Residents of Canton, Miss., say traffic and dust have already made life a “mess.” And they worry what will happen when hundreds of backup diesel generators go online.

A new marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail was unveiled in Canton, commemorating the Canton Freedom House's role in the Civil Rights Movement.

The Canton Freedom House, key to the US Civil Rights Movement and the last CORE site in Mississippi, joins the Mississippi Freedom Trail.

The house was a hub for strategic planning, nonviolent protest training and community meetings. It was a target of violence, with an attempted bombing and shots fired into the structure.

Former Canton Eagle Ace Reese was perfect at the plate and homered in his second straight game on Tuesday in Mississippi State’s 13-7 win over Troy.

Mary Smith-Blackmon still sees familiar faces when she flips through her 1966 Canton High School yearbook, including some who made her senior year difficult.

Sister Thea Bowman, a trailblazer in the Black Catholic Movement during the second half of the 20th century, is one step ...

The MHSAA has announced the Mississippi high school Miss Basketball winners for the 2025-26 season. See the complete list of winners here.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (KLTV) - Former Canton Eagle Ace Reese drove in four runs in two games on Saturday as Mississippi State swept Hofstra. The Bulldogs won the first game 6-1 and the second game 7-5.

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Canton police arrested a man on an aggravated DUI charge after a pedestrian was killed. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said officers received a call on Thursday night about a ...

The store has set up a tribute table near the service desk, where people can write notes of support to the employees' ...

Nissan is recalling over 26,400 vehicles due to an incorrectly welded door striker from a supplier. The recall affects the 2025-2026 Frontier, 2025 Altima, 2025 Sentra, and 2026 Kicks models. Affected ...