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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Jackson, MS – Rising rivers and water-covered highways could become a concern across Mississippi as unseasonable warmth combines with a corridor of heavier rain before St. Patrick’s Day. According to NOAA’s...

JACKSON, Miss.—Ted Henifin is thinking about 2075. He might not be alive to see it, but the date lives somewhere in the back of his mind. The water system of the City of Jackson, over which he currently has authority, won’t belong to the federal government forever. Whatever comes next, after his uniquely durable...

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Residents in Madison County said their utility issues have been a problem for too long. The Madison County Board of Supervisors held a community meeting on Thursday to allow residents the opportunity to voice their concerns and listen to future solutions. “I’ve lived up here all my...

Hinds County Public Defender Gail Wright Lowery asked the Hinds County Board of Supervisors on Monday to approve a $350,000 equity adjustment to raise starting pay for assistant public defenders to parity with one county-funded assistant district attorney, saying the move is needed to avert a constitutional crisis....

JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will host the inaugural CrawFest on Saturday, Feb. 28, inviting visitors to celebrate one of the state’s most recognizable native species through food, music and science. The family-friendly event will take...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) announced clinics statewide will resume normal operations and scheduled appointments on March 2, 2026. The announcement comes more than a week after the hospital was affected by a cyberattack. Officials said they’re making progress in...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi Trade Mart is the place to be this weekend, as the Mississippi Gem and Mineral Show returns. The event, which is slated for Saturday and Sunday, is one of the largest and longest-running rock and gem events in the state. This year, it will...

The owners of a Mississippi fire safety company are headed to prison after pleading guilty to a massive fraudulent operation that spanned more than a dozen counties and left local businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. Daniel and Sherry Finnegan, the owners of Finnegan Fire Safety Equipment, pleaded...

Prosecutors questioned a returning witness Wednesday in a state welfare fraud trial, and intimate text messages were revealed between him, the defendant and his brother. John Davis, former director of […]

Madison Central put together a dominant second half performance to defeat defending state champion Tupelo 78-59 in the MHSAA 7A quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon and clinch a spot at the Mississippi Coliseum next week. The Lady Jaguars found themselves in a physical battle throughout the first half and held a...