Water crisis changes daily routines

Washington, D.C., 2001. Columbia, S.C. 2005. Durham and Greenville (N.C.) in 2006. Sebring, Ohio last August. Flint, Mich. and Jackson this year. It seems that the number of communities whose water is contaminated with lead…

Airport regionalization board clears Legislature

Senator Josh Harkins (R-Flowood) sponsored legislation to replace the five-member Jackson Municipal Airport Authority by a nine-member board whose members are drawn from the greater Jackson region, which includes Rankin and Madison counties. The Senate…

Prosecutors More charges coming in Epps case

The U.S. Attorney's Office advised the court that the charges would be filed by July 18th, which was the date set for Epps' sentencing. At Wednesday's status update John Colette, Jackson attorney, represented Epps. He…

‘Varina’ asks if the First Lady of the…

Then Davis showed up, distraught and unable to listen to his wife's warnings that his presence was putting others in danger. Federal troops captured them all two days later. The Davis family's biggest loss was…

How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps…

Mississippi has been trying to raise standards for students since 2007. According to a new report from the National Assessment Governing Board, Mississippi has posted some of the highest score increases on NAEP.