Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JONESTOWN, Miss. — As Pastor Bennie Brown sat in the bright red pews of St. James Missionary Baptist, just a few feet away from ...

JACKSON, Miss. -- Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took ...

Untutored Yanks like me are sometimes surprised to learn that the fertile Mississippi River Delta extends all the way up to Memphis, Tennessee. But the influence of Mississippi—both the river and the ...

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Ralph Eubanks' book "When It’s Darkness on the Delta" is a personal meditation on the region's complex issues. The book questions whether blues tourism is a new economic foundation or a form of ...

Mississippi Delta Community College football player Emanuell Cooks died on Sept. 18 following a game at Hinds Community College, the school announced on Sept. 19. The school said Cooks died "due to ...

The Mississippi Delta tamales, also called hot tamales, are on everyone’s minds now thanks to “Sinners.” The horror movie shows audiences a brief look at a culinary history that many do not know. It ...

A Mississippi Delta restaurant's doors first opened in 1909, making it one of the oldest restaurants in the state. It's famous for its homestyle cooking and a feeling of home that has kept customers ...