Herbal tea company set to break ground in Franklin County, 5 years after initial announcement

Traditional Medicinals, a maker of herbal teas, is set to break ground Tuesday on a manufacturing plant in Franklin County. The move comes five and a half years after the project was first announced, a delay that the company’s CEO attributed to...

Mississippi’s Gospel Roots Shine at Jackson Music Awards

The voices that helped shape Mississippi’s rich gospel history were center stage Sunday night at the Gospel Music Awards in downtown Jackson.Held at The Westin, the night brought together artists and choirs from across the state, not just to...

EMCC launches aerospace training that leads to jobs in industry

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI) – While it is still summer break for many college students, one group has spent their Summer getting training that could land them high-tech jobs. East Mississippi Community College’s Aviation Manufacturing Technology...

A painful trade: Swapping wine for THC landed her in the ER and sick for months

Jill Fuller unexpectedly moved back in with her 92-year-old mother after developing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) from using THC gummies, an illness characterized by severe nausea and vomiting. Fuller's experience, which required...

Former Sid Miller allies told police that he feared the DEA

Posted/updated on: July 31, 2025 at 11:02 am AUSTIN – A former friend of Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller told a Texas Ranger that in 2022 Miller asked him to dispose of three bags of marijuana cigarettes and gummies because he was afraid...

2 H-1B petitions approved for employers classified under Accommodation and Food Services industry across SC Mississippi News publication area during 2024

Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...

Historic Memphis Cobblestone Landing

By David Peel The Memphis cobblestone landing, stretching along the Mississippi River between Beale and Jefferson streets, is the largest intact cobblestone landing in the United States, with roughly 800,000 stones. Built from the late 1850s to...

Out of the Collection: 1890 ferry company $50 share

In May 1873, the Burlington and Henderson County Ferry Company was organized after the public boat, Flint Hills, which transported passengers on the Mississippi River between Burlington, Iowa, and Henderson County, Illinois, was pronounced too old...

This Mississippi Dining Experience Has Been Called One of the Best Restaurants in the U.S.

UMS-Wright athletes ‘bought in’ to culture under new football coach Sam Williams

David Lott remembers the first practice under new UMS-Wright coach Sam Williams. After getting in the gym and working out a bit, the defensive back gathered fellow seniors Caplyn Reed and Perry Hand to lead a team meeting. “We were like, ‘You’re...

InsureThink How NOAA and FEMA cuts will reshape the P&C insurance industry

Every day, property and casualty (P&C) insurers make thousands of decisions relating to wildfire exposure, coastal risk and flood-prone zones. What's often overlooked is the common foundation these decisions rely on: publicly funded data and...

Deaths From Popular School Drug Spike by More Than 500%

Deaths in the US from the inhalation of nitrous oxide—or "laughing gas"—have surged by more than 500 percent since 2010. This is the warning of a study by researchers from the University of Mississippi and the University of Illinois at...

Cheapest diesel in cities across Mississippi County in week ending July 19

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Mississippi County selling...

Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Mississippi County in week ending July 19?

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Mississippi County...

New Wildlife Commissioner takes oath of office

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has a new commissioner.Drew St. John was officially sworn in last Thursday. He took the oath of office during a ceremony at the MDWFP Headquarters in Jackson.St. John is the founder and...

Ontario Federation of Agriculture tackles concerns over BESS developments

KIM BURTON-SCHRAM LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Construction is progressing well on the North Glengarry battery energy storage system (BESS) next to Highway 417 on Skye Road, just north of the village of Dunvegan. The sunny summer...

America’s Economic Engines: The Biggest Industry in Every State

The Biggest Industry in Every State, Mapped Key Takeaways Real estate is the biggest industry in 26 states, including most coastal states. Manufacturing accounts for the largest share of GDP in 13 states, concentrated in the Midwest and the South....

Grenada Explodes

The Greater Grenada Partnership is on a roll. Between Milwaukee Tool opening its largest facility in America in Grenada last fall, Hollingsworth Companies, the largest non-urban industrial real estate developer in the Southeastern U.S, breaking...

Georgia-Pacific announces CEO change

Georgia-Pacific is getting a new president and CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Christian Fischer, who has served as president and CEO since 2017, will retire from the company at the end of October, ending a tenure dating back to 1989....

ACES receives Mississippi Arts Commission grant

Published 11:05 am Monday, July 28, 2025 The Arts & Community Events Society of Meridian has been awarded a $3,500 Arts-Based Community Development grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission as part of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC...