A 16-year-old Guatemalan immigrant worker became the third worker to die at a Hattiesburg, Miss., poultry plant since 2020 after a machinery-related accident last week.
Canton, Miss., native Scotty Heath runs an award-winning YouTube channel called ScottyByNatureTV, where he reviews TV shows and discusses pop culture.
Body-art enthusiasts gathered in mid-April for the inaugural Jxn Tattoo Soul & Arts Festival at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.
The Mississippi Legislature will restrict the City of Jackson’s use of the 1% Sales Tax to water issues if House Bill 1168 becomes law.
Mississippi cities are adopting a system of using automated license plate readers to ticket road users without valid vehicle liability insurance. A lawsuit filed Sept. 1, 2022, disputes the legality of the practice.
JACKSON, Miss.—The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment facility is experiencing significant challenges due to the increased water flow from the Ross Barnett Reservoir, which is hampering
The undocumented immigrants living at the Westside Trailer Park in Canton, Miss., petitioned the Canton Municipal Utilities, which restored their street lights in July 2022 after several years of darkness. They have set their eyes on getting their roads fixed.
Juneteenth commemorates the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed.
Voter restoration is one of many issues plaguing Mississippi, but a new collaboration between the Southern Poverty Law Center and Tougaloo College is looking to train the next up-and-coming generation of activists to effectively work toward voting rights with an advocacy institute.
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