Capital & River News
Hitachi Energy announces $528 million expansion in Copiah County, creating 654 jobs
Hitachi Energy will invest $528 million to expand its transformer manufacturing operations in Copiah County, marking the company’s largest U.S. investment to date and bringing 654 new jobs to the...
Organizations Curate Mental Health Session for Metro Area Residents
On Saturday, September 5, seventy-nine women put their everyday worries on pause. They traded stress for stretching, movement for meditation, and...
Natchez Historical Society to examine Civil War-era slave trade in Sept. 22 lecture
Special to The Mississippi Monitor The domestic slave trade did not end when the Civil War began, and a Natchez Historical Society program Sept. 22 will examine how slave...
Federal award brings prestige to UMMC physician-scientist training in Mississippi
By L.A. Warren/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications University of Mississippi Medical Center students training to become physician-scientists are entering...
UMMC AirCare launches fixed-wing aircraft to expand access to specialized care across Mississippi
By: Alexandria Galtney/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s AirCare has officially launched its new fixed-wing...
Redistricting hearing at Alcorn State draws support for continued use of racially gerrymandered legislative, congressional districts
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Of the nearly 20 people who spoke at the fourth redistricting meeting held Tuesday at Alcorn State University, only one person publicly said they...
Fifth Circuit upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Jackson over lead contamination allegations
By Cass Rutledge, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the City of Jackson stemming from allegations of lead...
83rd National Folk Festival and Mississippi Arts Commission Unveil Captivating Program for Festival’s Mississippi Folklife Area
The wide-ranging program for the 83rd National Folk Festival’s Mississippi Folklife Area & Stage was announced today at a press conference inside the House Chamber at the Old Capitol Museum....
ArtsNatchez’s Katherine Parker finds beauty from above
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Katherine De’Na Parker has had a camera in her hands for as long as she can remember. Born in New Orleans, she grew up in Slidell,...
Brown, Carr reject Stamps’ call to allow SNAP benefits to be used to pay water bills
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune One of Mississippi’s three public service commissioners is pushing for a way for low-income residents to keep their water on by using Supplemental...