Mississippi News
Capital/River
Mississippi culture bearer: Calvin Phelps, Pike School of Art
Hinds CC – HCSD partner to open Early College Academy in Utica in the fall
$5M family donation boosts scholarships for School of Nursing at Oxford
Legislature creates Jackson Water Authority, sends bill to governor
UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute announces public phase of $125M campaign
Wilson donates $500,000 to PAC after losing 2nd Congressional District Republican Primary
MDEQ to Host Jackson Metro Area Business E-Waste Collection Day (April 17th)
Portrait of former Speaker of the House Philip Gunn unveiled at Mississippi Capitol
Statewide
Lawmakers look to “Strengthen Mississippi Homes” with new mitigation program
Civics, financial literacy, Math Act included in omnibus Mississippi education bill as session winds down
Mississippi to ban abortion-inducing drugs under anti-drug trafficking law
Lawmakers approve tax credits for contributions to rural Mississippi hospitals
Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting dies as U.S. Supreme Court decision over racial gerrymandering nears
Things to do in the Magnolia State in April 2026
Legislators unanimously back UPSKILL Mississippi Grant Program
Governor signs SHIELD Act into law seeking to further safeguard Mississippi elections
Hills
Where Charm Lives: Porch swing pickings in downtown Fulton
Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure
Event to focus on housing, encouraging deep listening across difference
Miss. Main Street Association and Miss. Hills National Heritage Area to Fund Roadmaps to Revitalization for Four Main Street Communities in Hills Region
Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit against Ole Miss Chancellor dismissed by federal judge
Southwark Metal Manufacturing Growing in DeSoto County with New Hernando Plant
Pines
MSU Philosophy Professor Bickle joins elite ranks as AAAS Fellow
Anthony’s: A West Point table worth coming back to
Four More Counties Now Eligible for Public Assistance
SNAP FRAUD INVESTIGATION LEADS TO PLEA AGREEMENT
Mississippians love Old Waverly hams on their Easter tables
Mississippi State welcomes British Consul General to campus
Coastal
Annual Magnolia Beef and Poultry Expo to be Held in Laurel April 9
Step back in time with a stroll through Hattiesburg’s Historic District
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
GCCF’s GivHer Circle Wine Tasting Event, April 22
Southern Miss A Cappella Group, Spirit of Southern, Wins ICCA Quarterfinal, Advances to Semifinals
Gulf Council Holds Fisheries Photo Contest to Showcase 50 Years of Fisheries
Delta
MPB Receives $5,000 from Leflore County to Support WMAO Tower Repairs
Seventeen students selected for Hall of Fame honor
AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi
Another chapter to a Mississippi Delta story
Delta State University announces the 44th Annual F. E. Woodall Conference for the Helping Professions
