally showed up at the door. I found this four-door just as sporty and responsive as its […]
News
Mississippi governor signs law meant to cut jail population
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill that will require Mississippi officials to study sentencing disparities and juvenile detention, lower some criminal penalties and mandate that courts can’t imprison people for […]
News
4 arrested in shooting that killed 1 teen, injured another
HEIDELBERG, Miss. (AP) – Four people are charged in connection with a Mississippi shooting that left one teenage girl dead and another one injured. WDAM-TV reports that 25-year-old Quaddarris Margun Sumlin, 25-year-old Travis Kentrell Bunch, […]
Health
Some patients’ private info shared by Health Department
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi State Department of Health says one of its employees inadvertently released some patients’ private information to a contractor doing work for the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
News
Child abuse report bill vetoed over ‘unintended consequence’
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill dealing with people telling authorities about suspected abuse or neglect of children or vulnerable older people. Senate Bill 2460 would have required a […]
Education
Mississippi lawmakers approve budget plan for public schools
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Lawmakers are approving a slight increase in Mississippi’s K-12 education budget, although most of additional money won’t go to the main formula that funds public schools. […]
Business
Airline making more planes available at Mississippi airport
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A small airline is planning to increase its fleet of planes that serves a city in Mississippi. Boutique Air operates one plane in Greenville, with flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville, […]