Yarber new Jackson mayor
Eight weeks after Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba (SHOW-kway Lu-MOOM-bah) died not even a year into his term, Councilman Tony Yarber will be sworn in as his successor.
No bond for 2 teens in carjacking, kidnapping
A judge has denied bond to two teenagers accused of the rape, carjacking, and kidnapping of a 29-year-old woman.
Date set for Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s funeral
According to Willis and Sons Funeral Home, funeral services for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba will be held Saturday, March 8, at 11 a.m.
1st-term Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba dies at 66
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba (SHOW-kway Lu-MOOM-bah), a nationally prominent attorney and human rights activist who persuaded voters into accepting a sales tax to fix crumbling roads and infrastructure in Mississippi’s capital, died Tuesday.
Columbus Schools choir director charged with child enticement
Columbus Municipal School District Public Relations Officer and choral instructor Michael Jackson has been arrested and charged with enticement of a child to meet for lustful purposes.
Man accused of killing father & grandmother
A 20-year-old Jackson man is accused of gunning down his 49-year-old father and 74-year-old grandmother.
Train derails in Miss., 50 residents evacuated
A train derailment Friday in southeast Mississippi sparked a small evacuation and highway closure after rail cars began leaking fuel oil.
Ziggy Marley, Fantasia on tap for Jackson R&B fest
Jamaican bandleader and reggae musician Ziggy Marley and R&B singer Fantasia will headline August’s Jackson Rhythm & Blues Festival.
Assault rifle stolen from Jackson police officer’s car
Police in Jackson are searching for the thief who took a rifle from an officer’s car.
Megabus.com adds daily runs to Mississippi, Memphis
Megabus.com, the express bus company with fares from $1, has expanded into Mississippi and created three additional routes to and from New Orleans.
City withholds incident report in Horhn DUI arrest
The city of Jackson is rejecting The Clarion-Ledger’s request for the incident report following last month’s arrest of state Sen. John Horhn on a DUI charge.
Online petition: Stop Jackson bloodless bullfight
The man behind two new events celebrating Jackson’s Hispanic population has brought controversy with the third.
An online petition to cancel the Mississippi Bullfighting Exhibition scheduled Dec. 7 at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center had nearly 7,900 signatures by midday Saturday.
Jackson Furniture to add new Miss. plant, hire 250
A Tennessee furniture maker is opening two plants in northeast Mississippi, hiring 250.
Jackson Furniture, based in Cleveland, Tenn., announced Monday that it will add a plant in Myrtle to one it opened in Mantachie in September, investing $2 million overall.
Jackson abortion clinic owner not fazed despite pressure
Abortion clinic owner Diane Derzis has stared down protesters, laughed off those who call her “baby killer” and smiled through clenched teeth while bantering with people who want to close her centers in the South.
Second arrest made in Miss. family killing
JACKSON — A second suspect has been arrested and charged in the abduction and killing of a Mississippi woman and her 7-year-old son, authorities said
Jackson motel shooting leaves one man dead
JACKSON — A 56-year-old man shot to death at Jackson motel Sunday has been identified as bass fisherman James “Jimmy” Johnson. Chris Bowes, senior tournament
Man charged with taking gun to Jackson VA
JACKSON — A man has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after being arrested while acting erratically and walking into a U.S. Department of
VA director responds to allegations
JACKSON — A government report alleges inadequate patient care, chronic staff shortages, missed diagnoses and nurse practitioners without licenses at the G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery
VA opens clinic for female veterans in Jackson
JACKSON — The face of the country’s military has changed over the years with more diversity than ever before. On Monday, the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery
Child prostitution: Raids rescue 105 young people
WASHINGTON — Declaring child prostitution a “persistent threat” in America, the FBI said Monday that authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged