After an eight-month national search, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has selected Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as the 14th president of Jackson State University (JSU). Gregory has served as interim president since May 2025. Prior to...
By: Tina Hahn, Magnolia Tribune Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus has been called “one of the outstanding public servants of our time.” Now his legacy at the University of Mississippi is being acknowledged with the naming of its Department of Political...
By: Magnolia Tribune State Rep. Missy McGee is investing in the future of the Joe Paul Leadership Scholarship Program at Southern Miss with a named endowment that will support the program and its students for generations to come. The Missy Warren McGee...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune While national Democrats are crowing about large fundraising hauls in seemingly competitive races in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and North Carolina, here in Mississippi, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) continues to far...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis and Jay Ferchaud, UMMC Communications As the owner of Bloom Construction, John Decker is rarely ever “off the clock.” Deadlines, contracts and constant problem-solving come with the...
Mississippi’s rich basketball tradition added another historic chapter this week as two standout athletes were recognized with the state’s highest collegiate honors. At the forefront is Josh Hubbard of Mississippi State University, who continues to redefine excellence...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune When Jamie Redmond and Leigh Bailey got married in 2011, they had a combined 60 years of experience working in real estate. Both wanted to start something new, something that would include their love of the outdoors....
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The recent vetoes issued by Governor Tate Reeves (R) will stand after lawmakers could not reach consensus on attempts to override the governor’s vetoes. Efforts to override a governor’s veto typically begin in the...
By Bob Garver Good news, grown-ups, even though most of the screens at your local theater are probably still devoted to “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” there’s a decent option for adults in one of the other houses. I’m convinced that “The Drama”...
Hinds Community College President Emeritus Dr. Clyde Muse passed away on Wednesday, April 15 at age 96. Dr. Muse retired on June 30, 2020, after having served as president since July 1, 1978. Visitation is at 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, April 20 at Cain-Cochran...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez A new brochure telling the story of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829) — and mapping key sites tied to his life in Natchez and Adams County — is now available free to the public. The...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You want your way. And that is normal. But getting others to want to do what you are asking? Sometimes that’s just not very easy. Forcing them usually doesn’t make you a winner. In their eyes or in your own. A...
Ashe Davis, a junior Honors College student at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering and a native of Ocean Springs, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Diana Addison Hunter, longtime employee of the Mississippi State Hospital, will serve as guest speaker at the 86th commemoration of the Rhythm Night Club Fire, which occurred on April 23, 1940. The...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Visitors often enter the Columbus, Mississippi Welcome Center seeking directions, a restroom, or a brochure. They rarely expect to step into the preserved home of one of America’s most famous playwrights. That moment...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) partially vetoed two spending bills and fully vetoed a Coast revolving loan fund on Monday. “I am a Republican. I am for LESS government…not duplicative programs! I am for infrastructure...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s efforts in suicide prevention are ramping up through 988 call centers and crisis intervention training and conferences. Recently, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health announced the launch of a...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Former Speaker of the House Philip Gunn officially threw his hat in the ring for Governor of Mississippi on Tuesday. Gunn, speaking at a campaign event at the Clinton Visitors Center, launched his gubernatorial run by...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Have you ever picked something simple—just a single stem, a soft petal—and felt your whole mood shift? That’s what happens just off Steele Road in Hattiesburg. You turn off Highway 11, pass the places you’ve passed...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Auditor Shad White announced Monday that his office has issued over $7.4 million in civil demands to Management & Training Corporation (MTC). The demands have also been referred to the Attorney General’s...
