Discover the real roots of the blues across Mississippi’s towns, fields, and juke joints that still carry the sound of history.

Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

The city of Memphis is working on major plans to revitalize the riverfront, which includes a brand new riverboat landing that ...

Ongoing sewage leaks and overflows have kept the Pearl River and tributaries in and near Jackson under a water contact ...

The Citizens Club of Springfield met in March 2025 to host a forum titled "American Lynching: From Chicago to New Orleans." Historian Tim Good discussed major lynching's that occurred in the ...

Owensboro’s early history is almost non-existent and suspect. Our history books say that William Smeathers aka Bill Smothers ...

The government approved the building up pumps for Mississippi Delta flood control in 1941. More than eight decades later, a ...

Fred Newton’s epic swim down the Mississippi River earned him a world record, but not the fame and fortune he hoped.

The city said Vicksburg is already known for hosting the longest fireworks show in the state, but they should be even more ...

President Trump is not the first to downplay providing federal emergency relief. During the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, ...

Mississippi River flooding brings debris to the state’s barrier islands, affecting beach tourism. Learn how locals and visitors are adapting to these changes.

Perhaps the beauty and mystique of the Mississippi River is an acquired taste, best enjoyed from the water itself. As seen from the road that parallels the river for most of its nearly 2,400-mile ...