Author: Leroy Manning

Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor wasted no time in putting his identity on the team. In his first season, has transformed the team away from hearing the word “soft” when its name is mentioned. Now, new adjectives are being used to describe its team, such as “dominant” and “physical.” One week after opening Taylor’s tenure with a 37-7 victory against MEAC member South Carolina State, the Tigers begin their quest to score a third consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference championship. If it is to happen, JSU again must get past Florida A&M, its East Division rival. The teams meet in the Disney Orange…

Jackson Police are investigating a triple shooting that happened Thursday night. Officials say three men were shot around 10:45 p.m. at 200 Rebel Woods Drive, which is the Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments. When officers arrived, they found two of the men had been shot multiple times, and one man had been shot once. Police have not yet released details about the condition of the men. If you have any information about this shooting, you are asked to call Jackson Police at 601-960-1234 or CrimeStoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477). Source : WLBT

Instead of celebrating her 80th birthday, Annie Tucker from Moss Point spent her special day fundraising money to help rebuild her home. This comes after the June tornado destroyed the property. After all debris was cleared, only steps were left. Tucker’s son Melvin Dott said the family’s “Rebuilding in Love” fundraising campaign will help with expensive costs. “The house is completely gone — as you can see there’s nothing back there,” said Dott. “The entire house is gone. It was a 1,500-square-foot home the tornado destroyed.” For more than 50 years, Annie Tucker has lived in Moss Point. After a…

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Jaguars 2023 Training Camp continued Thursday. It was the 17th day of the second training camp under Head Coach Doug Pederson, featuring a practice in shorts and shells against the Detroit Lions at the Lions’ training facility. Each day throughout camp, four members of Jaguars Media – senior writer John Oehser, senior correspondent Brian Sexton, senior reporter/editor J.P. Shadrick and team reporter Kainani Stevens – will share an observation. Here are Thursday’s “campservations” from the joint practice: John Oehser, Jaguars Senior Writer… The players practiced without full pads, but that cut down only a little on the intensity –…

Jared Bridegan’s ex-wife, Shanna Lee Gardner, has now been indicted in his ambush death in Jacksonville Beach in February 2022. State Attorney Melissa Nelson held a very brief news conference Thursday announcing the final update to the high-profile case. She said prosecutors will seek the death penalty against her as well as having already advised they are doing with her co-defendant husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana. Fernandez Saldana, 35, was arrested on March 16 in Orange County on charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony and child abuse. Those are the same charges now as Gardner, 36, who…

The Jackson City Council is considering potentially shuttering the Jackson Zoo. Discussion of the matter arose during budget hearings the council has been conducting in the past couple of weeks to set next year’s fiscal budget, and the zoo is just one area council members have been recently talking of cutting in order to find extra money. Council President Aaron Banks spoke with the Clarion Ledger about the potential of shuttering the zoo during a budget hearing recess on Wednesday. Banks could not say how likely it is the zoo would be shuttered, but said, “I think it’s irresponsible if…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – According to a report by WalletHub.com, Mississippi ranks #2 as the state with the most at-risk youth. WalletHub compared 50 states and the District of Columbia with each other using 15 key indicators of youth risk. For instance, 18% of 20-24-year-olds are neither enrolled in school nor working. Of this group, 37% did not finish high school. According to Military.com, 77% of young adults would be ineligible to join the military without a waiver due to being overweight, using drugs, or having physical or mental health problems. According to research funded by the National Institutes of Health, youth are more at risk for poverty, early pregnancy…

If your home is in need of some minor repairs… or rehab help… the City of Jackson may have the answer for you. Applications are now being accepted for our Healthy Homes Production Grant. For more information… visit jacksonms.viewpointcloud.com And please share this information with anyone who could benefit!!! Source : Jackson Gov

NFL Training Camp season is in full swing and Jackson State alumnus Isaiah Bolden is already making his presence felt. NFL training camp season is in full swing and Jackson State alumnus Isaiah Bolden is already making his presence felt. New England Patriots DB Isaiah Bolden was active this weekend at training camp and recorded a pass breakup. QUChronicle sports editor Ethan Hurwitz, who was in attendance at Patriots training camp on July 28th tweeted, “Big jump ball in the end zone between two rookies, Isaiah Bolden and Kayshon Boutte. Bolden breaks it up.” Bolden was also in a defensive sequence with fellow Patriots draftees and Liberty…

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – As K-12 students in Mississippi begin school as early as July, undergrads will return to campus for the fall semester in the next few weeks. Below are important dates for college students attending school at some of the most popular institutions in the state this semester. NOTE: The first day of the Spring 2024 semester for full-time classes is the day after the one marked with an *. Alcorn State University Belhaven University Delta State University Holmes Community College Jackson State University Mississippi College Mississippi State University Mississippi University for Women Mississippi Valley State University Tougaloo College University…