3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (624+ words) During Labor Day weekend, Jackson fell into the grip of a sustained crime wave consisting of homicides, shootings and a fatal hit-and-run case. The Clarion Ledger records show three murders reported during the holiday period marked 64 homicides investigated this year…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (641+ words) Jackson City Council members want to tap the city’s reserves to hire more police officers and firefighters. First, they need to know whether doing so would violate agreements with the city’s lenders. During budget deliberations Wednesday, Sept. 9, council members discussed…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (496+ words) The Mississippi National Guard has partnered with U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command to designate Camp Shelby as a permissive test range for military technology created by private companies and other innovators. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was one of five officials…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (465+ words) Fans hoping to see Ole Miss host LSU on Sept. 19 may have to pay some of the highest prices ever seen for a Rebels home game. With the matchup still weeks away, secondary-market tickets on major resale sites were generally…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (348+ words) For generations, Girl Scout cookies have largely stuck to familiar flavors and a tried-and-true formula. In 2027, that will change when two new additions arrive with an unusual focus: four-legged friends and people with food allergies. Patch Pals was created for…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (16+ words) The Clarion-Ledger...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (634+ words) Madison County Supervisors are expected on Tuesday, September 8, to take a final step in advancing a major conference center and hotel development in Ridgeland, with the board scheduled to consider final approval of up to $48 million in urban renewal revenue…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (463+ words) Jackson residents could face a water-rate increase come 2027 as JXN Water works to stabilize cash flow and long-term system needs, court records show. A 30-page financial management plan filed in August in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (783+ words) Next year, Mississippians will elect a new governor. For the first time in years, there is no incumbent and no obvious heir apparent. Both our governor and lieutenant governor are term-limited, creating a wide-open race at an unusually consequential moment…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) Shipbuilder Gulf Ship will invest more than $43.81 million to expand and modernize its Gulfport operations, a project expected to create 121 jobs, according to a Wednesday, Sept. 2, statement from the Mississippi Development Authority. The Mississippi Development Authority said in the release…...