Capital & River News
Traffic Advisory: Temporary Bridge Closing
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: South frontage road over Hanging Moss Creek to temporarily CLOSE in Jackson WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: Temporary bridge...
Unprecedented UMMC Kidney Swap: A Lifesaving Exchange of Donors Gives Two Patients a Second Chance at Life
Jeff Hughes of Hattiesburg and Dakota White of Mize, both in need of life-saving kidney transplants, faced a challenge when initially identified donors were found to be incompatible. Fortunately, a...
Stamps declared winner of Central District PSC seat
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 14, 2023 State Rep. DeKeither Stamps, a week after Election Day, was declared winner on Tuesday by the Associated Press of the Central District Public...
Hogs for the Cause announces $1.5 M gift for new oncology space at Children’s of Mississippi
The New Orleans nonprofit Hogs for the Cause will fund an updated hospital space for children with cancer through a $1.5 million gift to Children’s of Mississippi. The donation, raised through the...
Arts and humanities leaders visit Mississippi, come away with stories, ideas, affirmations
by Sherry Lucas, Mississippi Today November 16, 2023 In a memory quilt by Hystercine Rankin at the Mississippi Museum of Art, National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson found a...
The LeFleur’s Bluff Education and Tourism Complex honors the Mississippi state flower by planting 100 Magnolias as part of beautification project
The Mississippi Children’s Museum and MDWFP’s Museum of Natural Science celebrate 100 Magnolias planted at the LeFleur’s Bluff Complex in LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. LeFleur’s Bluff Complex is now...
Board of Trustees names Dr. Marcus L. Thompson as President of Jackson State University
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning completed its search for the 13th President of Jackson State University by voting to name Dr. Marcus L. Thompson as President during...
Former Richland Music Teacher and Preacher Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Crimes
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Judge Dewey Arthur sentenced Samuel Lamar Taylor, 52, to life without parole for one count of sexual battery and 15 years...
Mississippi Democratic Party asks judge to dismiss ousted leader’s lawsuit
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 14, 2023 Leaders of the Mississippi Democratic Party has denied allegations that former party Chairman Tyree Irving filed in a September lawsuit and asked...
Ravin Lovett, healing quilter and art therapist
by Vickie King, Mississippi Today November 12, 2023 Ravin Lovett, an artist and art therapist, says she became fascinated with quilting at a young age, watching her "Big Mama" make magic from scraps...