Mississippi Government News

Will Jackson city swimming pools open this summer? Officials are not sure due to lack of staffing, despite a pay raise.

Eric Holder, the former U.S. Attorney General under President Barack Obama, is joining a federal legal challenge to Mississippi House Bill 1020.

Starting Tuesday, there was a new owner and operator of one of the most popular lunch locations in downtown Jackson.

State Sen. Hillman Frazier, who has served in the legislature for more than 40 years, faces a familiar challenger this year in the District 27 race.

Financial documents show no sign that Gov. Reeves has fulfilled his pledge to give away campaign donations from people charged in Miss. welfare case.

More than 100 years after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the community is making progress towards the revitalization of "Black Wall Street."

Jim Hill H.S. seniors graduate at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

Provine H.S. seniors graduate at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

Murrah High School seniors graduate at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

"Where Is the Voice Coming From?" is the only thing Eudora Welty ever wrote in anger.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the dates for the 164th MS State Fair at the MS State Fairgrounds in Jackson. See when.

Another breach was exposed in the Hinds County jail Monday, when two more prisoners escaped. One has been found, while another is on the lam.

Judge Mark Norris heard closing arguments Tuesday in the trial pitting DeSoto County versus the city of Memphis in the U.S. District Court in Memphis.

Considered a "trailblazer for women in the legal profession," retired state Supreme Court Presiding Justice Kay Cobb died over the weekend.

An 11-year-old Mississippi boy speaks out about being shot by a police officer after the boy called 911 for help.

A judge ruled that the Mississippi Democratic party improperly excluded a candidate from the ballot.

Medgar Evers' widow Myrlie Evers-Williams will be honored with a lifetime achievement award on the 60th anniversary of her husband's death.

"American Idol" contestants show up to help; Amory baseball team lands north half championship and more as tornado recovery continues.

While Pepsi Pops is now in its 42nd year, pops concerts of one kind or another have actually been a part of the symphony's tradition for much longer.

Jackson's population continues to tumble as the city faces challenge after challenge in recent years.