Water levels on the Mississippi and lower Ohio Rivers are dropping again, threatening barge traffic and commerce as drought ...

On Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., ‘Sip Stroll on the Old Mississippi River Bridge will take place. This is the ...

Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson told a statewide panel of Mississippi mayors this week that his city is working to become the ...

Vicksburg officials to open 50-year-old time capsule in bicentennial celebration at Warren County Courthouse on Friday, Oct.

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, ...

“If we do not get the donations that we need, we would ultimately have to shut the gates and close the museums,” Averett said. “At this time, we are prepared to go a little longer, but it really is ...

Mississippi is a state steeped in history, with a rich cultural heritage that spans centuries. From the Civil War to the ...

Thomas O. Selfridge Jr. was a career U.S. Navy officer who commanded vessels operating around Arkansas during the Civil War and was indirectly responsible for the later destruction of the Mississippi ...

When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the ...

DENVER (AP) — When the government shut down in 2018, a Mississippi nonprofit interceded to fund a bare-bones crew to keep one of the state’s most-visited cultural attractions operating. Now, the group ...