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Hattiesburg's oldest restaurant, Coney Island Cafe, turns 100 this year. We talked with longtime patrons about their love for the downtown diner.

Two Clarion Ledger journalists participated in a Tennessean project about the plight of Black farmers.

Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised a senior at a Mississippi high school with a full-ride scholarship for creative writing.

Hattiesburg officials say construction is ongoing for the zoo's Serengeti Springs water park, but when it will open is still in question.

A MS man who was detained in the 2019 poultry raids again faces deportation, and an advocate says that may undermine recent Biden administration goals.

A federal grand jury indicted Hinds County sheriff candidate Marshand Crisler with soliciting bribes and providing ammunition to a convicted felon.

Coney Island Cafe celebrates 100 years in 2023. The restaurant was started by Arthur Fokakis. After 100 years, it is still family owned and operated

Mississippi authorities say a man who escaped from jail last weekend and allegedly stole a public works vehicle has been arrested near Houston, TX.

Eudora's Mississippi Brasserie will open at The District at Eastover later this year.

When Chipotle discovered the Metro area, it went all in