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JACKSON — When the bell rings at Raymond High School, the Algebra I teacher doesn’t walk through the door. Instead, he appears on a screen, writing formulas in neon ink across a pane of glass miles away in Jackson. Today’s lesson: the quadratic formula. Students call out steps to math problems as they follow along on...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, MS – The National Weather Service in Jackson warns Mississippi residents to brace for a hard freeze Monday night into early Tuesday, following an earlier round of subfreezing temperatures expected...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. JACKSON, Miss. – The air across central Mississippi carries a sharp chill this morning, the kind that bites at dawn and glazes windshields before sunrise. A hard freeze is settling in across the Jackson...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Day 2 of the National Folk Festival kicked off at noon Saturday. Across 6 six stages throughout downtown Jackson, attendees could hear sounds ranging from gospel to salsa. Over the course of its 82 year history, this is the first time the festival has been held...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Veterans in Jackson received an early Thanksgiving surprise on Saturday. The VA Medical Center hosted a special drive-thru food pantry as part of a larger Veterans Day celebration. While the VA hosts a food pantry once a month, this weekend’s event was the biggest of the year. Turkeys and...

Get the popcorn ready for Kansas at UNC. In Thursday’s ACC Action, Louisville beat Jackson State 106-70, BC conquered the Citadel 76-47, Miami knocked of Bethune-Cookman 101-61, SMU got by Texas A&M-Corpus Christ 69-58 and Cal survived Wright State 77-67. Louisville was ridiculous in its opener against South...

It may be time to donate that ’84 Mustang that has been sitting in the driveway for ten years. Many properties have vehicles collecting dust in the front yard, but donating these vehicles can make a positive difference. Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge (MHATC), headquartered in Georgetown, gladly accepts old,...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Jackson Zoo hosted a Pink Out event that raised funds for the facility’s flamingos. The event offered dancing, games and contests on Saturday. Click here to learn more about events at the Jackson Zoo.

Prairie View, Texas| Jackson State women's soccer continued its postseason surge Friday afternoon, shutting out Alabama A&M 2–0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Semifinals at the PVAMU Soccer Complex. Behind an early strike from Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper and another late insurance goal from the same...

RANKIN COUNTY, MS - Authorities have inspected the house of a road rage shooter in Rankin County and found a number of alarming items, including human bones. Walter Ainsworth, who was recently arrested for a road rage shooting incident near ross Barnett Reservoir, has been denied bond. Ainsworth, who was...