Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black U.S. House districts.

New Jackson State President Denise Jones Gregory will receive leadership training as she works to bring stability to the historically Black university.

Consultant: Mississippi has a law requiring student performance expectations to be raised once 75% reach proficiency or 65% of schools earn a “B” or higher.

The Press Association will induct investigative journalist and civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells and former longtime ...

Denise Jones Gregory, who was then interim president of Jackson State University, speaks to the state Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Jackson. Credit: ...

Mississippi teams are enjoying success in college baseball and college softball this season. This includes the Pearl River softball team winning the junior college national championship.

A report by Synapse Energy Economics Inc. estimates that Amazon data center projects have already increased rates for Entergy ...

Former Greenwood Police Officer Jamario Sanford, among several Delta law enforcement members, charged in an FBI drug ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for a Black death row inmate from Mississippi who claims there was racial bias in the makeup ...

Some state lawmakers have expressed frustration at the limited role they have played in the application and appropriation of ...

Bill Cork, the executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, weighed in on Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical on ...

Democratic leaders in Mississippi and four other Southern states are advocating for South Carolina to keep its spot as the ...