Capital & River News
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s multi-million-dollar corporate investment wins just keep piling up. The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that...
Reeves issues first clemency order as Governor
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The first clemency issued by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves occurred this week for a man who was found to have been improperly convicted of a drug...
Former Canton utilities engineer sentenced to 12 years in bribery scheme
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson has sentenced former Canton Municipal Utilities engineer Rudy Warnock to 12 years in prison for charges related to...
Harris coming to Jackson to promote her book
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) is coming to Jackson to promote her book 107 DAYS. Harris has been on a 17-city international book tour and...
CCRI research seeking to unlock mysteries of pancreatic cancer with $1.8M NCI grant
By: Annie Oeth/UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Communications Inside the labs at the Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of Mississippi Medical Center,...
Mississippi Farmers Market to Host Holiday Harvest Event December 13
The Mississippi Farmers Market will host its annual Holiday Harvest on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The festive event encourages shoppers to support local farmers,...
Christmas by Candlelight Tour and Possum Ridge Exhibit return to Jackson this holiday season
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune A great kick-off to the holiday season is the opening of The Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s Possum Ridge model train...
Wreaths Across America ceremony set for December 13
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Home with Heroes will host the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Natchez National Cemetery....
Natchez NAACP MLK parade is set for January 19
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Visit Natchez The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will honor the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice, with community leader Jackie Posey serving as grand...
Historic America250 Flag Makes Meaningful Stop in Mississippi
A powerful symbol of the nation’s past, present, and future arrived in Mississippi this past week as the traveling U.S. flag from America Waves Flag Sojourn 250 made its ceremonial stop in...