In the hours after a judge sentenced Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. to 40 years in prison for the murder of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, ...

These past few days broke several records of “lowest high” temperature for specific dates. For instance, December 2 had a high of 40, the lowest high temperature for that date since 1897, which was 37 ...

Special election runoffs held Tuesday determined who will represent parts of Jackson and the Delta in two state Senate seats ...

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum also presented the Hull Trophy, SWAC Impact Award, and the Division II/III ...

The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading, Division of Literacy, has honored the ...

The two winners will fill the unexpired terms of David Jordan and John Horhn. Voters returned to the polls Tuesday to fill ...

The company said its construction plan will be done so in connection with the approved remediation activities by the EPA on ...

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees has selected Barry White, longtime preservation leader and current director of the agency’s Historic Preservation Division, as the ...

Mississippi Today CEO and Executive Director Mary Margaret White, Jackson Editor Anna Wolfe and Editor-in-Chief Emily Wagster Pettus discuss Mississippi Today’s mission as a nonprofit newsroom and how ...

Backwater flooding happens when the Mississippi River is higher (about 43’ at Vicksburg) than the Yazoo River and blocks its ...

Benton Academy’s Leta Greco was named Most Valuable Player of the MAIS Class 1A/2A All-Star Game. She had a single and a ...

Cantrell Keyes is working 90-hour weeks and losing $15,000 a month at the child care center she directs in Jackson.