On a typical day, Johnnie’s Drive-In serves up some 400 doughburgers. Many of those burgers go to fans of Tupelo native Elvis Presley, who ate at Johnnie’s as a child. The booth he frequented is still in use today. “Everybody who’s into Elvis is going to want the doughburger,” said restaurant co-owner Christi White. Never […]
Culinary delights prepared by more than two dozen of Central Mississippi’s top restaurants will highlight a tasting event and competition set for Monday, April 8, at the District at Eastover. Called “Taste of Mississippi,” the outdoor event is a fundraiser for Community Stewpot Services, a nonprofit faith-based organization whose mission is to provide food, shelter, […]
JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson starting on Monday. The ruling came just before U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed requests to block the new court in a ruling filed late Sunday. The U.S. […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP. Attorneys for the civil rights organization had sued on behalf of several Jackson residents, saying the new court […]
JACKSON, Miss. — The chair of a congressional committee with oversight of U.S. federal elections says ballot shortages in Mississippi’s largest county could undermine voting and election confidence in 2024 if local officials don’t make changes. Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican from Wisconsin who chairs the Committee on House Administration, sent a letter, obtained Wednesday […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that begins July 1. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee met Wednesday, and members were scheduled to adopt recommendations as a starting point for writing a spending […]