JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, a prominent attorney and former human rights activist who persuaded local voters into accepting a sales tax to fix crumbling roads and infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital city, […]
By Lonnie Ross Online Editor Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, 66, has died according to a WAPT report, confirmed by the Hinds County coroner. has confirmed Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has died. The Hinds County coroner just […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s Board of Education approved new Common Core-aligned English and math courses Friday, but not before some board members objected, saying they believe teachers and students need another year to prepare. […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The attorney general’s office is asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to set execution dates for two death row inmates. In the motions filed Monday, the attorney general’s office says the U.S. […]
GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A second man wanted in a Feb. 9 fatal shooting at a Gulfport nightclub has been arrested. Deputy Police Chief Chris Loposser says 19-year-old Demon Leslie-Cebrin Williams turned himself in Sunday. […]
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — After 19 rounds in a Missouri county’s annual spelling bee over the weekend, only two of the 25 contestants who started the competition remained. Several hours and 47 rounds later, an […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi River, including the Port of New Orleans, was closed to all water traffic Sunday as crews cleaned up oil that spilled from a barge after […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state police say an investigation involving local authorities and the FBI resulted in 30 arrests in connection with sex trafficking during the NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans. The arrests […]
OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — A fraternity chapter at the University of Mississippi was indefinitely suspended Friday by its national organization and three of its freshman members were kicked out because of their suspected involvement in […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Thursday against expanding Medicaid to more than 230,000 uninsured working poor residents. Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, pushed for expansion as the House considered House Bill 1481, an […]
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