A fast food restaurant will open a new location in the capital city. Jack’s will open its first location in Jackson at 2365 W. Highway 80. Guests will be able

Pathways2Possibilities returns for its second year, allowing eighth graders to explore future employment opportunities with local industries

Mississippi woke up to brutally cold temperatures on Martin Luther King Day, with the National Weather Service in Jackson forecasting "impactful snowfall accumulations" across much of Mississippi. At 5:30 a.m. Monday, the NWS recorded Jackson at 22 degrees.

The Jackson State Tigers will face the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in a football matchup on Sept. 6, 2025, according to a contract obtained by FBSchedules.com through a state public records request. The matchup between the two Mississippi athletic mainstays was discussed in 2023 but wasn't officially signed until this month.

The trend of hiring former NFL players as college coaches continued as Terrell Buckley was named the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University.

Via Scooby Axson of USA Today, Terrell Buckley is the new head coach at Mississippi Valley State. Buckley, 53, was the fifth overall pick in the 1992 draft. He played for the Packers, Dolphins, Broncos, Patriots, Dolphins, Jets, and Giants. He won a Super Bowl ring with the 2001 Patriots.

You come from a small town in Jackson and go to something ... picked up an offer Friday from Mississippi State, his sixth offer overall and fifth from an SEC school. He also has offers from Kentucky, Liberty, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

Milton Patterson spent four seasons on FAMU football’s coaching staff. He joined as the defensive line coach and was promoted to defensive coordinator.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

Memphis football, which competes with Power Four schools for local high school recruits, sometimes benefits from area players who want to come home.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway and Mouhamed Dioubate each scored 22 points to help No. 4 Alabama beat Vanderbilt 103-87 on Tuesday night. Holloway made eight of his 11 shots, including four 3-pointers. Dioubate was 7-for-8 from the field and hit six free throws. He also had 10 rebounds for Alabama (16-3, 5-1 Southeastern Conference)

The longest college football season ever, starting in August and ending on Inauguration Day, became an Ohio State coronation.