FRONT
1. Embattled Jackson employee may see light at end of tunnel
2. Salute to Vicksburg’s outstanding African Americans set for July 1
3. Expungement summit offers second chance for offenders
4. Killen’s verdict seen as a plus for Mississippi
5. Infant mortality rate in MS on the rise
6. JSU, ‘1 Mississippi’ to mark citizen rights milestone

NATION/WORLD
1. Congress asked to intervene marijuana debacle after high court rules
2. Jackson seeks to build strong Black-Latino coalition in U.S.
3. Kenya and Nigeria left out of debt relief
4. Brazil tries to reduce sex slavery

NEWS
1. JSU programs rank high in national study
2. Alvin Chambliss makes first pubic comment after closure in Ayers Case
3. Greater Mount Olive M.B. Church on Raymond Road winner of Bible Bowl
4. Moore to release new CD June 25
5. Idols of the King playing 6/23-6/26
6. Join Leadership Jackson
7. ‘Political interference’ undermines Justice Dept.’s anti-tobacco effort
8. France rolls out red carpet for U.S. black female aviators
9. Local group attempts to preserve county history

EDITORIALS
1. Tisdale Topics: Race still issue here
2. What’s done in the name of democracy?
3. Loving God
4. Uplifting Families: “What Kind of Husband Does God Desire Men to Become?”

PERSPECTIVE
1. Transferring juveniles to the adult justice system: A flawed, dangerous policy
2. Black men, stand up for what is right

EDUCATION
1. Olivia Burks selected for People to People program
2. Student loan interest rates to rise in July
3. NBPTS receives NAACP Education Award
4. Jackson State to host professional development workshops for educators
5. Local families needed for exchange students
6. Parent classes focus on JPS summer reading
7. Kira Cummings, Jonathan Cummings and Kirsten provides music for the Celebrity Civic Organization Scholarship Fundraiser

STATE/METRO
1. Mayor Harvey Johnson returns to JSU
2. MDOC to give an inside look at Parchman
3. Casino contribution will provide help for compulsive gamblers
4. Diary price help farmers pay debts
5. Eggs take the biggest hit in 2005 poultry prices

ENTERTAINMENT
1. AMERIE: Hip hop/soul’s new shining star
2. 775K attend 22nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival
3. 2005 ASCAP Awards to honor music luminaries on June 27
4. DVD release of box office hit “Coach Carter”
5. Roberta Flack receives trophy and musical tribute from Sri Chinmoy

CONSUMER/BUSINESS
1. Plan to provide reduced cost spay/neuter for low income pet owners
2. Volunteers needed to help with filing tax returns
3. America’s largest personal injury law firm and criminal defense firm merges
4. Blossoms in Dubai
5. Owning Your Future
6. MSH Employees of the Month
7. Rosie Edwards Foster honored for serving MSH for 25 years
8. The City of Jackson Department of Human and Cultural Services Family and Youth Division receives donation from Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg

BOOKSHELF
1. The NAACP and the Struggle for Black Political Integration
2. New book shows you how to swing through the patent jungle
3. Jim Frasier to sign books at Sam’s Club
4. Raise money with the hottest children’s book on the market
5. Florence Ridlon to sign her book on June 26
6. The Twenty-One Balloons
7. Club Pet
8. Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings

UP & DOWN FARISH STREET
City hall … the house that slaves built gets a new head. Historic changes loom on the new horizon. A salute here and there. A birthday or two or three. Then we answer questions and Move on Down the Line!

HEALTH
1. THE LIONS SPEAK: African American men and their powerful women
2. High Blood Pressure: What every African American should know
3. Medicare drug subsidy test run reaches 40% of elderly, disabled
4. Long term effects of asbestos and silicon
5. Study sites Blacks at higher risk for strokes
6. Health summit held in Florida

SPORTS
1. Red Sox select JSU’s Carl Lipsey
2. Miss. Assoc. of Coaches All Star Softball Games will be held June 25
3. Jackson Panthers take MBA Gold
4. Jackson State’s Payton targets NCAA Golf Championship for takeover
5. Virginia Union Panthers visits the White House
6. JSU held its annual youth basketball camp