During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...

This once-forgotten town is now brimming with historical architecture, arts and entertainment, delicious local food, antiques shopping, and Southern charm.

The company that bought Big Lots filed a list in court of stores likely to stay open. See which ones in Mississippi could be ...

Since being promoted in 2023 from conductor/engineer to trainmaster, Justin Dempsey has improved processes to keep rail ...

In the summer of 1955, 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Till visited his uncle in Mississippi. He was abducted ... Museum Center ...

The following dispatch was received by Adams' Express Company in reference to the opening of the Mississippi Central Railroad: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 27. JOHN HOEY, Adams' Express Company ...

Missouri Pacific history is easier to understand if the railroad is considered in three parts: the lines west of St. Louis, ...

Almost eight years after a train collided with a coach bus in Biloxi, state and local leaders are undertaking a new project they say will improve safety at rail crossings on the Coast.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Trees and bushes growing around the old railroad tracks once used to transport Jews and others from across ...

MONTREAL - The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says it has given Canadian National Railway a 72-hour strike notice. The union represents about 750 employees at CN who work in ...

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