Entertainment
Gabby Douglas is golden in 'Tonight' appearance
Olympic champion Gabby Douglas basked in the “Tonight” spotlight and the admiration of fellow guest Michelle Obama, but the teenager already is thinking ahead to 2016. […]
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Education
JSU honors top faculty and staff at One JSU: Excellence Awards Dinner
Jackson State University recognized its top faculty and staff during the “One JSU: Excellence Awards Dinner” Tuesday, Aug. 14.
Nearly 50 employees, who were nominated by their unit leaders and peers, were honored for their outstanding contributions to Jackson State University.
“We applaud our honorees for their individual efforts and pursuits,” said JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers… […]
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Voter suppression could kill black Americans’ dream
Black leaders say that we must fight voter disenfranchisement and not let it deny us the gains made via the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was passed almost 50 years ago.
The right to vote is a constitutional right. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) that was signed into law Aug. 6, 1965 was designed to protect individuals who were denied… […]
Health
Alzheimer’s: A Robbery in Progress
Not only does Alzheimer’s disease robs its victims of their quality of life, but it also impacts the caregivers as well.
Marshia Smith, a longtime Jackson resident and an active member of Holy Temple Missionary Baptist Church, serves the Mothers’ Ministry where she often is expected to give words of encouragement and pearls of wisdom to others. […]
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17-year-old shot and killed in Presidential Hills
Jackson Police responded to a deadly shooting Tuesday night.
A 17-year-old-male was shot in the Presidential Hills subdivision shortly after 8:30 p.m. It happened in the 6600 block of Abraham Lincoln Drive.
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Parents speak out about toddler's fatal shooting
A young Jackson couple is preparing to bury their toddler, struck down by a stray bullet from a hail of gunfire this weekend.
The child’s family is grateful the shooter came forward but still struggling to come to grips with the sudden loss of her innocent life. […]
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Police: Teen dies in shrimp boat accident
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was killed after getting stuck in a winch on a shrimping vessel off the Mississippi coast. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Brenda Doris tells WLOX-TV that it happened Saturday about 9 p.m., just south of Horn Island […]
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Man found shot to death inside parked vehicle
From Media Reports FOREST – The discovery of a man's body inside a vehicle Saturday launched a homicide investigation in the city of Forest. Scott County Coroner Joe Bradford said the 57-year-old Hispanic man was […]
National Sports
Reese's gold medal sparkles back home in Gulfport
GULFPORT – Brittney Reese’s gold medal glistens just a brightly this morning as it did when the Olympic long jump champ showed it off to her Gulfport friends on Saturday.
Hundreds of South Mississippians came out to give Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Reese a big welcome home Saturday night… […]