Marshall Ramsey: Pearl River
[ad_1] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released in early July a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson. The…
On this day in 1948
[ad_1] JULY 14, 1948 The Democratic National Convention adopted a platform that called for a federal anti-lynching law, the abolition of poll taxes and the desegregation of armed forces. The…
On this day in 1863
[ad_1] JULY 13, 1863 A white mob burned New York City’s Colored Orphan Asylum. The drawing above depicting that attack was featured in Harper’s Weekly on Aug. 1, 1863. The…
On this day in 1976
[ad_1] JULY 12, 1976 U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas responds to plaudits of the Democratic National Convention before starting her keynote speech in New York City on July 12,…
Former Bulldog Brayland Skinner still a blur as a Mud Monster
[ad_1] Former Mississippi State College World Series hero Brayland Skinner now plays for the Mississippi Mud Monsters. Credit: Rick Cleveland Four years and 15 days ago, in Omaha at the…
Years behind nearby states, Mississippi struggles to finalize opioid settlement distribution process
[ad_1] The committee tasked with overseeing most of Mississippi’s opioid settlement dollars may struggle to keep up with the tight timeline the Legislature prescribed last spring, a plan that lawmakers…
‘Will you trust us?’: JPS plan for stricter cellphone policy makes some parents anxious
[ad_1] Superintendent Errick Greene wanted to be very clear with the roughly 50 parents who attended Thursday night’s community listening session: Jackson Public Schools already has a policy banning students…
Mississippi, where ‘We Dissent’ means nothing to elected officials
[ad_1] Cindy Hyde-Smith did not appear to enjoy being approached in late April by voters who were concerned about reports that President Donald Trump’s administration was pushing to slash federal…
On this day in 1964
[ad_1] JULY 11, 1964 Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn is featured in the Civil Rights Memorial Center at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama. Credit: Photo courtesy of SPLC…
Hospitals see risks in big federal tax law that shrinks Medicaid spending
[ad_1] Mississippi hospitals could lose up to $1 billion over the next decade under the sweeping, multitrillion-dollar tax and policy bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, according…
