Capital & River News
PONDER THIS — PART 1
By: Guest Columnist, Jessica Breazeale, Wesson News Haven’t gotten an apology? Consider this. They’re not sorry. People are often unreasonable & selfish, forgive them anyway. Some...
Rare, fully preserved cast iron casket recovered from Asylum Hill excavation
By: Alexandria Galtney, UMMC Communications Photos By: Lindsay McMurtray, UMMC Communications Archaeologists excavating remains from the site of the Asylum Hill Cemetery on the...
Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade returns May 25 with historic marker unveiling
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez This year’s Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade, set for Monday, May 25, will include an unveiling ceremony for a Mississippi state historical...
Civil Rights Leader Medgar Wiley Evers Receives Posthumous Honorary Degree at Mississippi College School of Law Spring Commencement
The Mississippi College School of Law today (May 15) hosted its Spring Commencement, where university leadership presented a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Laws degree to the family of...
“Gentleman Judge” Tom Lee to retire after over 40 years on the federal bench
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Senior U. S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, 85, will assume inactive status and no longer hear cases in the United States District Court for the Southern...
Judge blocks release of discovery materials in Jackson bribery case against Owens, Lumumba, Banks
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A federal judge has issued a new protective order limiting the release of discovery material in the case bribery case against Hinds County District...
Major Highway Expansions Planned for Central Mississippi
Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons and Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Executive Director Brad...
Forget Fast Food, Because Stamps Super Burger in Mississippi Is King
Only In Mississippi Fast food is often just that: food prepared fast. But when you want something that goes beyond the generic burgers-and-fries combo and you're instead craving a much more...
Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Reminds Farmers of Federal Disaster Relief Assistance Following South Mississippi Tornadoes
As many folks in south Mississippi continue to recover from the disastrous effects of last Wednesday’s tornadoes, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson reminds all affected...
Mississippi honors its fallen law enforcement officers and their families
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Thousands gathered on Tuesday to remember fallen law enforcement officers at events across Mississippi, honoring those who served while showing...