Author: Lawrence Alvarado

In a heartwarming display of kindness, a group of dedicated volunteers from Mississippi drove up to Jackson’s Hub Club to help with some remodeling. Hub Club Director Johnny Dodd expressed deep gratitude for the support received from the Meadowview Baptist Church. “We got a church all the way from Starkville, Mississippi coming to the Hub Club wanting to bless our youth. They are putting a floor down in one of our rooms, our game room. It’s a blessing that they were willing to drive three hours just to come and bless our kids and give back to the community,” Dodd said. The church…

Multi-Faceted Real Estate Business Celebrates Continued Success with the Opening of Its 45th Cash Home Buying Franchise in Jackson, MS New Again Houses®, a company that transforms old houses into fantastic modern homes, is thrilled to announce the opening of their 45th location in Jackson, MS! The brand-new franchise location—led by Anthony and Jessica Hollingsworth, will now be able to buy and sell homes in Madison, Rankin, Hinds, Copiah, Lincoln, and Pike Counties in Mississippi. New Again Houses® buys older houses and transforms them into fantastic modern homes that families can enjoy for years to come. After their homes are purchased,…

Ridgeland police said four people have been arrested in connection to the weekend shooting at Northpark Mall. Police Chief Brian Myers said the suspects, who are in custody, were identified as Jamari Brown, James Cole, Jr., Kyandre Harris, and Jalen Carter. According to Myers, Cole was the shooting victim in the incident. Cole allegedly shot himself in the hip as he pulled a handgun from his waistband. Brown, Harris, and Carter were both charged with carrying a concealed weapon, disorderly conduct and trespassing. Their bonds were set at $8,500 each. Cole was charged with discharging a firearm within the city, carrying…

If you are looking for a family-friendly event, the Jackson Black Rodeo kicks off Saturday, July 15, at the Mississippi Coliseum. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and show time is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coliseum Box Office or online at ticketmaster.com. The rodeo is deemed the new ‘Black Rodeo’ after the departure of the nineteen-year event presented by the Real Cowboy Association following the death of its creator. You can expect the same elements they were accustomed to including bull riding, steer wrestling, bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, barrel racing, live entertainment by…

Heartfelt emotions are pouring out from both Cedric Crump and Mareese Rose, the brothers of Latasha Crump-Coleman, who went missing last week. The brothers say time is of the essence to find their sister. They last spoke to her on the phone just last week. They say she has a son who needs her and an entire family who wants her back home safely. “Her son is missing her right now, her siblings are missing her right now, and we have parents that are missing their daughter,” Crump said. “We are very sociable. She is always on Facebook, she’s always…

GREENVILLE — Hours after yet another Mississippi hospital announced it was laying off workers this year, the leader of a hospital in the Mississippi Delta criticized Republican Gov. Tate Reeves for refusing to expand Medicaid access to the working poor. Iris Stacker, the CEO of Delta Health Systems in Greenville, spoke at a Tuesday campaign event for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley and said if the federal program covered more people, then the local economy would be more robust. “We don’t understand why Tate Reeves doesn’t understand why he needs a healthy workforce,” Stacker said. Hospitals across the state have…

It’s been four months since Mississippi’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors took effect. But the issue is back in headlines in another Southern state this week. Arkansas was the first state to pass this kind of ban on gender affirming care for minors. That was back in 2021. Tuesday, a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional. Since it’s similar to Mississippi’s law, we wanted to see what those who pushed back on the legislation are saying about the ruling. ”We’re gonna call the shots as a family, but basically, the legislature and, you know, took that, that right…

The ruling party of Georgia advocates the abolition of visas by Russia for citizens of Georgia, and also proposes to resume direct flights. This was stated by the mayor of Tbilisi and the general secretary of the “Georgian Dream” Kakha Kaladze, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to “Georgia News”. “It was all done unilaterally, sanctions were imposed against our country and people. It’s up to them. If they make such a decision, we welcome at least direct flights and at least a visa-free regime for our citizens,” he said. It is worth noting that recently the head of the State Duma Committee on…