by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today A reworked version of a controversial House bill that will add a total of five appointed judges to the Hinds County court system and expand Capitol Police presence throughout Jackson passed by a majority vote in the Senate Tuesday....
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today A Delta health care center had to pay $201,000 in missing wages owed to its staff – including nurses – according to investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hours Division. The facility – North Sunflower Medical...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today Years after a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of a mentally ill Mississippi man jailed in Clay County for 11 years, the case was settled this week. Steven Jessie Harris, now 42, was charged with murder, kidnapping and other...
The IRS will open the Jackson Taxpayer Assistance Center on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 100 W. Capital St., Jackson, Mississippi 39269. The special opening is part of its efforts to improve service this tax season. During the special Saturday opening,...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today Lawmakers backing House Bill 1020 say Hinds County’s backlog of cases is an emergency that justifies having five non-elected judges to pick up the slack. Cliff Johnson, attorney and director of the MacArthur Justice Center,...
The 100 Men Hall will relive its glory days as a “Juke Joint” on “the Chitlin Circuit” when Sunny War takes the stage from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This year, Sunny War was named best new voice in Roots music by Rolling Stones Magazine, and last...
