Capital & River News
New law cracks down on freedom of speech, but just in Jackson, lawsuit says
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 A federal lawsuit is challenging restrictions on protests held on public ways next to state government buildings in Jackson. The restrictions are under...
Keesler Federal Opens New Branch On Meadowbrook Road in Jackson
Keesler Federal Credit Union continues to expand its central Mississippi footprint with the opening of a new Meadowbrook Road branch in Jackson, its sixth location in the central Mississippi market....
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Hosts Mississippi Pickle Fest
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the award-winning Mississippi Pickle Fest from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. Admission is $12 for ages 3 and up. “I want...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum Opens New Bike Experience in Healthy You Gallery
On Thursday, June 8th, the Mississippi Children's Museum (MCM) will host a ribbon cutting for its newest exhibit experience, Ride the Trails, in the existing Healthy Fun gallery. This exhibit is...
St. Dominic lays off 5.5% of its workforce, halts mental health services
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson is laying off 157 employees, or 5.5% of its total workforce, and closing all of its behavioral health...
Improvements Planned For Natchez State Park Lake
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) began lowering the water level at Natchez State Park Lake on June 1, 2023, for a lake improvement project. The lake will remain...
‘The funding just isn’t there’: Yazoo health department reopens two days a week
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 The Yazoo County Health Department will reopen next week after nearly nine months. As Mississippi’s health care infrastructure continues to crumble, the...
Congressman Thompson Announced $600,004 Awarded to Jackson State University
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $600,004 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled "Excellence in Research:...
UMMC to shut down LGBTQ+ clinic amid political pressure
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 1, 2023 The University of Mississippi Medical Center will dissolve the LGBTQ+ clinic that came under lawmakers’ scrutiny last fall because it offered...
Handwritten notes show what IHL trustees thought during JSU listening session
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 31, 2023 Over the last year, students, alumni, faculty and staff at Mississippi’s eight public universities have come to know this routine well: The...
