Capital & River News
Ode to Jackson’s New Stage Theatre
By John Maxwell, Magnolia Tribune Last Thursday night I saw New Stage Theater‘s production of Ragtime. It closed its run Sunday. It was a wonderful production. Francine Reynolds has...
Gould Industries Bringing $14 Million Investment, 65 Jobs to Pike County
Gould Industries Ltd., a North American leader in recycled plastics manufacturing, is expanding into Mississippi with a $14 million investment in Pike County that is expected to create 65 new...
The Next Chapter: How Dixon Books & Loft brought new life to a Natchez landmark
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Before Jennifer Boone owned a historic building on Main Street, she was a little girl from Hattiesburg spending weekends in Natchez with her...
Legacy of Madison offers immersive look at Natchez’s under-told history
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez A long-vacant pink house on the corner of Madison and N. Dr. M.L. King streets has been reborn as The Legacy of Madison, a new tourism...
MPB Announces New Original Documentary on Blues Legend Bobby Rush
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will premiere its new original documentary, King of the Chitlin' Circuit, on broadcast television Aug. 10, 2026, celebrating the life and legacy of Grammy...
Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson Announces 2026 Entertainment, New Attractions Ahead of Patriotic Mississippi State Fair
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced Flo Rida as the headliner of the 2026 Mississippi State Fair, which runs October 8-18, as well as several new and special,...
Flo Rida to headline Mississippi State Fair
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced Flo Rida as the headliner of the 2026 Mississippi State Fair, which runs October 8-18, as well as several new and special,...
AWS marks $1 billion data center investment in Clinton
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Amazon Web Services (AWS) officially marked its $1 billion investment this week, a project that transforms the former Delphi manufacturing facility in...
NEW RECRUITS ANSWER THE CALL
Firefighter Class 221 of the Mississippi State Fire Academy is making a difference, and twenty-seven (27) members will graduate from the National Fire Protection Association...
MS Pickle Fest June 13-14 Weekend of Fun, Food, Music
The countdown is almost over! The Mississippi Pickle Fest 2026 is set for June 13-14, 2026, at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, promising two days of delicious pickle and...
