Several HBCU bands will be in the capital city later this month for the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands.

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s struggling capital has been a favored target of Republican leaders since the G.O.P. took total control of the state a decade ago.

Security and beautification are the top priorities for MS State Fairgrounds when it comes to the future of the former Regency ...

Mississippi capital residents told monthlong crisis almost over, but don't stop boiling water yet A mid-February winter storm wreaked havoc on the city's aging infrastructure.

People in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city say the mostly white state Legislature is trying to encroach on their rights of self-government. Republican lawmakers say they are trying to ...

If the court agrees to overturn the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, Mississippi would revert back to not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Previously, some states explicitly legalized same ...

Jackson, Miss., is a city with two identities. There's the part which is more than 80% Black, led by a mayor who wants to make it "the most radical city on the planet." Then there's the state capital.

Mississippi capital city doesn’t have drinkable water and doesn’t know when it will Both the state's governor and president Biden have declared a state of emergency to try to resolve multiple ...

The city's population is now more than 80% Black, with about 25% of residents living in poverty. After arctic weather blanketed parts of the South last February, equipment froze in a Jackson water ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with the near collapse of its water system, prompting emergency declarations from President Biden and Gov. Tate Reeves.

JACKSON, Miss — Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson’s request for $35.6 million in federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure, following this summer ...

The beleaguered water system in Mississippi's capital city disrupted daily life for 150,000 residents for several days, but Jackson's water is now safe to drink according to the Environmental ...