Capital & River News
Mississippi Farmers Market to Host Senior Day Event in Celebration of Mississippi Farmers Market Week, July 7-13
The Mississippi Farmers Market Summer Senior Day takes place in celebration of Mississippi Farmers Market Week, July 7-13. This event is free to attend and is open to all ages. The Market, open 9:00...
Mississippi Legends: Beth Henley
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Jackson’s Beth Henley sprang to fame when her 1981 play Crimes of the Heart received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama even before its Broadway debut. She was thirty...
Female inmates change their lives through Hinds CC’s HSE program
Nine women dressed in robes of distinction celebrated as they crossed the auditorium stage on the Rankin Campus in recognition of receiving their High School Equivalency credential. Fifteen women in...
How to stay safe this summer as record-breaking heat continues
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications In 2023, we experienced the hottest year on record, and now, halfway through 2024, there's a strong possibility of...
TEEN PLEADS TO MADISON COUNTY MURDER
Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr. announced that on June 24, 2024, Dawton Gage Whatley, 19 of Walls, Mississippi, pled guilty to second degree murder in the death of...
Discover Mississippi: 50-year time capsule to be opened in Mendenhall
By: Laura Lee Leathers Have you ever put together a time capsule? If so, what were some of the items you placed inside? Did you include a selfie picture, a newspaper or your favorite magazine, a...
Canton Man Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years for Sale of Fentanyl
Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr. announced that on June 24, 2024, Judge Dewey Arthur sentenced Denarious Evans, 24, to twenty-five years without the possibility of...
New name, new space, new horizons for Christian school focused on special needs
A Christian school’s relocation from Jackson to the Morrison Heights Mission Campus in Clinton opens new horizons, as Providence Christian Academy (formerly Kaleidoscope Heights) finds a more...
Gluckstadt Mayor Honors Central Mississippi Realtors® with 100th Anniversary Proclamation
On Tuesday, Walter C. Morrison IV, Mayor of Gluckstadt, Mississippi, honored Central Mississippi Realtors® (CMR) for the vital role they have played in protecting a marketplace for consumers to buy,...
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Martin’s at Livingston
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune There are few restaurants in Jackson with the longevity of Martin’s Downtown. Previously known as Martin’s Restaurant & Bar, Martin’s was founded in 1953 by...