By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The state Senate Universities and Colleges Committee is set to meet this week for two days of hearing as lawmakers seek to ensure Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning are operating at peak efficiency. On...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The state Senate Women, Children, and Families Study Committee will hold a wide-ranging hearing on Tuesday, December 9, at the Capitol. Several experts are expected to testify, including agency heads from Mississippi’s...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Bobbie Jean Peoples of Greenwood has been sentenced for Transmission of a Ballot Mailed to Another, according to the Mississippi Attorney General’s office. Prosecutors said that Peoples knowingly collected and...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune A great kick-off to the holiday season is the opening of The Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s Possum Ridge model train exhibit at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The model trains and...
By: Dr. Andrew Dale December can be decision season for Mississippi families. As students receive semester grades and begin planning for life after graduation, one question rises to the top: How do we afford college without a lifetime of student...
Fire safety is important year-round, but there are specific tips to keep in mind at Christmas to protect you and your family. “Use holiday decorations made with flame-retardant or non-combustible materials. Carefully inspect new and used light strings and...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the SBE for the 2026-27 school year. Application deadline is Jan. 30, 2026. Now in its eighth...
Recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) highlighted record-breaking consumer engagement over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as strong evidence that confidence in the U.S. economy, which is anchored by small businesses, is returning under...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Every holiday season, something magical unfolds in Meridian. Merrehope, the city’s stately antebellum mansion, transforms itself into a storyland of twinkling lights and exquisite, sometimes quirky, decorations. Now...
By Bob Garver 2016 was a great year for animation. Disney gave the world a new musical masterwork in “Moana.” Pixar had its biggest hit up to that point in “Finding Dory.” Even underdog Laika came out with cult classic “Kubo and the Two Strings.” But the...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Home with Heroes will host the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 13, at the Natchez National Cemetery. The annual event is part of a nation-wide program in which millions of...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A list of projects that will be submitted to the Mississippi Legislature was finalized by the state’s Opioid Settlement Council this week. Final approval of any projects will be made by lawmakers during the upcoming...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green; Here we come a-wand’ring So fair to be seen. Love and joy come to you, And to you, your wassail too; And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year And God send you...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Visit Natchez The 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade will honor the Natchez Deacons for Defense and Justice, with community leader Jackie Posey serving as grand marshal, announced Parade Chairperson Jacqueline Marsaw. The parade,...
A powerful symbol of the nation’s past, present, and future arrived in Mississippi this past week as the traveling U.S. flag from America Waves Flag Sojourn 250 made its ceremonial stop in Jackson, Mississippi. Community members and state leaders gathered to...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Voters returned to the polls Tuesday, December 2, to fill vacated seats in two Mississippi state Senate districts. The non-partisan contests in Senate District 24 and Senate District 26 featured fields with multiple...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has acquired Fountainhead, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property in Jackson’s Fondren neighborhood, following approval by the Jackson Planning and Zoning Board and City Council....
By: Magnolia Tribune Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss was named the best college football player in Mississippi this season on Tuesday, December 2, earning him the 2025 C Spire Conerly Trophy presented by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame &...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune High school sophomore Riley Pickich appeared before the Gulfport School Board on Monday to ask their permission to start a chapter of Club America at Gulfport High School. Pickich told the board that despite following all of...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune BWC Terminals is moving forward with a major investment on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as the company establishes a new bulk liquid storage and logistics facility in Pascagoula. The project brings nearly $316 million in...
