The false promise of consolidation in West Bolivar schools: ‘It takes a toll’

Gulfport moves forward with $54M road project amid environmental concerns

The Interconnecting Gulfport project will build an overpass west of U.S. Highway 49 to provide another way across Interstate 10 and impact 98.3 acres of wetland.

Jackson business leaders urged to base data center opinions 'on the facts'

Data centers are facing increasing pushback from residents in Mississippi and across the country as companies are rushing to meet the expected artificial intelligence demand for computing power.

How MVSU lost and regained a star basketball recruit from ICE detention

Qingfang Pang of China had been a late recruit for Mississippi Valley State University's basketball team and only on campus for a day when ICE detained him on an expired visa.

Former President Bill Clinton to campaign in Mississippi for Scott Colom

The former Democratic president's trip to Mississippi will be the latest in a string of appearances by national figures hoping to turn out voters in the state's heated Senate race between Colom and incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

‘It’s as if he doesn’t exist’: In Mississippi, people are jailed months without formal charges

Almost half of the people at the end of June had been in custody in Hinds County in Jackson for at least 30 days on felony charges, some for more than a year, without an indictment, an analysis by The Marshall Project found.