Some elected offices in Mississippi require a candidate to receive 50% plus 1 vote to be declared the winner while others require a mere plurality of the vote. See what each office requires.

Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is making an urgent appeal for blood and platelet donors as inventory remains at dangerously ...

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra once again dives into the exciting, boundary-pushing frontier of contemporary classical music ...

Three players from each four-year football program in Mississippi was named to the watch list. See who made the list. The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum announced the 2026 C Spire Conerly ...

Extensions were required for the ongoing cleanup work in Districts 1 and 2. Monitoring services related to the removal of debris left by Winter Storm Fern are increasing, but the Mississippi ...

The Jackson Police Department announce on friday the city has been selected as a finalist for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Model Cities Initiative, following the submission of a proposal seeking ...

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Some see a lack of pre-petition judicial oversight as a problem, while others are optimistic the changes will help get the state out of the Olivia Y. lawsuit while providing better outcomes for ...

First Presbyterian Day School kicked off its Crusader football season with a schoolwide pep rally. Displaying school spirit are (from left, back) Harper Reid, Lucy Caroline Ridgway; (front) Annie ...

Jackson Prep Lower School students celebrate being kind with books and personal pledges to be kind. Participating were (from ...

Representatives of Education Matters Tutoring (EMT), a student-led nonprofit at Jackson Academy, presented a check to ...

Henry Buyan, Tendekai Nyandoro, Watts Everett, Eli Perry, Lucas Annunziata, Miles Perry, and Andrew Annunziata. Not pictured: ...