Jackson MS

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two Mississippi chefs have been named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Award for Best Chef: South. The Best Chef: South category includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Puerto Rico. The two Mississippi chefs nominated are Hunter Evans of Elvie’s in Jackson and...

MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - Core + Co in Madison in a Lagree studio. It offers high-intensity, low impact movements on a Megaformer to tone your core. It also builds strength, endurance, and flexibility. Angela Evans visited Core+Co Owner Jaylyn Albritton in the studio to see the movements and learn about...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Mississippi — Rain taps steadily on rooftops this morning, and streets shine under low gray clouds. It feels calm for now, but the calm won’t last. Meteorologists are warning that a powerful winter system...

State Route 57 between Interstate 10 and just north of Humphrey Road in Jackson County will undergo a traffic switch starting at 7 a.m. January 21, according to transportation officials. The switch is part of a widening and construction project on SR 57. Northbound traffic will be directed onto the...

MADISON — A Greenville native and the current assistant principal at St. Patrick Catholic Middle School on the coast will be the next principal at St. Joseph Catholic High School here. Trey Bailey will start as principal of St. Joseph on July 1, Joni House, Director of Schools for...

JANS – Jackson Public Schools welcomed Lee Scott as the newest member of the district’s Board of Trustees. Scott brings a deep commitment to scholars, families, and community driven progress, along with years of leadership and service focused on creating real results. Scott has more than five years...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, Mississippi – As winter cold lingers across Mississippi into February, animal welfare experts are urging pet owners to take cold weather risks seriously, even across the Deep South. Pets in warmer...

HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) - A Hinds County man has been sentenced to 60 years behind bars after dousing his roommates in gasoline and setting them on fire, killing two of them in 2023. Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced Wednesday that 33-year-old Marcos Uriel Lara Perez...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Prosecutors are asking for more time to respond to a recent motion to dismiss charges against one of the alleged co-conspirators in the Jackson Bribery Scheme case. Last week, Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens filed a motion to dismiss the case against him, saying, among...

MISSISSIPPI — The National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi has issued a Winter Storm Watch for much of the state as a significant winter weather system is expected to impact the region late this week into the weekend. Forecasters are particularly focused on the potential for freezing rain and ice, which could...