“I spoke to this issue several months ago, and still to no avail, and it’s bothering me. Gov. Reeves, can you help me with this issue,” Sanders asked in a video. “How is it fathomable that our refund checks for our kids are consistently late but the checks for the administrators are consistently on time?” […]
Former Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson was arrested for her role in delaying justice for Ahmaud Arbery. He was chased and killed while running through a mostly white neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia in 2020. Johnson has been accused of violating her oath by “showing favor and affection” to Gregory McMichael and “failing to treat Arbery […]
Update (July 16, 2021): A federal judge has ruled that the mother of Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will be able to support her daughter from home during the Tokyo Olympics. Gina Chiles was supposed to report to federal prison to carry out a sentence for wire fraud on July 27, the same day Jordan is […]
The following article by was sent to Watch The Yard by Jackson State University’s University Communications Department. (JACKSON, Miss.) — The Jackson State College Class of 1970 finally got to walk across the stage Saturday after campus shootings prevented a graduation back then, and the COVID-19 pandemic nixed the 50th celebration last year. More than a half-century […]
The trial of Derek Chauvin, which was scheduled for Monday, has been postponed to Tuesday while questions arise about the appropriate charges that should be set forth. On Friday, an appeals court requested that Judge Peter Cahill reconsider his original decision to dismiss a third-degree murder charge against the former officer accused of killing George […]