Capital & River News
Fact or fiction: What to make of Reeves’ claims about Jackson crime
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 28, 2023 When Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation to create a separate court and police district within Jackson, he said the focus was public safety and used...
Hinds CC retired baseball coach McQuitter named to MACJC SHOF
Retired Hinds Community College baseball coach George McQuitter of Jackson was inducted into the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Sports Hall of Fame on April 25. McQuitter...
Mississippi Boychoir’s Spring Concert at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church – May 13, 2023 6:00 pm
Mississippi Boychoir will hold its 28th annual spring concert at St. Philip’s Episcopal church on May 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm. The audience will be entertained with music from several genres including...
Participate in the SUPER-lympic Games at the Mississippi Children’s Museum!
Show off your skills at the Mississippi Children's Museum's (MCM) second annual SUPER-lympics on Saturday, May 6. Step inside MCM's SUPER-lympic Village for a competition consisting of hands-on,...
“The Bat” Brings the Party
by Ben Williams and Linsey Ewing Once every ten years or so since the early 1980s, Opera Mississippi has returned to Johann Strauss II's popular and hilarious operetta Die Fledermaus! (or…The Bat...
Hinds County sheriff candidate faces federal bribery charges
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 27, 2023 Hinds County sheriff candidate Marshand Crisler has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly soliciting bribes and giving ammunition to a...
Facing political pressure, UMMC cut care to trans kids before the Legislature banned doing so, emails show
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 26, 2023 The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s TEAM Clinic has long been one of the few medical spaces in Mississippi that aims to serve the LGBTQ...
ERDCWERX, Jackson State University Announce Inaugural Technology Commercialization Fellowship Program with U.S. Army ERDC
ERDCWERX, in partnership with Jackson State University (JSU), has kicked off its Technology Commercialization Fellowship Program, a pilot initiative designed for recent college and university...
ICE agents detain immigrants during routine check-ins, advocates say
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today April 24, 2023 Within the past several weeks, at least four people have been detained after routine check-in appointments at the Pearl U.S. Immigrations and Customs...
State Route 18 bridge replacement project underway in Rankin County
This week, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed the State Route 18 bridge over Dabbs Creek in Rankin County as part of a critical bridge replacement project. The SR 18 bridge...
