Jerry Mitchell makes the case for Medgar Evers to represent the state of Mississippi at the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.

Rick Cleveland makes the case for Walter Payton to represent the state of Mississippi at the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.

The 2024 Mississippi Book Festival kicked off festivities with an unveiling on the Mississippi State Capitol Building steps ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied the latest appeal by a man who has been on death row for 30 years ...

Organizers with the state's literary lawn party say more than 8,000 book lovers gathered and participated in the 10th annual ...

In Mississippi, the Republican and Democratic parties are organizing hundreds of volunteers to engage in poll watching to ...

Jackson is unique among capital cities, and its volcano is a big reason why. According to the Mississippi Department of ...

Late on Wednesday night, as Francine's effects just began to be felt in Jackson, Mississippi, AccuWeather's Emmy Victor ...

Whether you’ve read one or twenty books so far this year, the Mississippi Book Festival had a little something for everyone.

Saturday's event kicked off with a 10th anniversary Opening Ceremony on the South steps of the Mississippi Capitol Building. During the ceremony, the Mississippi Book Festival's official Mississippi ...

A Mississippi town has taken down a Confederate monument that stood since 1910. The figure was wrapped in tarps the past four ...

On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports ...