Author: Kerry Wilkins

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday struck down part of a state law that would have authorized some circuit court judges to be appointed rather than elected in the capital city of Jackson and the surrounding county, which are both majority-Black. Critics said the law was an effort by the majority-white Legislature to stomp on voting rights and to treat Jackson and Hinds County residents unfairly in a state where most judges are elected. In the ruling, justices affirmed a part of the law that creates a new court to hear misdemeanor cases in a part of Jackson that includes the state…

Jackson State has traveled 2,055 miles and played a football game in four different cities to open the 2023 season. But not one of them has been at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium yet. That will change Saturday when the Tigers play their first regular season home game since Oct. 29, 2022, when they host Bethune-Cookman. To say Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor has been looking forward to finally playing at home is an understatement. “I’ve been thinking about this since last December when I was named head coach,” said Taylor earlier this week. The last time JSU was at Veterans Memorial…

Hunters have killed the longest alligator ever found in Mississippi – more than 4.3m (14ft 3in) and weighing 364kg (57 stone). The local wildlife department said the male was “harvested” on the Yazoo River and that its length was a state record. It congratulated the four men who hunted the animal, Tanner White, Don Woods, Will Thomas and Joey Clark. Pictures on Facebook show them measuring the alligator with the animal’s huge head turned towards to the camera. Mr Woods said the battle to capture and kill the alligator began at 9pm and lasted seven hours through the night, resulting…

The state’s water crisis hasn’t fully abated, but nobody’s talking about it on the campaign trail. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, right, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, second from right, and Jim Craig of the Mississippi State Health Department, second from left, listen as Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, left, speaks about work being done, during a visit to the O.B. Curtis water treatment facility in Ridgeland, Mississippi, September 2, 2022. This week, 60 Minutes profiled football legend Deion “Prime Time” Sanders. Coach Prime shook up the college football world by moving from a coaching job at Mississippi’s Jackson State University, a historically Black…

RALEIGH N.C. — A tornado heavily damaged a major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, while torrential rain flooded communities in Kentucky and an area from California to South Florida endured more scorching heat. Pfizer confirmed the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down shortly after midday near Rocky Mount but said in an email that it had no reports of serious injuries. A later company statement said all employees were safely evacuated and accounted for. Parts of roofs were ripped open atop its massive buildings. The Pfizer plant stores large quantities of medicine…

Anytime a delicious regional recipe comes to my attention, I have to try it. This Mississippi pound cake was the most recent that made my mouth water. Pound cake is one of my favorites, and how can anything from Mississippi be bad (think Mississippi pot roast and Mississippi chicken). This pound cake recipe has just a few ingredients, mixes up quickly and bakes in a bundt pan. It’s an old-fashioned cake recipe that grandma would approve of. To make this bundt cake you will need three sticks of butter, granulated sugar, eggs, cake (this is said to be the secret weapon in this recipe), heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract.…

Due to the large amount of rain, in an abundance of caution, and to protect our campus landscape, it has been decided to close all grass parking lots for the opening game against Southeastern Louisiana. Those who have purchased prepaid grass parking in the Pace Seed Lot will be allowed to park in the paved area of the Pace Seed Lab. Those in Bully Grass will be allowed to park in either the paved areas of the Pace Seed or Sorority parking lots. Those wishing to purchase parking tomorrow can do so at the Wise Center south of Blackjack Road, in…

As Brett Favre became ensnared in media attention for his connection to Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal, Gov. Tate Reeves’ brother suggested the state official investigating the case praise the retired NFL quarterback. Screen shots of text messages released Thursday by Reeves’ re-election campaign show the governor’s brother, Todd Reeves, passing along a request from Favre to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White for a favorable statement about the retired star athlete. Todd Reeves texted White on May 6, 2020, months after the auditor announced in February that criminal charges were brought against six people accused of diverting welfare money intended for some of the…

Dangerous heat levels kicked in again Saturday for much of the southern United States as temperatures throughout the weekend were expected to reach a scorching 37.6 degrees Celsius or higher in several states. Excessive heat warnings were in place for Arizona’s largest metro area, where Phoenix and surrounding communities were flirting with highs of 46 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, Las Vegas in the southwestern state of Nevada, got its first taste of triple digits on Friday, and forecasters warned that warmer temperatures would be in store all weekend, ranging between 41 C and 49 C for much of the region. Clark…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating at a shooting near a park in Norwood. Police say a man was shot in the chest and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Multiple officers were seen at Barney Browning Park near the intersection of Norwood Avenue and Crestwood Street. Police say the man was shot by an unknown suspect in an unknown vehicle. There were people inside the park at the time. Investigators are working to interview witnesses and gather video surveillance. Source : news4jax