Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Celebrated civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday, his family said in a statement.

After months of national recruiting and closed-door deliberations, Jackson is preparing to advance RaShall Brackney for confirmation as the next Police Chief of the Jackson Police Department. The city ...

See the Clarion Ledger's latest Mississippi girls high school basketball Super 25 rankings as the MHSAA enters its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Jackson has cut its police chief search down to two finalists, but will not say who they are. City spokesperson Nic ...

Jackson, Mississippi, is hosting several events and exhibits to honor Black History Month. The Two Mississippi Museums will feature a "History is Lunch" lecture series throughout February. Comedian ...

Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84. Sen. Hillman Frazier, D-Jackson, remembered Jackson as a friend who often visited Mississippi's ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson's death deeply impacts Greenville's Butler and Mathis families, who share decades of close ties and civil ...

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A Mississippi politician is urging the state to fund a new stadium for Jackson State University (JSU) to clear the way for a proposed cancer center at the University of Mississippi. “Governor, do your ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate and activist who was the dominant figure in Black politics from the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. until the emergence of ...

An Alpharetta-based health care company led by CEO and Chairman Rick Jackson is reporting billions in annual revenue, according to figures published by Forbes in December 2025. The company, founded in ...

James Knowles and Markeeta Coleman, both employed, are facing homelessness in Jackson due to different circumstances, highlighting the struggles of the "working homeless."Knowles, who has battled drug ...