Mississippi News
Capital/River
Ground broken on new Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center and Museum
83rd National Folk Festival and Mississippi Arts Commission unveil captivating program for festival’s Mississippi folklife area
Natchez Historical Society and Dr. Robert Prospere to fund Fort Valeur historical marker
Supreme Court Administrator and Counsel Hubbard T. Saunders IV died on October 18
Home with Heroes ends operations
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
Mississippi Supreme Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
NBA Veteran Erick Dampier Sr. Joined TrueCare to Bring Free Basketball Camp to Jackson-Area Youth
Statewide
MDE announces four 2026 Mississippi Blue Ribbon Schools
Mississippi lawmakers consider requests for stricter distracted driving laws, portable benefits
Three Mississippi students named 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Changing Seasons and Cooler Temps Could Mean Higher Fire Risk
Mississippi parents advised to protect children from lead exposure
Eller, Foster work to unseat odds-on favorite Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
Black bear populations rising slowly in Mississippi. A hunting season could come in the future
Miss. Insurance Dept. revokes licenses of 21 insurance agents
Hills
Oxford Ghost Tours: A walk on the spooky side of the Square
New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery
The Lyric Theatre: Tupelo’s most haunting story
Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County
ALO to invest nearly $176 million in Southaven distribution center, create 400-plus jobs
Wicker Announces $44 Million Roadway Investment for DeSoto County
Pines
Keenum, Boyce receive contract extensions, pay increases
Barge Forest Products investing $8.3 million in Macon sawmill expansion
Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82
More Than a Crop: MSU historian’s new book examines cotton’s place in Southern history
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians receives $12 million in federal grants to expand economic development drivers
High school, community college students invited to MSU’s Music Discovery Day
Coastal
Defending Pascagoula: Why China Has No Place in Mississippi’s Gulf Waters
Sparklight® Opens Fall 2026 Charitable Giving Fund for Nonprofits Across 24 States
Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge
Delta
TrueCare’s Rural Road Show Comes to Delta to Address Mississippi Maternal, Infant Health Crisis
Delta State University receives Boeing funding to establish four aviation scholarships
Koinonia to invest $7.7 million in Drew manufacturing facility
Award-winning Nashville country singer-songwriter brings high-energy performance to Downtown Greenville
Delta Music Institute named a Billboard Top Music Business School for fifth consecutive year
