News

Haley Barbour’s Hurricane Katrina book tour coming to Mississippi Coast

JACKSON (AP) — Former Gov. Haley Barbour will tour Mississippi to promote his new book, “America’s Great Storm: Leading Through Hurricane Katrina.” Republican Barbour co-wrote the book with Jere Nash, a Jackson-based Democratic political consultant. […]

News

Julian Bond to be buried at sea

By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Julian Bond, civil rights advocate, statesman, attorney and journalist, will be buried at sea Saturday, August 22, 2015. It was Bond’s request, his family said in a statement, that […]

Education

Good Soil: The overlooked aspect of school reform

By Rod Paige Former U.S. Secretary of Education “And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and  increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” – Mark 4:8, Holy Bible, […]

Business

Moody’s cuts Mississippi Power bond rating despite rate increase

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — An emergency rate increase granted by regulators was not enough to keep a bond rating agency from downgrading Mississippi Power Co.’s debt. Moody’s Investors Service cut the debt rating FRIDAY on […]

Sports

Ole Miss preview: Rebels have lofty goals but must find a quarterback

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze regularly talks about how his team should compete for a Southeastern Conference title. Some of the Rebels’ players even take it a step further during conversations, dreaming […]