Capital & River News
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,...
Hinds CC production ‘The Foreigner’ opens April 14
The Lendon Players, based at Hinds Community College's Raymond Campus, are performing Larry Shue's comedy, "The Foreigner," April 14-17 in Brooks Theatre. The scene is a fishing lodge in...
Children’s of Mississippi submits document for Magnet designation
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis and Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications A laptop computer sat on three reams of paper, not for height but symbolism: The 1,500...
The Eudora Welty Garden: Where every flower tells a story
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune This April 13th, Eudora Welty would have been 116 years old. The iconic Mississippi writer is one of America’s most significant authors. Her...
UMMC becomes the first in Mississippi to offer deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is now the first in the state to offer deep brain...
New Stage Theatre Education Presented Hamlet at Saint Andrews Episcopal School
On April 4th, New Stage Theatre presented an in-school performance of Hamlet at Saint Andrews Episcopal School in Ridgeland as part of the New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education statewide...
No timeline or agenda set for special session, Governor Reeves says
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune In a press conference Thursday, April 3, Governor Tate Reeves (R) said he is not worried that legislators left Jackson this week without passing next...