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Jackson, Mississippi – Rising star and multifaceted artist Dear Silas is thrilled to unveil the official music video for his latest single, “Mood.” The highly anticipated visual masterpiece is available now across all major platforms. With a unique blend of hip-hop, R&B, and soul influences, Dear Silas continues to...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A pedestrian was injured while assisting someone who was involved in an accident. The incident occurred on Cooper Road in Jackson on November 21, 2025. According to Captain William Kendrick, with the Jackson Police Department (JPD), a man was walking to the accident when a vehicle came around...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Mississippi wakes to thick mist over wet pavement, and the gray air clings to headlights as early travelers begin their drives. Light fog shrouds fields along Highway 49, hinting at a warm, unsettled...

Pine Ridge Gardens resident Calvin Williams stands in the kitchen of his south Jackson apartment Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, below a ceiling light fixture full of water. The water is also leaking from the ceiling and flooding his flooring. Bullets came flying through the walls of teenager Kamia Feazell’s south...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Work on a $59 million mixed-use project in Fondren is slated to get underway in January. The project, called the Flats at Fondren, will bring 234 apartments to the Fondren Business Improvement District, and help fill a need for multi-family housing in the area, said Doug Boone, executive...

JANS – The City of Jackson’s long-awaited planetarium reopening will come with a new name. When the facility opens in late spring, it will do so as the McNair-Davis Planetarium, honoring the legacy of astronaut and filmmaker Dr. Ronald E. McNair alongside former mayor Russell C. Davis, for whom the building was...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Jackson middle school is now owned by the Redeemer Church. In a release, the church stated the former Chastain Middle School on Manhattan Road has been purchased by Redeemer Church and The Redeemer’s School, through its subsidiary Redeemer Community Development. Purchased through the...

A bombshell investigation found that guards at a Mississippi jail have been using inmates as enforcers, encouraging them to help carry out violent assaults against fellow prisoners.

Days after Rankin County jail guards used an electric vest to shock an intellectually disabled man in exchange for a Coke, they shared videos of him singing Happy Birthday and falling for pranks.

JANS – Jackson Public Schools hosted a renaming ceremony this week for the Career Development Center, which will now be known as the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Career Development Center. The new name recognizes the impact and leadership of Medgar and Myrlie Evers and reflects the district’s continued commitment to...