Capital & River News
Hinds Health Sciences Complex making progress in Rankin County
The Mississippi Monitor The new Hinds Community College Health Complex is now under construction just north of the Muse Center. The new facility will be the home of the new nursing school for the...
Braves announce departure from Pearl after 20 years
By: The Mississippi Monitor The MS Braves have announced that this, their twentieth year in Pearl at Trustmark Park, will be their last season in Mississippi, and that the Atlanta Braves will...
Pam Farris retires after an illustrious 30-year career with UMMC
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications Dr. Pam Farris is the nurse manager of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Pam Farris’s name is synonymous with the Bone Marrow...
Atmos Energy Hosts Energy Assistance Blitz to Support Mississippi Customers Needing Help to Pay Natural Gas Bills
Natural gas bills usually fall when the temperature rises. As we head towards warmer weather, now is a good time for folks to manage any past due natural gas balances and get ready for the return of...
Tickets on Sale for the 2024 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Induction Weekend presented by the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Induction Weekend presented by the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation on August 2-3, 2024. Members of...
EXPLORE RIDGELAND’S NEW BIKESHARE PROGRAM GIVES VISITORS AN ADVENTURIST SET OF WHEELS
Explore Ridgeland, based in central Mississippi, has introduced the Ridgeland Bikeshare Program, providing visitors with free bicycles for exploring Ridgeland and its surroundings. The program aims...
Children’s of Mississippi epilepsy center receives highest level of accreditation
By: Annie Oeth Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The National Association of Epilepsy Centers accredited Children’s of Mississippi’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center as a Level 4 epilepsy...
MISSISSIPPI FUTURE CAUCUS HOSTS LUNCH AND LEARN TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH IMPACTS OF BIOMASS
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Mississippi Future Caucus – a bipartisan caucus of Gen Z and millennial legislators – will host a lunch and learn session in partnership with several environmental...
Officials cut ribbon on new Mill Street bridge in Jackson
Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of a new bridge on Mill...
Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Presents Mustard Seed Easter Eggs to First Lady Reeves
The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board presented 12 eggs created by The Mustard Seed ‘Seedsters’ to First Lady Elee Reeves. The Board worked with The Mustard Seed, a Christian community for adults with...