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 ...
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat: A fleet-footed chronicle that never lets up
The film never lets up. Pieced together from carefully colour-graded archive footage and the contemporaneous testimonies of Khrushchev, Andrée Blouin, In Koli Jean Bofane and Conor Cruise O’Brien ...
Newborn boy found dead on Skid Row was dropped from fourth floor, police say
A newborn boy was found dead in a Skid Row alleyway after police said he may have been dropped from a fourth floor bathroom ...
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 ...
Re-entry program changes Fresno County residents lives
GEO Re-entry Services and the Fresno County Probation Department hosted a ceremony that celebrated individuals on probation ...
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In the region: Virginia loses in ACC men's soccer semifinal
CARY, N.C. — Cooper Flax scored on two penalty kicks to lead the Wake Forest men's soccer team to a 5-1 win over Virginia in ...
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 ...
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Days after he’s indicted, mayor attends National League of Cities convention
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Days after Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was indicted on federal bribery charges, he is attending the ...
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Give voters doable recall law
As it presently stands, those who have been indicted in the bribery scandal in Jackson can stay in office unless they are ...
Jackson mayor and other local Mississippi officials accused of bribery
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...
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Massive corruption, bumbling stupidity, to laugh or cry?
It’s easy to Google “Lumumba federal indictment PDF” and read the whole thing. I recommend you do it. You will be amazed. In ...
Jackson Bribery scandal: Explaining the federal charges against Lumumba, Banks and Owens
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks all pleaded not ...