The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate · Delta, LA
I had a trip to Chile and Argentina scheduled with Road Scholar. On the day of departure, a historic blizzard hit the Northeast, and Delta Air Lines canceled my flight.
Vox · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSOn Wednesday, Mississippi’s Senate race was officially called for Democrat Scott Colom, who will become the first Black person to represent the state in the US Senate since Reconstruction, more than 140 years ago. Colom’s win is a stunning, historic upset — and for many Black Democrats, like Rep. Bennie Thompson, it’s been a long time coming. Thompson, who also won his race last week, has represented Mississippi’s majority-Black Second Congressional District since 1993. Over the years, the 78-year-old lawmaker has frequently invoked the story of his father, who was never able to cast a vote because of racist Jim Crow laws that enforced segregation until the mid-1960s. I sat down with Thompson for Today, Explained to talk about Colom’s run for Senate, how he won, what it means for Thompson personally. Below is an excerpt of our conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Quincy Herald Whig · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSQUINCY — The community had an opportunity Friday to hear directly from the three final candidates in the running to head up the Quincy Police Department. The city’s Board of Fire and Police Commissioners held a public debate-style meeting with the candidates in the City Hall’s council chambers, with Great River Honor Flight chairman Carlos Fernandez acting as moderator, asking the three candidates a series of prepared questions. The candidates are: Wendell Watts, who recently left the Jackson, Mississippi Police Department as assistant chief; Steve Hebbe, currently the chief of police in Farmington, New Mexico; and Mike Dobis, the current chief ranger for the Tennessee State Parks. After opening comments were each candidate laid out their personal and professional histories, Fernandez presented a variety of questions ranging from what the first 90 days of each tenure would look like to the importance of community policing.
Jackson Advocate · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSIN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAPLE L. HILL, DECEASED OMEGA K. HILL, EXECUTRIX CAUSE NO.: P-2026-442 G/2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters of Administration having been granted on the 14th day of October 2026, by the Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi to the undersigned, upon the Estate of Kaple L. Hill, Deceased, in Cause No. P-2026-442; Notice is hereby given to all persons and/or entities having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within 90 days from first date of publication, or they will be forever barred. This, the 23rd day of October, 2026. /s/ Omega K. Hill, Executrix OMEGA K. HILL, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF KAPLE L. HILL, DECEASED Scheduled Publication: 10-29-2026 11-05-2026 11-12-2026 PREPARED BY: /s/ Warren L. Martin, Jr. Warren L. Martin, Jr., Esq., MSB No. 101528 WARREN L. MARTIN, JR, P.A.
Jackson Advocate · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSBy DeAnna Tisdale Johnson ● Digital Editions ● November 12, 2026 Advertisement Advertisement Author DeAnna Tisdale Johnson DeAnna Tisdale Johnson is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Jackson Advocate newspaper. Johnson joins a short list as one of the youngest publishers in the history of Black newspapers. Johnson oversees a small staff and is diligently working to grow the newspaper to its former glory and beyond by digitizing the medium. She has been a published writer since the age of fourteen for the publication, where her father Charles Tisdale was owner and publisher until his death. Her mother, Alice Tisdale, is now publisher emeritus. She is also a lyric soprano, lauded for her warmth and richness of voice.
Madison365 · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSBy Annie Grayer, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Tori B. Powell (CNN) — In Jackson, Mississippi, a crowd of supporters celebrated Scott Colom’s historic projected win in Mississippi’s Senate race. Ahead of remarks from Colom, members of Tougaloo College concert choir sang a rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner donning robes in the historic school’s red and blue colors. The choir then performed a song introduced by a presenter as “the Black national anthem.” The cultural hymn, called “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” was originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson at the turn of the 20th century, according to the NAACP. It’s a song about freedom with religious references that over time has been sung during significant moments throughout history like the 1960s’ Civil Rights Movement, per the NAACP. Colom’s projected victory makes him the first Black person elected to statewide office in Mississippi since the Reconstruction era.
Jackson Advocate · Jackson, MS
Nearby: Jackson, MSOn Nov. 10th, FMOL Health St. Dominic and the Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (MORA) hosted a special ceremony at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, recognizing healthcare professionals and hospital partners for their contributions to organ, eye and tissue donation. The event featured the presentation of MORA’s Spero Awards and the unveiling of a new digital addition to St. Dominic Hospital’s Wall of Honor, expanding opportunities to recognize organ donors and share stories of their life-saving gifts. This year’s Spero Award honorees included Nurse Champion: Dani Adams, RN, Advanced Practice Nurse Champion: Kelli Brister, NP and Hospital Leadership Champion: Teri Dyess, MD, Chief Medical Officer at FMOL Health St. Dominic. The ceremony also included remarks from representatives of St. Dominic Hospital and MORA, highlighting the importance of collaboration and the role healthcare professionals play in supporting donation and transplantation efforts.
Jackson Advocate · Ridgeland, MS
Nearby: Ridgeland, MSOn Nov. 11th, Jerk City Grill recognized local military veterans with a Veterans Day appreciation event offering free Classic Jerk Chicken Plates to veterans. The meals, which included jerk chicken, yellow rice and cabbage, were distributed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., while supplies lasted, at the restaurant’s food trailer outside its County Line Road location at 1290 E. County Line Road in Ridgeland. The Veterans Day initiative provided an opportunity to show appreciation for the service and sacrifices of military veterans in the community. (Advocate Photos: Joshua Martin)
