Mississippi State is honoring the legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Division of Access, Opportunity and Success. This formal event for invited guests Friday [Jan. 16] at The Mill Conference Center features live...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications From its earliest days, psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has asked not just how to treat illness, but also how to understand the human experience behind it. That question has guided the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, the Tate County Board of Supervisors and the Tate County Economic Development Foundation announced an agreement with 2EQLAST Consulting, led by Joe Max Higgins, to head the Tate County EDF team. 2EQLAST...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune “I never thought I would be a writer, even though I was an avid reader,” Dr. Eliot Parker admits. That assessment changed the day Speck, a literary journal of Mary Washington University, published one of his short...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislators on the Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force heard Monday of the importance of having someone to talk to when dealing with mental health issues, particularly for members of the military and the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media Tuesday afternoon to encourage lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate to send HB 2, the “Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026,” to his desk. HB 2,...
By: David Tisdale The University of Southern Mississippi has again earned the nation’s top recognition for community engagement in higher education with the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement. The Carnegie Foundation for the...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There are places in Mississippi where time doesn’t rush you. Where history isn’t tucked behind glass or sealed away in archives, but still shows up every morning for work. Where stories aren’t just told—they’re...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, four bills were filed to ban cell phone use in Mississippi public school classrooms. Two of those bills came out of the Senate, where SB 2099 was authored by State...
By: Russ Latino and Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, appeared via Zoom from a hospital bed, for his initial court appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Pittman is charged...
Two Mississippi students – William Crosby Parker II, a senior at Gulfport High School, and Nial Chen, a senior at Ocean Springs High School, – have been selected for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) and will join Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Cindy...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would have revamped Mississippi’s certificate of need laws but was vetoed by the governor last year has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, the House Public Health and Human...
By: Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Jackson, Mississippi — Before the sun rose on Saturday, January 10, 2026, fire and billowing smoke spread through the Beth Israel synagogue. Fire crews responded to an emergency call after 3 a.m. After...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Democratic National Convention (DNC) has filed an amicus curiae brief ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of Watson v. Republican National Committee, the Republican-led challenge of a COVID-era...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Internal Revenue Service has set Monday, January 26 as the opening of the 2026 federal filing season. Several new tax law provisions of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill become effective, which the IRS said could impact...
The Mississippi State Legislature began its 2026 regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Lawmakers convened at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson at noon to start session, which is scheduled to run for 90 days through early April. On Tuesday,...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Rep. Omeria Scott, a 32-year Democratic lawmaker representing Clarke, Jasper and Jones counties, has filed a longshot bill to prohibit Mississippi police officers from using Tasers or stun guns. In response,...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Members of the Mississippi House Education Committee heard testimony from parents and others invested in education about the potential impacts school choice may have on the state during a hearing held Wednesday...
By: John Marshall, Associated Press Miami’s return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn’t belong. Through it all, they...
This week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a new federal nutrition policy that...
