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$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge

$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 20, 2026 | Coastal

by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Mississippi Export Railroad has been awarded a $35.5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program....
Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County

Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 19, 2026 | Hills

    Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Russell B. Jordan of Hernando as County Court Judge for DeSoto County. This appointment fills a vacancy created when the former County Court Judge Craig Treadway was appointed to serve as circuit...
Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82

Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 16, 2026 | Pines

  Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University’s first African American student, died Oct. 16 at age 82. Upon learning of Dr. Holmes’s passing, MSU President Mark E. Keenum said: “My wife and my four children, all now MSU students, join me in mourning the...
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums

“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 16, 2026 | Capital/River

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 in a storage room at Mississippi’s Old Capitol Museum in Jackson is an...
No. 9 Mississippi and No. 13 Missouri meet in a high-stakes clash of familiar faces

No. 9 Mississippi and No. 13 Missouri meet in a high-stakes clash of familiar faces

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 16, 2026 | Sports

by Chris Burrows, Associated Press     No. 9 Mississippi and No. 13 Missouri each field statistical leaders that began their careers at the opposing school before achieving greater individual success through the transfer portal. The reunion of four showcase...
Mississippi Supreme Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Mississippi Supreme Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 15, 2026 | Capital/River

  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 plea in a federal public corruption case. In its order, the court ruled...
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