The Mississippi Delta gave birth to a blues style that links most directly to the work songs and field hollers of slaves on Southern plantations. The slaves brought the musical traditions of their ...

They brought with them slaves to do the backbreaking work of clearing the wild forest and subduing the Mississippi River with levees. As a result of the slaves' labor, the Delta became the richest ...

Entergy Mississippi on Nov. 7 celebrated the start of construction of a new $1.2 billion, 754-MW natural gas-fired power ...

In his series ‘Delta Hill Riders’, photographer Rory Doyle takes us inside the often overlooked black cowboy culture within the Mississippi Delta, challenging one of America's greatest myths ...

See our complete Mississippi U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more election results from local Mississippi election races ...

Remember, learning to spell Mississippi? Over the last few years as I have been reading, studying and writing about the work of William Faulkner and other southern writers, I have ...

Their assignment was to interview civil rights activists throughout the Mississippi Delta, weaving together personal stories with old photos and other artifacts that describe this era in American ...

Antonio Madlock scored 21 points and Alabama State defeated Mississippi Valley State 61-46 on Monday night, handing the Delta Devils their 28th loss in a row dating to last season. — Lorenzo ...

TUPELO – Offering a taste of the Mississippi Delta, The Gin has opened in west Tupelo in the former home of Steele's Dive. Owner Nikki Williams, who grew up in the Delta, renovated the interior ...

Antonio Madlock scored 21 points and Alabama State defeated Mississippi Valley State 61-46 on Monday night, handing the Delta Devils their 28th loss in a row dating to last season. — Lorenzo ...