Capital & River News
Traffic Advisory: Overnight lane closures planned on I-55 in Madison County next week
WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: Temporary overnight lane closures. WHEN: Work will take place overnight from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Monday, May 20, through...
Lawmakers approve construction of new alcohol warehouse in Mississippi
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) signed into law a bill to fund the construction of a new Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) warehouse with $95 million in state...
Rankin County Sheriff’s Office K-9 “Voodoo” Assists in Seizure of Deadly Drug Fentanyl Seizure on Interstate 20
On Friday May 10th, 2024, at approximately 2:10 p.m. Rankin County Criminal Interdiction Deputy Johnson conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Truck on Interstate 20 for a traffic violation. During the...
MADISON COUNTY BUSINESS LEAGUE & FOUNDATION HOST BALLOON RELEASE TO HONOR FALLEN MADISON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CELEBRATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK
The Madison County Business League & Foundation will host the annual balloon release at the Madison County Sheriff’s office located at 2941 US Hwy 51, Canton, MS, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at...
Mississippi State Fairgrounds to Host Comedy Legend Martin Lawrence August 9
The Mississippi State Fairgrounds is hosting comedy legend Martin Lawrence during his “Y’all Know What It Is!” national arena tour Friday, August 9, 2024, inside the Mississippi Coliseum. The tour...
Fast Water-Outage Fix Demonstrates Jackson’s Progress Since 2022 Crisis
By Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press Last Thursday, a storm shut down water production at Jackson’s O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant for the third time this decade so far. Across Mississippi’s...
MALTB Investigators Make Arrests, Recover Stolen Horses in Scott County
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered two stolen horses, with an estimated value of $11,000, in Scott County on Friday, April 19, 2024. This investigation led to...
UMMC seeks African American participants in world’s largest autism research study
By: Annie Oeth Researchers in SPARK can’t advance the understanding of autism if a broad cohort of families isn’t included. The world’s largest study of autism spectrum disorder is working with the...
Hinds CC nursing graduates turn challenges into success
After one semester, Elaina Delgado of Vicksburg thought associate degree nursing school at Hinds Community College would be a snap. Second semester was a huge wake-up call for her, however, when she...
Discover Mississippi: Sacred Soil – Piney Woods School
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Driving down Highway 49 south of Star, the rolling farmland of the Piney Woods Country Life School appears on the left. The entrance to the 2,000-acre campus is...
