Capital & River News
Natchez NAACP MLK parade is set for January 19
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Visit Natchez The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will honor the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice, with community leader Jackie Posey serving as grand...
Historic America250 Flag Makes Meaningful Stop in Mississippi
A powerful symbol of the nation’s past, present, and future arrived in Mississippi this past week as the traveling U.S. flag from America Waves Flag Sojourn 250 made its ceremonial stop in...
Mississippi Museum of Art purchases Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has acquired Fountainhead, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property in Jackson’s Fondren neighborhood, following...
Annual Children’s of Mississippi Holiday Giving Drive is December 17-19
By: Tally Duke/UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/UMMC Communications The holiday spirit shines bright at Children’s of Mississippi, thanks to the generous supporters who...
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Jackson Marks 25 Years of Devotion and Community Celebration
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Jackson, Mississippi, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a three-day Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav filled with devotion, culture, and community spirit. The...
Alcorn’s Sound of Dyn-O-Mite to represent Mississippi in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Alcorn State University’s marching band, The Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite, is slated to perform in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade next week,...
This Saturday, November 29th, 2025, Mark Your Calendars to Only Shop Small!
by Tyler Teresa, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 and has been officially cosponsored by the...
Rosenwald, Washington honored with historical marker
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Officials of the Natchez-Adams County School District unveiled a historical marker Thursday, November 20, that pays tribute to Julius...
Jim McHale Receives Inaugural Champion Award for Ascent to Educational Attainment
The Mississippi Association of Colleges and Universities (MAC) and the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) have awarded Jim McHale, President and CEO of the Woodward Hines Education Foundation...
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building its second data center in Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Tuesday in Vicksburg to a cheering...
