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The Gulf Coast Community Foundation provided six coastal animal welfare agencies with a $25,000 grant. These grants go towards the ‘Fixed for Life’ program, a no cost spay and neuter program. Those agencies receiving the grant include: Rise and Shine Animal Rescue Humane Society of South Mississippi Friends of the Animal Shelter in Hancock County Friends of the Jackson County...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- One Jackson County deputy is being recognized for his work. Deputy Dennis McDuffie has been given the Distinguished Law Enforcement Officer Award by the State Juvenile Justice Conference Planning Committee. This honor recognizes Deputy McDuffie’s dedication to law enforcement, the community, and the impact he makes through service. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department says they are...

Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1955, singer and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson died at her home in the city of her birth on September 1.

By Bob Garver Poster credit IMDB The big drawback to getting in an advance review of “Coyote vs. Acme” last week is that “Insidious: Out of the Further” is even less relevant this week. The horror film toppled from second place to fourth at the domestic box office, behind even the seventh weekend of “The Odyssey,” while “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continues to dominate at #1. Fortunately, that drawback is offset by the knowledge that the film was never worth much a

AP reports, trailblazing jazz great Cassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70. The singer passed away on Wednesday (02.09.26) in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. Hinds County coroner Jeramiah Howard confirmed her death to The New York Times, but no cause of death is known at this time. Her longtime manager Robert Torre […]

Jazz singer-songwriter Cassandra Wilson has died at the age of 70. On Wednesday, manager Robert Torre announced that the legendary artist had passed away at her home in Jackson, Mississippi the previous day. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist. Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully […]

By Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney Commissioner Mike Chaney at the Commissioner's Roundtable this morning during the NAIC Summer National Meeting in Chicago, August 2024 (Photo from MID on Facebook) Over the past year, more than 200,000 Mississippians have left the Affordable Care Act marketplace as the cost of coverage has increased due to the expiration of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits at the end of 2025. At the same time, insurers are requesting significant rate increases...

Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

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She passed away on Tuesday at her Jackson, Mississippi home surrounded by family and close friends