Capital & River News
Mississippi Farmers Market, Genuine MS® Farmers Market to Host Special Peanut Boil Events
Mississippi's love of good food, local agriculture and community will take center stage this September as the Mississippi Farmers Market and Genuine MS® Farmers Market host special peanut...
Raytheon announces completion of $50 million expansion in Forest
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Raytheon announced Thursday, August 27, that the RTX business has completed its 17,000 square-foot expansion in Forest. The expanded manufacturing...
Mississippi foster home focused on hard to place youth receives $3.4 million renovation grant
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Nearly $3.4 million in CARES Act grant funding has been approved to help renovate a foster care facility in Mississippi. The funding will be...
MDOT announces “The Big Fix,” a multi-year project in the Jackson metro area
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A $400 million interstate repair project in the Jackson metro area will require two rounds of 45-day full lane closures along I-20 by the...
Pilgrimage Garden Club to host symposium on Pre-Civil War Natchez history
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The Pilgrimage Garden Club will host an afternoon symposium Saturday, September 26, examining the impact of the Mississippi River, cotton,...
MALTB Recovers Stolen Farm Truck
Recently, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) successfully recovered a stolen farm truck. On August 16, the Mendenhall Police Department took a theft report...
ArtsNatchez donates $500 in art supplies to local classrooms
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez ArtsNatchez Gallery recently donated $500 worth of art supplies to two first-year art teachers and their classrooms in Natchez and Vidalia,...
Neddie Winters to keynote event honoring George Metcalfe
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The Rev. Neddie Winters, former president of Mission Mississippi, Jackson, will serve as the keynote speaker for the dedication of a state...
Pike County EMA recognized for incident response leadership
By Cass Rutledge, Magnolia Tribune The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) has awarded Pike County Emergency Management Director Tina Reed with its 2026 Leadership in...
Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises nearly $300,000 for Children’s of Mississippi
By: Tally Connelly/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications Videos By: Jordan Presley/ UMMC Communications The 25th Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raised...