Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter

Associated Press

Mississippi grieves the death of former Gov. William Winter

The Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi leaders are remembering former Gov. William Winter as a champion for education, advocate for improving race relations and supporter of the state Department of...

Congress approves $24.3M plan for courthouse renovation

Monroe Journal 

Congress approves $24.3M plan for courthouse renovation

By Ray Van Dusen

ABERDEEN – Since late 2017, an approach to remedy mold issues inside the Thomas G. Abernethy Federal Building has hit its strides and its stalls. Thanks to a joint effort by Mississippi representation in...

Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps

Associated Press

Army Corps report supports Mississippi flood-control pumps

By Emily Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in...

Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument

Associated Press

Home of civil rights icon Evers named as a national monument

By Emily Wagster Pettus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation...