Capital & River News
UMMC seeks African American participants in world’s largest autism research study
By: Annie Oeth Researchers in SPARK can’t advance the understanding of autism if a broad cohort of families isn’t included. The world’s largest study of autism spectrum disorder is working with the...
Hinds CC nursing graduates turn challenges into success
After one semester, Elaina Delgado of Vicksburg thought associate degree nursing school at Hinds Community College would be a snap. Second semester was a huge wake-up call for her, however, when she...
Discover Mississippi: Sacred Soil – Piney Woods School
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Driving down Highway 49 south of Star, the rolling farmland of the Piney Woods Country Life School appears on the left. The entrance to the 2,000-acre campus is...
NATCHEZ FESTIVAL OF MUSIC Presents THE MELODIOUS TAPESTRY OF “RAGTIME”
Natchez Festival of Music is proud to present not one, but two fascinating events on May 11th to celebrate the rich history of ragtime. Ragtime music holds a special place in the annals of American...
Finalists Announced for the 2024 Ferriss Trophy presented by the MBCI and Pearl River Resort
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Ferriss Trophy presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River Resort. The Ferriss...
UPDATE: U.S. 80 bridge repair underway in Rankin County
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials are finalizing plans to repair several steel girders on the westbound U.S. 80 bridge over the KCS railroad between Marquette Rd. and...
MS SOUTHERN SOUL PRESS CONFERENCE AND RECEPTION
WHAT: With the passage of H.C.R. 60 by the Mississippi House of Representatives and the State Senate declared Mississippi the home of Southern Soul Music. Mississippi stands unparalleled in its...
Medgar Evers to Posthumously Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Medgar Wiley Evers posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Evers, a World War II veteran and civil rights leader, was assassinated on June 12, 1963, in the driveway of his home in...
COLONEL TOMMY F. TILLMAN, JR. PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL
Story by Maj. Dusty Culpepper, Public Affairs Officer Mississippi Air National Guard Photos by Capt. Kiara Spann, 172nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Officer Saturday, May 4, 2024, was about more than...
MALTB Investigators Recover Stolen Ag Equipment in Hinds County
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered stolen agricultural equipment, with an estimated value of $210,000, in Hinds County. On April 30, 2024, the Mississippi...