Most of Mississippi’s national parks and monuments are closed to visitors because of the federal government shutdown.

# Retailers and straw vendors still fear “downtown is going to die” as a result of Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island beach club despite assurances it will generate more business for all.

People had big plans for an undeveloped 42-acre lot next door to the ferry terminal in Salem. The plan was to build a terminal for the offshore wind industry. Businesses could bring in windmill parts, ...