Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt. “What am I supposed to do with ...

The Mississippi Delta and areas west of Jackson were hit particularly hard by Winter Storm Fern. Photos from Monday, Jan. 26 show the area gripped in ice.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Vicksburg on Monday morning, roads were clear, but trees, power lines and most things high were covered in ice. The weight of ...

A week after a historic winter storm paralyzed communities across the Southeast, Mississippi officials are still racing to ...

A winter storm has covered nearly half of Mississippi's counties with ice. As many as 180,000 residents lost power, and officials are unsure when it will be restored. The state has opened nearly 60 ...

“When It’s Darkness on the Delta,” by W. Ralph Eubanks, Beacon Press, 264 pages. The Mississippi Delta has long haunted Ralph Eubanks, a professor and writer in residence at the University of ...