Mississippi capital to receive $35.6M in federal water funds Mississippi’s capital city has been awarded a tranche of federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
EPA: Water in Mississippi's capital city is safe to drink The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in Mississippi's capital city is now safe to drink, following months of sampling at a water treatment plant overwhelmed by late August flooding The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Stephen A. Smith delivered an epic GameDay pick with Jackson State ‘big time’ over Southern "Jackson State big time, today!" USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 29, 2022
16 years later, Sammy “Mini-Mall” Stephens is still trying to go viral "Everything the kids re doing on TikTok? I started that," says the creator of Flea Market Montgomery, an early YouTube hit. Can an NFT get him paid? Inverse · Oct 29, 2022
Mississippi governor extends Jackson water emergency order Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has extended the state of emergency over the water crisis in the capital city of Jackson The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Lee Corso Won’t Travel for ‘College GameDay’ at Jackson State For the third time this season, the beloved analyst won’t be on the road with the rest of the crew. Sports Illustrated · Oct 28, 2022
3 men convicted of providing aid to terrorists in Whitmer kidnapping plot JACKSON, Mich. — Three men have been found guilty by a Jackson County jury of materially aiding a terrorist and being a member of a gang. Tribune News Service · Oct 26, 2022
Water investigations said to test Biden racial equity pledge A congressional ally says President Joe Biden's commitment to racial equity is being tested by federal investigations into public spending on a failing Mississippi water system The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Reveals Jackson State as Week 9 Location Deion Sanders and the Tigers take center stage as they play host to Southern in a historic HBCU rivalry. Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022
Jackson State’s Win vs. Campbell Was an FCS Declaration With a homecoming win over Campbell, the Tigers and its star coach showed that they are building a powerhouse program. Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022
The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system. WEKU · Oct 20, 2022
EPA starts civil rights probe into Mississippi water woes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without water for several days. Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2022
Congress probes Jackson water crisis as city and state spar Congress is investigating the crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late summer The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2022 Deion Sanders Addresses Viral Clip of Interaction With Interviewer “Sorry I had to address this foolishness,” the Jackson State coach wrote.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2022 Deion Sanders’s Jackson State Vision Is All Going to Plan Coach Prime opens up on his pitch to recruits (and their mothers), how he’d react to a Power 5 offer and more.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2022 City Leaders Back JSU Stadium As Power 5 Teams Vie for Deion Sanders Jackson leaders hope their decision will aid in keeping the Tigers’ coach with the program for a long time.
The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2022 Republicans oppose social spending – will it cost them in the midterms? Economy in focus: In Mississippi, poverty is high and water problems blight the state. But Republicans seem adamantly against spending to help their constituents
The Conversation · Oct 10, 2022 How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most When storms like Hurricane Ian strike, many people have to cope afterward with losing water service. Power outages mean that pumps can’t process and treat drinking water or sewage, and heavy stormwater flows can damage water mains.
Salon · Oct 8, 2022 Shock doctrine for Jackson's water Mississippi's ill-advised governor wants to turn over the city's water system to a for-profit corporation
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022 Mississippi city with water woes also faces trash trouble Mississippi’s capital city is still grappling with a troubled water system, and it could soon see garbage piling up outside homes and businesses
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022 Federal agency to help pay for Mississippi flood control A federal agency has set aside money to help guard Mississippi’s capital city and surrounding areas against flood damage following two deluges in three years
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 1, 2022 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship Sunday tee times, TV and streaming info Everything you need to know for the final round at The Country Club of Jackson.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 1, 2022 Move over, Augusta National. Here’s why greens at Sanderson Farms Championship are arguably the best on PGA Tour "These are some of the best on Tour, for sure."
WEKU · Oct 1, 2022 Jackson, Miss., residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water.