Capital & River News
Hinds CC names graduation speakers for Dec. 14 ceremonies
Hinds Community College has two fall graduation ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Dec 14 at the Muse Center on the Rankin Campus. Nursing and allied health graduates along with academic,...
Jackson resident tries to fill communication gap over boil water notices
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today December 7, 2023 After years of Jacksonians feeling out of the loop about whether they were under a boil water notice, one resident has started a new text service...
MALTB Investigators Recover Stolen Tractor in Yazoo County
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered a stolen tractor, with an estimated value of $78,334, in Yazoo County last week. In March of 2021, the Yazoo City Police...
Emergency-care hospital plans to open in Smith County
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today December 6, 2023 Smith County residents could soon have a hospital again. Covington County Hospital and South Central Regional Medical Center, both led by CEO Greg...
Jackson Public School District adjusts plan to consolidate or close several schools
by Julia James, Mississippi Today December 6, 2023 The Jackson Public School District unveiled its adjusted school consolidation plan Tuesday night, adding one elementary school and removing four...
MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL CHRISTMAS PARADE WINNERS 2023
More than 20 floats and walking groups hit the streets at Mississippi State Hospital last week, kicking off the 2023 Christmas season for patients and residents. Combining a movie and decades idea,...
Traffic Advisory: Lane closure underway on U.S. 49 in Jackson
WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: Lane closure. WHEN: From Monday, December 4, until 5 p.m. on Friday, December 22. WHERE: The right lane of U.S. 49 southbound between...
MDOC makes another unexplained leadership shift
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 1, 2023 The superintendent of the newly renamed women’s prison at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility was removed from her position this week....
Drive Thru Baby Shower is a gift to local Mothers
The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health will host a Drive Thru Baby Shower from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Word and Worship Church. Word and Worship is located at...
Baptist, UMMC to receive $2 million each in state funds for burn centers
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today November 30, 2023 State Health Department officials decided to split $4 million in state funds to two Mississippi health care systems vying to open burn centers. The...
