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The program is a National Guard Bureau effort that pairs individual state National Guards with foreign countries.

Hinds County Chancellor Dewayne Thomas died Wednesday after serving 19 years on the bench. He was 72. His cause of death appeared to be from natural causes, according to court officials.

Thomas, who served 19 years on the bench, presided over several high-profile cases ranging from Election Day debacles to how much access the public should have to legislative debates.

The two candidates are trading insults and barbs with websites.

The exhibition “Artists of the Wolfe Studio, Eighty and Counting,” through Nov. 29 at the Arts Center of Mississippi in Jackson, shows the wide range of artistic perspectives folding into the studio’s work.

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has removed protections for minority districts and cleared the way for Republican-controlled state legislatures to redraw political lines in their favor, Republican leaders have left no doubt they intend to target Thompson through redistricting.

Caldwell didn’t say specifically why he’s not running again, but said it has nothing to do with his recent clashes with his commission and Mississippi Department of Transportation colleagues.

The 25th anniversary of Samuel Mockbee’s death has renewed efforts to house more than 400 original artifacts, including drawings, architectural models, paintings and personal journals – many never before publicly exhibited – that illuminate his life and work. 

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says the state will split its Meta lawsuit settlement money among the three state departments: Health, Education and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Find answers to the frequently asked questions about data centers and their impact on Mississippi.

The rezoning has attracted so much attention in the majority-Black town of 1,400 that a planning commission meeting scheduled for Sept. 22 was moved to a larger venue, Walls Elementary School, in anticipation of a crowd.