Local

Alcorn’s new student enrollment tops 700 for third consecutive year

LORMAN — As of Nov. 1, the total number of new students enrolled at Alcorn State University exceeded ...

News

Legendary Alcorn baseball coach, Willie ‘Rat’ McGowan, dies

LORMAN — One of Alcorn State University’s most iconic athletic figures has passed away. Willie ‘Rat’ McGowan, who ...

Business

Entergy partners with Port Gibson, organizations to give back

PORT GIBSON — Entergy employees recently provided residents of Port Gibson with a warmer, brighter future. Beginning Oct. ...

Business

NRC names new resident inspector at Grand Gulf

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Matthew Thomas as the new resident inspector at the Grand Gulf nuclear ...

Local

Alcorn State hosts breast cancer awareness walk, health screening

The Alcorn State University Extension Program, in observance of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, recently partnered with ...

Crime

Alcorn State SGA president arrested on gun, drug charges

LORMAN — James Stirgus III, a 2016 graduate of Vicksburg High School and the current president of the ...

News

Photo Gallery: Alcorn State’s 45-41 Win Over Prairie View A&M

Business

C Spire improves mobile broadband speeds, prepares network for coming 5G era

RIDGELAND — Consumers and businesses are experiencing a 15-to-20 percent improvement in mobile broadband speeds throughout much of ...

News

State hunting for photos of Windsor Ruins

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is seeking the public’s help in solving a mystery involving the ...

News

Nuclear regulator cites plant for 2 low-level violations

JACKSON (AP) — A special inspection of a nuclear power plant in Mississippi has resulted in two low-level ...

Local

Here are the marriage license applications for March 6-12

• Charles Frederick Ashley, 46, Vicksburg to Rhonda Michelle Welch, 33, Vicksburg • Walter Field Watson, 67, Vicksburg ...

Local

Tugboat engine room fire restricts river traffic Wednesday night

(AP) — The Coast Guard says an engine room fire on a tugboat restricted traffic Wednesday on a five-mile ...

Faith

Iconic golden hand back atop Port Gibson church

The Hand Pointing to Heaven is once again in its rightful place atop the steeple of First Presbyterian ...

Local

Meridian’s Holly Brand wins Outstanding Teen title

A teen representing the River City was crowned this year’s Miss Mississippi’s Outstanding Teen Sunday at the Vicksburg ...

Local

Port Gibson’s Shaifer House damaged by thieves

A historic house on a Civil War battlefield has been damaged. A press release Thursday from Mississippi’s Department of ...

Local

Nuclear Regulatory Commission backs Grand Gulf through 2044

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Entergy’s Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station in Port Gibson through 2044. ...

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