6 hours ago. Bouyed by Southwest’s return, Jackson lawmakers say it’s time to repeal airport takeover bill. Catch up with local news from the Jackson Metro area. The event will be held at Champion Gymnasium on 1355 Hattiesburg Street in Jackson. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 3. Authorities ID body of Jackson man recovered in Minneapolis during civil unrest after death of George Floyd. Thursday's debate moderator Kristen Welker has been criticized by President Trump as "terrible & unfair."

Get to know the White House correspondent. | | Clarion Ledger October Community Hero Benny Ivey, a felon and former gang leader, has turned his life around and now mentors troubled youth. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. “We do not celebrate this violence, but we condemn acts of violence of this magnitude,” said Canton Mayor William Truly. “We recommend that all Mississippians get their flu shots every year, but especially this year with COVID-19,” says state health official. Democrat Mike Espy is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a rematch of a 2018 special election. Deondric Green, 20, is accused of opening fire on a car at a McDonald's drive-thru in Canton Wednesday evening, killing at least one person.

North Jackson becoming a hub for apartments. New daily infections twice surged past 1,000 in the past week and the state is ranked No. MDOC says the findings were made possible through a new financial surveillance program called “Electronic Recovery and Access to Data” (ERAD). Board of supervisors to conduct need assessment for third landfill. A man killed by police after responding to a disturbance at a Moss Point home where a Coast judge was found dead was identified as the judge's son. Comissioner Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi State Fair would be extended one more weekend. A Madison County man was sentenced to 40 years for the death of his girlfriend. The footage shows Trump growing increasingly prickly as anchor Lesley Stahl presses him on the coronavirus pandemic, his slipping support with suburban women and other issues. JPD investigating shooting on Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Southwest Airlines returning to Jackson next year, Jackson man found dead in charred business ID’d, Gov. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday’s final 2020 debate. 14 hours ago. | June 27-28 was a historic weekend in Mississippi when lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to retire the state flag and its Confederate battle emblem.

Rankin County Circuit Clerk Becky Boyd said people should know who they want to vote for prior to election day to speed up the process the polls. The suspect of the shooting has been identified as 20-year-old Deondric Green.

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Kaiden Wall, 6, and Kolden Wall, 2, were found Monday morning. Voters in Forrest County will decide Nov. 3 whether a Confederate monument will stay or be removed from its place outside the county courthouse. "We're going to miss the smiles going by," says Carol Richardson. “Contraband is used by gangs to control everybody else," MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain said in a statement. According to state records, the total number of positive cases recorded in Mississippi stands at 112,123. | Kristen Welkner will moderate as Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off for their final debate on Thursday at the Curb Event Center in Nashville. The total number of deaths is 3,171. Hurricane Delta damped the first weekend of the fair but the event has been extended through this weekend. According to state records, the total number of positive cases recorded in Mississippi stands at 110,592. A University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) official said an unidentified suspect was arrested for a shooting that happened late Wednesday night. The number of presumed positive coronavirus cases in Mississippi continues to rise. You can vote absentee at your local circuit clerk's office until Oct. 31 in Mississippi. In his first season with the Tampa Bay Rays, Mississippi native Hunter Renfroe is looking to become a world champion. | 4 days ago. Officers shot the judge’s son after he reportedly charged at them with a knife, then found the judge’s body inside the house. Only $5 for 3 months. 17 hours ago. A Hattiesburg Fire Department body camera shows an attempt to close UpDown Trampoline Park in June, when the business was supposed to be closed. Thanks for signing up for the The CL NOW! 13 hours ago, Jackson's Mayor and the Hinds County District Attorney are set to release new evidence in a fatal Jackson police shooting. woman, diagnosed with COVID-19, shares struggle, How parties worked across the aisle to change Mississippi’s flag, No Christmas display: Richardson Light Show canceled, MS virus cases rising after mask mandate removed, Two men shot in southwest Jackson; one dead, Man shot and killed in car in southwest Jackson, Missing Mississippi boys found, mother in custody, COVID-19: 751 new cases, 10 deaths reported Saturday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. © 2020 www.clarionledger.com. A lawsuit filed against the city of Hattiesburg by the owners of a trampoline park forced to close over COVID-19 was dismissed by a federal judge. According to state records, the total number of positive cases recorded in Mississippi stands at 113,081.

Reeves announced a new mask mandate for nine Mississippi counties experiencing high levels of COVID-19 cases effective Wednesday. The total number of deaths is 3,202. | What made Shirley Judd's experience more harrowing was that she has multiple sclerosis and lives in a rural community.

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Southwest, which left in 2014, said it plans to add service to Jackson in the first half of 2021.

... How parties worked across the aisle to change Mississippi's flag.

Miss. WLBT News - WLBT.com - Jackson, MS. With more than 1,300 cases announced today, Burger Burger owner Martha Ebberman doubled down on a mask requirement that started with a social media post nearly two weeks ago. The total number of deaths is 3,223. The Heal America Tour, a nonprofit aimed at sparking discussion in troubled cities, will make a stop in Jackson Wednesday evening. Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions in a feature-length documentary called “Francesco.”. Absentee ballots in Mississippi have reached an all-time high amid the coronavirus pandemic, with statewide figures already higher than 2016 numbers. LSU is imposing penalties on its football program after an investigation revealed booster payments to the father of a student-athlete, according to a report from Sports Illustrated.

20 hours ago. | Michael Glassner, chief operating officer of the Trump campaign, sent a “cease and desist” letter to the group. Mississippi, along with 10 other U.S. states, joined the Justice Department to sue Google over alleged antitrust violations Tuesday. Gov. | 5 days ago. The changes come after a federal lawsuit was filed alleging the current law forces people to choose between their health and their right to vote. More assistance could be coming to help the Capital City during this year’s historic spike in violent crime, with state enforcement agencies and lawmakers joining forces to help tackle the problem in Jackson and Hinds County. A video posted Tuesday captured a 91-year-old woman in Greenville, Mississippi on her way to vote for the first time. The cause and the manner of death of the two men will be determined by an autopsy, MDOC said. Warm and muggy air remains over Mississippi through Friday before a front moves through the region. A fatal 2017 Jackson police shooting will be reexamined, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Thursday, after the Clarion Ledger uncovered new evidence.