Health care executive: Jackson Medical Mall reproductive health clinic aims to strengthen community

Jackson lawyers lack consensus on next Hinds DA, campaign finance reports show

Jackson lawyers are split on who should be the next Hinds County District Attorney, according to campaign finance reports.

'No-hire, no-fire' flat labor market continues. Is a Jackson casino possible?: Mississippi Marketplace

September 2026 BLS unemployment figures showed the number of jobs in Mississippi held relatively steady, dropping by about 700 jobs compared to August, mirroring the national “no-hire, no-fire” environment.

Friends’ Snapchat messages surged with worries about Nolan Wells

Over 200 pages of Snapchat messages pulled from the cellphone of Nolan Xavier Wells have only fueled questions surrounding what led to his death on Horn Island.  The forensic phone extraction by Garrett Discovery covers messages sent within nearly 30 group chats between July 4 and July 26. The 18-year-old and his friends communicated primarily on Snapchat and other social media apps like Instagram, which is why investigators focused on the app. Wells’ body was discovered July 6.   The recovered Snapchat messages provide a glimpse into how Wells’ friends tried to reconstruct where he was and who he was with. Some […]

The false promise of consolidation in West Bolivar schools: ‘It takes a toll’

The West Bolivar School District struggles with issues including leadership turnover, low accountability grades and an investigation by the state Department of Education. Do those problems stem from a previous district consolidation?

Gulfport moves forward with $54M road project amid environmental concerns

The Interconnecting Gulfport project will build an overpass west of U.S. Highway 49 to provide another way across Interstate 10 and impact 98.3 acres of wetland.