The event is expected to draw 60-80,000 in attendance in year one and growing to 150,000 in the third year, the National Folk Festival will become a major new arts event for the city.

New venue will have five indoor courts, four outdoor covered courts, and a lineup of other games like cornhole, ping pong, and other yard games.

Mississippi Today, in partnership with Rethink Mississippi (an initiative sponsored by the nonprofit Working Together ...

The National Folk Festival, the nation's longest-running traditional arts event, kicks off its three-year Jackson residency ...

Mayor John Horhn is scrapping "The Pulse at Farish Street" — a project unveiled in January under former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's administration.

Two MS cities made a WalletHub list of the best and worst places to rent based on quality of life, affordable costs, the ...

JXN Water is running at a deficit that even all of the $90 million Siemens settlement wouldn't help, said Ted Henifin.

An attorney for the City of Jackson informed the court of progress made in locating records tied to the city's $89.8M Siemens ...

A Mississippi House task force called the Capitol Revitalization Committee meets Aug. 13 to discuss revitalizing Jackson with ...

Mississippi has the highest mortgage denial gap between Black homebuyers and the overall population, according to a new ...

Water has been shut off at a local apartment complex that has been dealing with ongoing issues. Ward 5 Jackson City Councilman Vernon Hartley said at least eight people told him water was turned off ...

J ACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor John Horhn continues to fill out his leadership, announcing several familiar names at ...