Smith Wills News Today

MiLB returns to Smith-Wills Stadium, former home of the Jackson Mets and Generals, for a game between the Mississippi Braves and the Jackson State Tigers.

Heavy rains last month cut off access to safe drinking water in the city, which had already been under a boil-water oil due to the poor quality of the H₂O.

With Independence Day around the corner, cities in the Jackson area are planning to present fireworks celebrations this weekend.

Women and allies chanted with signs and bullhorns on Lakeland drive. It comes as the Supreme court plans to hear Mississippi's abortion case on December 1st.

The executive director of Capital City Pride said that this is the largest pride weekend in the history of Mississippi.

By Will Stribling Apr 6, 2021 12:25 PM As Mississippi’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began to ramp up in early 2021, a troubling truth was revealed about the shots being put into people’s arms across the state: Black Mississippians weren’t getting their fair share.  Two months after the first doses were administered in the state, Black Mississippians had received just 19% of the total vaccines given, despite making up 38% of the state’s population. After bearing the brunt of ca...