Category: Mississippi

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)

This story takes place in the beautiful scenery of the Mississippi River, where Tom (Tommy Kelly) has been without his mother since childhood and is a poor orphan. However, with the help and support of his friends and relatives, Tom grows up to be a happy and brave boy. …


Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Declares State of Emergency Amid Water Crisis

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba declared a local state of emergency on Tuesday after the Mississippi capital’s water system was damaged by extreme winter weather, causing little to no pressure for many. Because of the broken system, Jackson issued a precautionary boil water advisory on Christmas Day for all surface water connections until further notice….


Mississippi Public Policy Report Calls for More Police Funding in Response to Increased Crime in the State

Using FBI crime data, a public policy group has assessed that the homicide rate in Mississippi spiked 66 percent from 2017 to 2020, leading to the organization’s call for more police funding. Empower Mississippi (EM) has produced a December report (pdf) examining violent crime statistics. Em’s Senior Advisor Forest Thigpen said the report is intended…


Police: 2 Officers Killed After 30-Minute Talk With Woman

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died. Amy Anderson, 43, was sitting in a parked SUV with a female child when the officers were…


Police: 2 Officers Shot Dead After 30-Minute Talk With Woman

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed early Wednesday by a woman who they had talked to for nearly 30 minutes in a motel parking lot, authorities said. The woman also died. Amy Anderson, 43, was sitting in a parked SUV with a female child when the officers were…


Mississippi Set to Execute Man for 2000 Rape and Murder of 16-Year-Old

Mississippi is set to execute only the second person in the past decade on Dec. 14, a date recently set by the Mississippi Supreme Court. A federal judge rejected an appeal to halt the execution, as the inmate is currently suing the state over its use of three lethal injection drugs. Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., 58,…


Mississippi State’s Mike Leach Listed in Critical Condition

Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to be airlifted to a medical facility in Jackson. Leach was admitted Sunday to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, about 125 miles from the Mississippi…


Judge Allows Mississippi Execution Amid Inmates’ Lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss.—A federal judge has ruled that he will not block Mississippi from carrying out with this week’s scheduled execution of an inmate who is suing the state over its use of three drugs for lethal injections. Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., 58, faces a Dec. 14 execution date, which was recently set by the Mississippi…


Federal Officials Intervene in Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis

Federal officials have intervened in the Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis to facilitate an agreement for an interim water manager to fix the broken system. According to Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on Nov. 30, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate signed an Interim Stipulated Order—an agreement between the city, the Mississippi State Department of Health, the…


Thanksgiving Layoff of Thousands in Mississippi Leaves Families in Shock and Uncertainty

Jeff Jones’s priorities after getting laid off from Lane Furniture in Beldon, Mississippi, just two days before Thanksgiving are to find health insurance, a new job, and to sign on to a class-action lawsuit that could help him get severance pay from the company. Jones was among thousands of employees whom United Furniture Industries (UFI)…