But not every state has an official state fruit — such was the case for Mississippi — until a passionate group of schoolchildren decided to make a change. At Mannsdale Upper Elementary School ...

Mississippi made history by being the first state besides Alaska to eliminate its income tax. Here's how it happened.

Mississippi became the third state to ban cell-derived meat, a product not for sale in the United States. But not all livestock producers are opposed to cultivated protein. By Andrew Jacobs and ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The capital city and Mississippi’s current capitol building have played big roles throughout Mississippi’s history, but so have many others over the last 226 years.

Mississippi is one of five states that ... In early March, South Carolina became the first state since 2010 to execute a death row inmate by firing squad, reigniting ethical debates over capital ...