Capital & River News
Hinds CC, Goldman Sachs partner to boost small businesses
Hinds Community College has a new partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation to host their 10,000 Small Businesses program in Mississippi at Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond. Applications...
Salad Days Produce expanding in Madison County
Salad Days Produce, a producer of hydroponically grown head lettuce, is expanding in Madison County. The project is a corporate investment of nearly $8.18 million and will create at least 12...
Discover Mississippi: Mississippi River Basin Model
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune I admit, I like to learn about places that are obscure and sometimes, kind of wacky. With this being the month for all things spooky and creepy, I...
Mississippi Legends: Patrick Kelly
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune The first American designer to break into France’s exclusive fraternity of high fashion was Vicksburg native Patrick Kelly, who took Paris by storm...
Opera in the Chapel Benefit Recital Series
Opera Mississippi proudly presents the second installment of its acclaimed Opera in the Chapel Benefit Recital Series. Taking place on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., this extraordinary...
Retired Hinds County Court Judge Melvin Priester Sr. died on Oct. 2
Retired Hinds County Court Judge Melvin V. Priester Sr. died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at his home in Jackson. He was 74. Funeral services are incomplete. Lakeover Memorial Funeral...
MDOT urges drivers: Prepare for I-55 bridge work beginning October 15 in Jackson
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will soon begin a critical hydro-demolition project on the north and southbound I-55 bridges over the Pearl River in Jackson that will cause...
Ribbon Cutting to Mark Grand Opening of the 165th Mississippi State Fair
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson invites the public to attend the ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially open the gates to the 2024 Mississippi State Fair Thursday, October 3,...
Meyers quintuplets begin journey home after NICU care
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Photos By: Joe Ellis and Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications Laurel has four new residents, as three of the Meyers quintuplets, Allie Ray, Nova Mae, and Franklin Walker, left...
UMMC surgeons reconstruct teen’s arm after life-threatening accident
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications What started as an ordinary Tuesday quickly turned into a day Charles “Tripp” Pender III won’t soon forget....