When steel railroad mail cars began replacing the older, wooden cars, and the job became less dangerous, the Union of Railways Mail Clerks (The Railway Mail Association) became segregated.

Delta National Forest near Rolling Forks has become one of my go-to places for a southern getaway and that is because it is beautiful, remote, has some big bucks and I have made some good friends down here that I literally met in the woods four years ago. The following spring, they came up to Juneau County and did some serious turkey whacking.

Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. The National Weather Service says heavy snowfall and icy conditions are likely Friday in Mississippi,

The Drax wood pellet plants in Mississippi and Louisiana have paid millions for violating state pollution laws yet received at least $762 million in “green” loans.

That Carter had to say that at all illustrates how set apart the South was from the rest of the nation, even as late as the 1970s. That it never was again is a testament to what C

Dangerously cold weather spread over the Midwest on Saturday and is headed toward the East Coast, where temperatures well below seasonal norms are expected starting late Sunday and into next week.

The weather forecast for the coming days calls for freezing temperatures and the possibility of snow for most of Mississippi.

A winter storm watch is in effect for most of the area. Dangerous travel conditions are expected Tuesday and could continue into at least Wednesday. Bridges and roads could become slick and snow-covered.

First things first. I am a Yankee. At least I was born a Yankee in Philadelphia. My parents were pure bred Yankees having grown up, educated and married in New England. It was not until I went to college that I had any association with the south.

The Auburn Tigers will take the court against the Mississippi State Bulldogs as the nation's No. 1 team but without star Johni Broome.

Robert St. John says Sacred Ground Barbecue is the best overall and complete barbecue joint in Mississippi and arguably one of the best in the South.

The Tide (16-2, 3-1 SEC) was 12 of 19 as a team from deep ... to lead Mississippi (11-5, 2-2). Deans scored 13 points off the bench and Kennedy Todd-Williams and Christeen Iwuala each added 11 points. Alabama returns home to play host to No. 2 South ...