Good morning, Jackson.

The Old Capitol Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tours of the 1839 Greek Revival building downtown, and reservations are preferred by emailing ([email protected]).

The Mississippi charter board revoked the charter for Canton STEM Academy (Canton), and the school will close Dec.

31 as leaders arrange student records and placement options.

Homeward JXN has identified two couples and lined up multiple housing options, and it plans to close the first encampment with those residents placed in housing by the first week of November.

The city is installing a nearly $3 million alert system at all 21 fire stations to send lights, escalating audible tones, and large LED displays with call type and location when dispatchers receive 911 calls (EMS calls will show in blue).

Installation is underway and each station must test equipment before it goes live.

A fire broke out shortly before 2:00 p.m. Friday at the long-abandoned Blossom Apartments on Woodbine Street, gutting one building and potentially derailing receiver-appointed efforts to sell and rehab the complex (owners owed about $1.5 million and tenants were ordered relocated after water was shut off).

Pearl High School will move down to Class 6A after the latest athletic reclassification, shifting the Pirates into a new competition bracket while coaches and fans hope long-standing local rivalries will continue.

Mississippi State says quarterback Kamario Taylor will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after a foot injury that requires surgery; he was hurt during the 23-15 loss to Oklahoma this past Saturday in Starkville.

Freshman Billy Puckett (Jackson Prep) will continue at quarterback as State will face No. 11 Texas in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m.