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Jackson's flagship library closed since June to be torn down. See details
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Eudora Welty Library, the flagship library of the Jackson/Hinds Library System, is going to be...
Jackson's library system in need of rebuilding. 'We deserve to have libraries.'
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSomeone of authority in the City of Jackson needed to speak up for libraries. Councilman Kenneth...
Jackson libraries get $1.9 million from the city. See how the money will be used
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Jackson/Hinds Library System is getting $1.9 million after the Jackson City Council unanimously...
Election Day in Mississippi: Follow along here for live updates at the polls
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoToday, Mississippians go to the polls to cast ballots in a statewide general election that will...
‘The Hate U Give’ was banned from check-out at MS libraries. Now it’s back on shelves.
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi author Angie Thomas has sold millions of copies of her books, but the Mississippi...
Council condemns CBS show 60 Minutes for portrayal of Jackson. See what they did
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Jackson City Council unanimously passed a resolution that denounces 60 Minutes for the CBS...
Children, teens looking for summer activities in the Jackson area? Here are some options
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSummer is just around the corner and so is the start of various camps and activities in the Jackson...
At a town hall, residents oppose the upcoming expansion of the Capitol Police jurisdiction
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWith the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police set to expand July 1, Jacksonians attending a town hall...
Jackson will not raise property taxes this year to fund $153M budget
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAmid the ongoing water crisis and challenges picking up trash, the city of Jackson did not raise property taxes as originally proposed. Jackson officials have announced that the municipal ad ...
Violent discipline: Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile corporal punishment has been stamped out across most of the US, some schools use it routinely...