The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2026 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work ...

The beloved Christmas classic Home Alone features an original song by John Williams called “Somewhere in My Memory.” This ethereal lullaby begins with these lines: “Candles in the window. Shadows ...

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 ...

On Saturday, December 6, Rubin Weeks, an inmate with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, died. Weeks, 63, was arrested April 29, for the 1986 abduction, rape, and murder of Shondra May. The cause of ...

Dozens of defunct buildings line Terry Road in south Jackson. Business owners have been leaving the area for more than a ...

Violence and squalor pervade south Jackson’s long-troubled apartment complex, despite the property remaining compliant in the ...

State lawmakers plan to discuss teacher pay during the 2026 legislative session. Educators argue their livelihood shouldn’t ...

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

We are charting a better and more prosperous course for our state and her people that will last for generations,” proclaimed ...

Homecoming in Ruleville is planned months in advance, and residents show up in droves for a multigenerational night of ...

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

Attorneys for defendant King Young Brown Jr. want the Washington County Circuit Court to vacate his convictions from 2005 and ...