Mississippi News
Capital/River
Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi
The Shop Around the Corner, Vicksburg Style: A love letter to Lorelei Books
101-year-old Mary Alice Hydrick keeps a busy schedule in Rankin County
Visit Natchez Announces Black History Month Programming for February 2026
UMMC research leads to updated HPV clinical guidelines
Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society 67th Annual Show is Feb. 28-March 1 in Jackson
MSO hosts Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience at Thalia Mara Hall in March
Acute Inflections Bring Harlem Renaissance–Inspired Jazz and R&B to Jackson
Statewide
Recap: Week 4 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature
Bills focused on student mental health head to House floor
Lawmakers move quickly to appropriate millions in disaster funds for winter storm response
Deadline extended to Feb. 6, for high school sophomores to apply for State Board of Education 2026-27 junior representative position
All elected school board bill moves forward in Mississippi House
Join Us in Supporting World Cholangiocarcinoma Day on February 19
March of the Mayors to benefit Mississippians through Extra Table
Federal judge strikes down Mississippi moratorium on new home health agencies
Hills
AccelerateMS Celebrates First Graduating Cohort of FACET Academy
Eliot Parker: Craft, conflict, and the writing life
Rooted in Place: Inside Tupelo’s Oren Dunn City Museum
USDA leaders visit MSU to honor Jenkins’ 64-year career, highlight ‘Mississippi Model’ partnership
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
Pines
Mississippi National Guard Expands Winter Storm Response Efforts in North Mississippi
Registration Now Open: MSU Spring Preview Day anticipates thousands of prospective Bulldogs, families on April 10
Aberdeen goes Mardi Gras
MSU Riley Center unveils 2026 Spring/Summer Performing Arts Series
Annual MLK Jr. observance at MSU includes remembrance, service components
Sibling duo Between Friends brings alt-pop to concert sponsored by MSU Music Maker Productions
Coastal
Sweet tradition: Inside the Mississippi legacy of Paul’s Pastry
A Southern storyteller finds her small truths in big adventures
NASA Conducts Hot Fire of RS-25 Engine
Southern Miss Earns Repeat Carnegie Designation for Community Engagement
Two Mississippi students selected for United States Senate Youth Program
Democrat state representative seeks to strip Tasers from Mississippi police officers
Delta
Delta State University physics professor awarded prestigious teaching honor
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
Yazoo Backwater Pumps, Arkabutla Lake Dam among projects funded in federal appropriations bill signed by Trump
Delta State searching for new Head Football Coach
Delta State University announces weather-related class and campus schedule adjustments
