Hinds County News

The metro area is experiencing a pause in bad weather, but possible damaging winds of up to 70 mph and golf ball-sized hail are in the forecast for this afternoon.

The Hinds County coroner has identified two bodies found in a field last week, but has released the name of only one of them.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld an award of $500,000 to a teenager who was sexually abused by workers at facilities operated by the Mississippi Department of Human Services in Starkville and Ackerman.

A Jackson man is charged with manufacturing marijuana and cocaine possession after Hinds County Sheriff Department narcotics officers found 30 marijuana plants, bags of marijuana, cocaine and a handgun at his Queen Mary Lane home.

The words printed across the front page of Tuesday's Clarion-Ledger had to be like a punch in the... A decade-old federal criminal case alleging theft or possession of trade secrets charges against five former Eaton Aerospace engineers has been dismissed.

While reading my Clarion Ledger this morning I noticed the article regarding Kenneth I. Stokes and his $4,000.00 five month overdue bill to Lousiana Motor Coach Company.

The state Court of Appeals has upheld an award of $500,000 to a teenager who was sexually abused by workers at facilities in Starkville and Ackerman while in state custody.

State law requires school districts to choose by June 30 whether to implement abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex education.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that a jury should decide whether Hinds County is responsible for the death of a pedestrian hit by a car driven by an escaped convict nearly seven years ago.

Hinds County has agreed to take on more bond debt to build a parking garage for a proposed $1 billion development if developers provide repeatedly requested financial information.

After the Memorial Day program at the Hinds County Courthouse, Jacob Maggio, 5, of Brandon pauses for a photo with his "dad doll." On it is the face of his father, Matt Maggio.

Tracy Swafford of Cleveland was elected president of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals May 10 during the organization's eighth annual statewide conference in Hattiesburg.

Hinds County Supervisors' President Robert Graham uttered words of thanks to a crowd of mostly aging veterans during today's annual Hinds County Memorial Day program in downtown Jackson.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has settled the dispute over fees paid to private attorneys hired by the attorney general to assist with lawsuits on behalf of the state - sort of.

An artist's rendering of the Old Capitol Green project shows the office building that will be part of the initial phase of the $1 billion mixed-use development in downtown Jackson.

A jury will decide whether Hinds County is responsible for the death of a pedestrian hit by a car driven by an escapee nearly seven years ago.

A woman was killed and her twin sister critically injured Friday when they were hit by a car, authorities said.

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday in two cases that legal fees paid to private lawyers to represent the state are public funds.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled in two cases that legal fees paid to private lawyers to represent the state are public funds.

The Hinds County administrator and sheriff walked through the Detention Center Thursday to inspect the ongoing repairs that have been made to the aging facility.