By Trip Burns Fran Leber sent her kids to Jackson Public Schools when she moved to the area in 1968. She then watched “white flight” in Jackson during the 1969-1970 Christmas break.

There's nothing to us more local than Best of Jackson. We're officially in our 19th annual award season. Here is who you voted as the best local people, places, food and more.

A small group of white supremacists gathered around the Emmett Till memorial in Tallahatchie County, Miss., on Saturday morning, carrying a Mississippi flag and a League of the South flag.

Since 2016, the News have donated thousands to other top Republicans in the state, including U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, whose campaign did not respond to a request for comment by press time Friday.

This unassuming house near Jackson State University served as the headquarters of the Republic of New Afrika in 1971. One morning in August that year, Jackson police and FBI agent raided the house ...

Head coach: Deion Sanders (4-3 overall, 4-3 at JSU, entering 2nd season at JSU) 2020 record: 4-3 overall; 3-2 SWAC. Radio: 95.5 FM. Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium ...

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (left) joined World4Brexit chairwoman Peggy Grande (center) and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (right) for World4Brexit’s New York City launch in July 2019.

JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed a new executive order to further ramp up the state's efforts to protect the health of Mississippians during the outbreak of COVID-19.

Largely due to rapid localized spread of COVID-19 over several days, Gov. Tate Reeves signed an executive order today laying down a shelter-in-place order for Lauderdale County, which includes the ...

Three of Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities—Alcorn State, Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State—had a lot to gain back in 1975 when Jake Ayers filed a lawsuit ...

When Adrian J. Austin enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after his graduation from Callaway High School in 1994, he had his eye on the Montgomery Bill, a program that provides tuition assistance ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city could begin using residents’ door security cameras in its effort to fight rising crime.