Democratic Rep. Alyce Clarke, the first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature, will not seek another term. Clarke, who has served in her position for 38 years, announced her decision on Tuesday, NBC News reports. “You can’t make a difference unless you’re at the table. And I’m glad we finally got to the table,” […]
The lawsuit against the Mississippi DOC was just one way in which the state has come under scrutiny in recent years for its racist past and present and for declining standards of living amongst its population. Most notably, the state capital, Jackson, is undergoing a sustained water crisis, as decades of neglect of the predominantly […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Mississippi Valley State University and did an interview with Keyjuan Meeks the 2022-2023 Student Government Association president. The position of SGA president is a highly respected role and there is a […]
ShareTweetSubscribe Jackson, Mississippi residents say they’re “tired of apologies” from state officials in regards to the constant water stoppages and boil water notices. Jackson residents do not have access to running water after below freezing temperatures which caused frozen and busted pipes NBC News reported. Residents were told to go to one of four locations across […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Jackson, Mississippi, on Christmas Day announced that residents must now boil their drinking water due to water lines bursting in the frigid temperatures. “Please check your businesses and churches for leaks and broken pipes, as these add up tremendously and only worsen the problem,” the city said in […]
Mississippi police fatally shot a woman who was holding a Walmart workers in the megastore hostage after she refused to back down. Video footage of the incident showed 21-year-old Colrudna McGinster holding onto a woman wearing a Walmart vest while waving a gun demanding to talk to a news anchor in Richland, Mississippi. “Get a […]
A former Mississippi daycare worker was sentenced to prison and has been barred from working in a childcare facility again after she was captured on video hitting a 3-year-old girl in the head. Kattora Lewis says she was shocked after her toddler, Aubree Oliver, came home from Kids World Center in November of 2021 with a bruise […]
A local Mississippi community is hurt over the loss of a police officer after she was shot and killed in the line of duty Oct. 11. 30-year-old detective Myiesha Stewart, who severed the Greenville Police Department, was responding to a shooting, according to WLOX. Law enforcement officials told WLBT that a male victim was shot in […]
Gulfport teen Jaheim McMillan fatally shot by police A Black teen was recently fatally shot by Gulf Port, Mississippi police. The local community is outraged over the fatal police shooting of Jaheim McMillan, who was taken off life support on last Saturday after he was shot in the head last Thursday according to The Guardian. […]
Determined to help out were P-Valley stars J. Alphonse Nicholson and Nicco Annan, known by Starz fans as the beloved characters “Lil Murda” and “Uncle Clifford,” who teamed up with Broccoli City, Goodr and We Chip N for a water drive in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The goal was to collect 100,000 bottles of […]