With nearly 52% of the votes, Jackson Avalon of Germantown High School is the Clarion Ledger's Jackson Metro Student of the ...

Lumumba, Banks and Owens indictments follow former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee, who pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge in August.

Banks is the latest to fall in a bribery scandal that has already taken down former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee in ...

Lumumba's mayoral stint followed his father's, Chokwe Lumumba, who was elected as Ward 2's councilman in 2009, then as ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and his sister, Rukia, address the press after his not guilty plea on federal charges ...

In 2023, Fifth Circuit Court District Attorney Doug Evans resigned six months before his term ended. Circuit Court Judge Joseph H. Loper Jr. then appointed an assistant district attorney to fill the ...

Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens addresses the press after pleading not guilty to federal charges outside the Thad ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's indictment comes two weeks after he dodged questions about his involvement in Jackson's ...

It's Mississippi State vs Memphis for MSU's first game of the women's college basketball season. Follow for live score ...

Unsealed court records reveal Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's connection to the Jackson bribery scandal involving the Hinds County DA and a city councilman.

Owens was first elected as Hinds County DA in 2019. Previously, he was the managing attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mississippi office.

Jackson State football is preparing for its final regular season home game. The No. 20 Tigers (7-2, 5-0 SWAC) are undefeated in conference play and at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium this year.