Capital & River News
Two Millsaps Students Earn National Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honors
Each year, Omicron Delta Kappa, one of the nation’s oldest and most selective leadership honor societies, recognizes only six undergraduate...
Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It’s probably unlikely that when Solly’s Hot Tamales began in 1939, the original owner dreamed his tamales would still be popular 87 years later....
Children’s of Mississippi PICU earns highest national honor
By: Tally Connelly, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Communications The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s of Mississippi has been awarded the Pediatric...
City of Jackson wants federal court to block new water authority
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The City of Jackson is asking a federal court to block the recently established water authority as signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves (R). The...
New state-of-the-art radiation oncology systems offer advanced cancer care at UMMC
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications Patrick McCarthy is fighting squamous cell carcinoma with the help of new advanced radiotherapy systems at the...
Mental health focus highlights Rhythm Night Club Fire commemoration
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Natchez residents and visitors gathered Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the Rhythm Night Club Memorial Museum for a ceremony focused on...
City officials envision smaller, more cost-effective Jackson Zoo
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune To quash rumors about the future of the Jackson Zoo, city officials held a press conference on Friday detailing high hopes but little information...
Ser Boxley featured in the Mississippi Encyclopedia
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The Mississippi Encyclopedia now features a biographical entry on Ser Seshsh Ab Heter‑C. M. Boxley. The entry is a chronological and...
Stove donation means community cares for women in MAGCOR’s ServSafe program
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune To some, it might be just a new stainless-steel stove, but to the half dozen women in MAGCOR’s ServSafe certification program, the four-burner stove...
Mississippi Supreme Court revives Bryant defamation case against Mississippi Today
By: Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Supreme Court revived former Governor Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today on Thursday. Justices said Bryant’s...