State lawmaker unsure if she’ll reintroduce mayoral recall bill amid bribery scandal
Last week, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, and Ward Six Councilman Aaron Banks ...
A yacht, a hollow book and a ‘war room’: How the FBI ensnared a city’s leaders in a bribery investigation
The allegations in the federal indictment paint a picture of people entrusted to public office in a city where roughly 26% of ...
Jackson bribery scheme timeline: See when developers first met with Hinds County DA
Earlier this year, former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee and Hinds County businessman Sherik Marve’ Smith each pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy to commit bribery charge. They are each ...
Birmingham Police Department looking for robbery suspect
The Birmingham Police Department is looking for a suspect in a robbery that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 9. At approximately ...