Country and rock singer and “American Idol” finalist Colin Stough will headline the 2025 Mississippi Makers Fest, which is a free music, food, and arts festival sponsored by Nissan. The annual event will take place at the Two Mississippi Museums on the Entergy Plaza in downtown Jackson on Saturday,
Twenty-five years ago this week, Jim Barksdale gave the state of Mississippi $100 million for a reading program. The historic gift paid off in a major way, improving reading scores and signaling the importance of investing in an integrated public schools system.
More than a year after a state-appointed court in Jackson, Mississippi, became law and lawsuits were dismissed challenging its appointments and other powers, the Capitol Complex Improvement District Court is now in business.
Two Mississippi Capitol Police officers have been charged in the shooting of Sherita Harris, which left her with a partially paralyzed face and permanent memory loss.
Jack's is known for its hand-breaded fried chicken and made-from-scratch biscuits to freshly made-to-order burgers, and hand-dipped milkshakes.
A new partnership between the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi and Jackson Public Schools is aiming to reach the youth on a larger scale. “We went to the
A Mississippi singer is headlining this year's Mississippi Makers Fest. Colin Stough is from Gattman in Monroe County. He was seen in the national spotlight when he was a runner up to win American Idol in 2023. The Makers Fest is scheduled Saturday, May 10 at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson.
Temperatures are expected in the teens across the Magnolia State on Tuesday morning. Central Mississippi, including the Jackson area, Vicksburg and Meridian, could receive up to two inches of snow. Mississippi State University (Starkville campus and the ...
A small airplane stolen from a Mississippi airport was recovered in Alabama. A Piper Archer II airplane was reported stolen on Dec. 20, to the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Department. It was taken from the Indianola Airport.
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft.
Amazon.com Inc. is expected to spend 60% more than previously announced on a massive data center project in Mississippi, underscoring the escalating costs for artificial intelligence infrastructure.