Capital & River News

Gene therapy offers hope for sickle cell patients

Gene therapy offers hope for sickle cell patients

By: Annie Oeth Derrick James marched and played in band camp this past summer, and Kennedi Jackson dances.  The two Mississippi teenagers – 16 and 13 respectively – are enjoying their favorite...

Millsaps announces Neville as new President

Millsaps announces Neville as new President

By: Frank Corder Frank Neville has been announced as the new President at Millsaps College. The Millsaps College Board of Trustees made the announcement on Wednesday, unanimously naming Neville as...

The Mississippi Braves will leave hole in Pearl

The Mississippi Braves will leave hole in Pearl

By: Brett Kittredge In 2003, after a twenty year stretch in Greenville, South Carolina, the Braves Double-A affiliate announced it was packing up shop and heading to Pearl, Mississippi. On Tuesday,...

Fifth Circuit makes way for CCID court in Jackson

Fifth Circuit makes way for CCID court in Jackson

By: Sarah Ulmer  The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld District Judge Henry Wingate’s ruling to deny a preliminary injunction sought by the NAACP against the creation of a temporary court in...