The Choctaw Nation partners with the University of Alabama to restore native species like bison and river cane.

The Choctaw Nation once inhabited most of central Mississippi with land extending to the Tombigbee River in West Alabama.

Celebrated, Mississippi-born puppeteer Jim Henson died in 1990, but his name is still alive through the Muppets.

A Ku Klux Klan mask stares out over the Mississippi Museum of History on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates) A Ku Klux Klan mask stares out over the Mississippi Museum of ...

The House chamber in the current Capitol is undergoing renovations, so House leaders chose to move to the Old Capitol Museum ...

Outdoor writer and photographer Corbet Deary is featured regularly in The Sentinel-Record. Today, Deary takes readers on a ...

Daniel Stallworth's run on "American Idol" has come to an end. The Mississippi native headed into the Monday, April 27, episode with high hopes of reaching the Top 5. This week, the Top 7 took on ...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday said he will call a special legislative session to redraw district lines after the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling in a key redistricting case. Reeves said ...

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This Pew Research Center analysis summarizes key facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) living in the United States. Pew Research Center does demographic studies, opinion polls and ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) — On April 10, 13 youths incarcerated at a state prison competed and won awards at Mississippi History Day, part of the National History Day program. The students, part of the ...