Capital & River News
MPB Hosts Annual Summer Learning Family Fun Day on June 17
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will host the annual Summer Learning Family Fun Day on June 17 at the Jackson Convention Complex, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The...
Yet another college president steps down, this time at Tougaloo
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 The president of Tougaloo College, a private historically Black institution in north Jackson, is leaving at the end of this month amid growing...
‘We need to call her out’: Protesters seek to hold UMMC’s Woodward accountable for closing LGBTQ+ clinic
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 Aaron Lochmann’s mom was driving him home from surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center when he looked at his phone and got what was...
New law cracks down on freedom of speech, but just in Jackson, lawsuit says
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 A federal lawsuit is challenging restrictions on protests held on public ways next to state government buildings in Jackson. The restrictions are under...
Keesler Federal Opens New Branch On Meadowbrook Road in Jackson
Keesler Federal Credit Union continues to expand its central Mississippi footprint with the opening of a new Meadowbrook Road branch in Jackson, its sixth location in the central Mississippi market....
Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Hosts Mississippi Pickle Fest
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the award-winning Mississippi Pickle Fest from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. Admission is $12 for ages 3 and up. “I want...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum Opens New Bike Experience in Healthy You Gallery
On Thursday, June 8th, the Mississippi Children's Museum (MCM) will host a ribbon cutting for its newest exhibit experience, Ride the Trails, in the existing Healthy Fun gallery. This exhibit is...
St. Dominic lays off 5.5% of its workforce, halts mental health services
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson is laying off 157 employees, or 5.5% of its total workforce, and closing all of its behavioral health...
Improvements Planned For Natchez State Park Lake
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) began lowering the water level at Natchez State Park Lake on June 1, 2023, for a lake improvement project. The lake will remain...
‘The funding just isn’t there’: Yazoo health department reopens two days a week
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 The Yazoo County Health Department will reopen next week after nearly nine months. As Mississippi’s health care infrastructure continues to crumble, the...
