Capital & River News
Pickle Fest 2025 Tickets on Sale Now
Pucker up and celebrate all things pickled at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum Foundation's award-winning "6th Annual Pickle Fest 2025", hosted at the museum! Scheduled for...
New Stage Theatre Education Presented A Year With Frog and Toad at Mannsdale Elementary School
On April 15th, New Stage Theatre presented an in-school performance of A Year with Frog and Toad at Mannsdale Elementary School in Madison as part of the New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education...
Children’s of Mississippi Sleep Center accredited by American Academy of Sleep Medicine
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The Children’s of Mississippi Sleep Center is the state’s only pediatric sleep center accredited by the American Academy of...
Hinds CC nursing student awarded annual McCulloch Scholarship
Unlike a lot of students in Hinds Community College’s nursing program, N’kyah Kendrick of Jackson doesn’t have a family legacy as inspiration for a medical career. Instead, it was the lack of...
Know the signs – What to know about the rise of oral cancer in younger adults
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Lindsay McMurtray/ UMMC Communications Oral cavity and oropharynx cancers—those that develop in the mouth, base of the...
Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Presents Mustard Seed Easter Eggs to First Lady Reeves
Last week, the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board (MEMB) presented 12 eggs created by The Mustard Seed ‘Seedsters’ to First Lady Elee Reeves. The MEMB worked with The Mustard Seed, a...
Connector of people: New Mississippi Symphony Orchestra executive director Janet Reihle
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Janet Reihle, the new president and executive director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO), assumed her position on April 1. If the first...
Fundraiser launched for Dr. John Bowman Banks Museum
Mayor Dan Gibson kicked off a fundraising campaign Wednesday, April 9, for the Dr. John Bowman Banks Museum, which is commonly known as the Dr. John Banks House. Gibson was joined by the...
Woven Wind is coming to Natchez
The Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture will host the Woven Wind project featuring clay vessels and the showing of the film in progress, “Toles Family: Coming Home,” on...
Merit Health Hosts Third Annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive to Fight Hunger in Central Mississippi
Merit Health recently wrapped up its third annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive, benefitting the Mississippi Food Network. Held in celebration of National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day on April 2,...