By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A series of eight public meetings will be held in as many cities starting this month to gather input on the likely redistricting coming to legislative, congressional, and judicial districts across Mississippi. During a...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The excitement of summer is over. Perhaps the oppressive heat is responsible for the buzzkill, or maybe it’s shopping for back-to-school. But honestly, August can be a month filled with events that could take you around...
By Cass Rutledge, Magnolia Tribune U.S. Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi Baxter Kruger and Scott Leary, respectively, announced with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Matthew Reidell, Attorney General...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Several changes are occurring within Mississippi’s youth court system, with one of those being the shift to presumptively open court rooms, meaning the public can attend hearings and gain insight into the proceedings....
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Appearing at a Knight Foundation event in February 2023, Mississippi Today CEO Mary Margaret White described a breakthrough in her outlet’s reporting on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) scandal, saying,...
By Kara Kimbrough By Kara Kimbrough It’s hard to believe, but a little more than half of 2026 has already slipped away. The halfway point (give or take a few weeks) is a good time to reflect on new supermarket, restaurant and food items on my...
The Mississippi Quitline is a valuable tool that provides resources to help Mississippians quit tobacco and nicotine products through free, confidential, evidence-based cessation services. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable...
Packaging solutions provider DRC Industries is expanding into Lowndes County with a $4 million investment that will create 50 jobs, state and local officials announced. The company will establish operations at an existing facility in Columbus, where it will...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There’s nothing quite like Oxford on Ole Miss move-in weekend. Before the sun is fully up, SUVs and pickup trucks are already lined up outside residence halls. Parents are pushing overloaded carts across campus,...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune According to Pew Research, 18 states have never elected a female as governor, with Mississippi among the lot. As of Tuesday, Lynn Fitch is looking to change that. “I still have something to give back to Mississippi,”...
MSU Office of Public Affairs Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway star Leslie Odom Jr. is sure to pack Mississippi State’s Bettersworth Auditorium for the first performance of the university’s 2026-27 Lyceum Series. Odom Jr., best known for his portrayal of...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A budget request for Fiscal Year 2028 that includes a 3% staff pay raise was approved by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board this week. The Board also heard public input on a revised version of the...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A desegregation order sitting over the Rankin County School District for six decades was lifted earlier this week in the U.S. District Court for North Mississippi. The school district had been under the order since...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Multiple sources have confirmed to Magnolia Tribune that the initial autopsy performed on Nolan Wells by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner as well as the toxicology report ordered by that office has been completed,...
After nearly two decades of helping visitors discover the fascinating world of Mississippi’s native reptiles, Elvis, a speckled kingsnake, is officially retiring from public programs and appearances at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. While Elvis will...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Greg Iles and Ser Seshsh Ab Heter-C. M. Boxley, both of Natchez, are featured in the Mississippi Encyclopedia, and their entries are spotlighted on the publication’s homepage. Iles was a New York Times...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves was among 23 Republican governors across the country who signed on to a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Wednesday backing the SAVE America Act’s inclusion in the latest...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune What started as a bartender competition in Oxford has morphed into a full-blown weekend of culinary competitions, tastings, and immersion into Mississippi’s dynamic culinary scene. Coordinated by the Yoknapatawpha Arts...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A new 14-week training program is being established at Meridian Community College to help staff a data center being built by Compass in the Central Mississippi region. It is estimated that the U.S. will need an...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom has announced that U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat from Maryland, will spend the day in Jackson campaigning with him on Saturday. Given Alsobrooks’ stated policy...
