by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today January 3, 2024 UPDATE: The Mississippi Department of Public Safety gave the all-clear for the state Capitol shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday after sweeping the building following a bomb threat early in the morning. “The...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today January 3, 2024 The law enforcement official that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey regards as his mentor had a reputation for terrorizing Mississippi’s Black community. His name? Lloyd Jones. “Of all the law enforcement officers...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today January 2, 2024 The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advocates see as a threat to residents’ civil and voting rights. Under House Bill...
By Shaunicy Muhammad, Mississippi Free Press The frustration of Gretchen Hankins, Mary Moore Glenn and Bettersten Wade was palpable inside Stronger Hope Baptist Church in Jackson on Dec. 20, 2023, as the three women stood shoulder to shoulder, holding up pictures of...
Judge Kent McDaniel took the oath of office on Dec. 28 to continue his work as Rankin County Youth Court Judge. Judge McDaniel said that he expects to serve for a year, but will not seek election in the special election in November 2024. He said after the ceremony,...
by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today December 22, 2023 St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss.,...
