Jackson Prep’s Konnor Griffin is being projected as the first high school player to be selected in next month’s MLB Draft. Griffin, who just finished his final season with the Patriots, played both shortstop and pitcher as he led the … Continued
A Jackson-based rapper will spend 14 years in federal prison for selling drugs out of his t-shirt store. According to court documents, 39-year-old Ronald Cobbs was distributing the narcotics at the store located in North Mart Plaza. He was sentenced … Continued
On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former president convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money … Continued
One of Mississippi’s best-known restaurants is under fire for fraudulent branding of seafood and wire fraud. Mary Mahoney’s Old French House pled guilty to felony misinformation and wire fraud, according to court documents. Mahoney’s, founded in 1962, admitted that between … Continued
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through … Continued
A street in Jackson has officially been named after Mississippi bluesman Bobby Rush. Following the announcement last June that a portion of Ellis Avenue would be transformed into Bobby Rush Boulevard, street signs and maps were changed on Wednesday. Bobby … Continued
A former Mississippi hospital employee has pleaded guilty to falsifying time sheets, per a release from State Auditor Shad White. Roger Lofton was arrested in January and accused of using his role as a support care professional at the Mississippi … Continued
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is speaking out against a proposal to use a vacant casino hotel property in north Mississippi as a shelter for unaccompanied migrant children. Last week, talks of plans to turn the Harrah’s Casino Complex in Tunica … Continued
A total of four challengers have now publicly announced their intent to run against Jackson Mayor Choke Antar Lumumba in next year’s election. The latest is Tim Henderson, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who officially announced his campaign on … Continued
Law enforcement cracked down on an illegal casino in Grenada on Wednesday. Deputies with the Grenada County Sheriff’s Office report that they executed a warrant at a building on the corner of Lakeview Drive and Futheyville Road, finding around 10 … Continued