How do the lessons of The Great Gatsby unfold if you're serving a life sentence while reading it? How does a memoir of war land with someone confined to a cinderblock classroom in a rural...

By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications     In August, Zeveunna Hackett and Jumon Walker of Yazoo City welcomed their second baby boy, Zavien....

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     There’s something about Natchez that seems to breathe history. Maybe it’s the way Spanish moss drapes from the oaks, or how the Mississippi...

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune     Some Jackson leaders believe it is time for the city to take back control of its water system, saying the people are in place to operate the...

By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez     Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829), who was enslaved for 40 years on Thomas Foster’s plantation near Natchez, will be honored with a...

  Diwali, often referred to as the "Festival of Lights", is a celebration of joy, hope, and togetherness observed by millions around the world. Diwali holds deep cultural and spiritual...

Danny Barrett Jr./ UMMC Communications     Powering up your protein intake with fancy snack bars and shakes works well if you’re on the rebound from illness or injury. For most of us,...

By Annie Oeth/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis and Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications   The Blair E. Batson Tower, a place of healing for nearly 30 years, has been undergoing a...

Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications Pro golfers Aaron Wise, Vince Covello and Anders Albertson, visited patients at Children's of Mississippi ahead of the PGA Tour Sanderson Farms...

Averitt Express, a leader in freight distribution and supply chain management, has announced a major expansion of its operations in Richland, Mississippi. The project represents a corporate...