Capital & River News
Jackson One of Four Jurisdictions in America to Receive Trump Administration Funding to Combat Crime
Governor Tate Reeves recently announced that the city of Jackson is one of four jurisdictions in America to receive an award through the Trump administration's nearly $300 million Model...
Jeff Mansell to explore U.S. Colored Troops’ ties to Forks of the Road
by Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez When Jeff Mansell embarked on a research journey in 2024 to learn more about the U.S. Colored Troops, he wanted to determine their connection...
Hutto’s Home and Garden Joins Southern Garden Centers
Southern Garden Centers (SGC) today announced that Hutto's Home and Garden Center, a Jackson institution and family-owned business since...
Ground broken on new Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center and Museum
by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The full Mississippi federal delegation welcomed the signing of the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act into law last week at a...
83rd National Folk Festival and Mississippi Arts Commission unveil captivating program for festival’s Mississippi folklife area
by Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The wide-ranging program for the 83rd National Folk Festival is returning to Downtown Jackson November 13 through 15 for the second year of its...
Natchez Historical Society and Dr. Robert Prospere to fund Fort Valeur historical marker
by Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The Natchez Historical Society and Dr. Robert Prospere have agreed to contribute a combined $2,850 toward a state historical marker...
Supreme Court Administrator and Counsel Hubbard T. Saunders IV died on October 18
Mississippi Supreme Court Administrator and Counsel Hubbard T. Saunders IV of Jackson died on October 18. He was 75. A celebration of life service is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, at 11 a.m....
Home with Heroes ends operations
by Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The Home with Heroes Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2015 by the late G. Mark LaFrancis to help veterans and their families, has ended...
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
by Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune ‘Tis the season for all things spooky. It’s easy to spot the decorated lawns and aisles of candy on store shelves. But hidden away most of the year...
Mississippi Supreme Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
The Mississippi Supreme Court permanently disbarred former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on Oct. 15, accepting his irrevocable resignation from the practice of law following his guilty...