By Mark Jones, Chief Communications Officer, MDHS The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Office of Inspector General, Division of Investigation, announced a Marshall County resident has been indicted following an investigation involving the...
Written by Morgan Smith The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering has earned national recognition from Forbes Advisor, which named its online Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity program...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Southern Miss Athletics recently announced the retirement of three long-time staff members as the 2025-26 year comes to a close. The three include Jane Massengale (Assistant Athletic Director for Business...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Step inside Magnolia Mahjong House in Ridgeland, and you’ll quickly discover that this isn’t simply a place to play a game. It’s a place to gather. It’s a place to learn. It’s a place to laugh, fellowship, and...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Natchez High School graduate Jayda Myles received the 2026 Hugh Green Scholarship, a $1,000 award presented by the Hugh Green Scholarship Foundation during a ceremony Thursday, July 2. “I’m so thankful for this...
Jabil, a global engineering, supply chain and manufacturing solutions provider, plans to open a new production facility in Marshall County in a project expected to create approximately 2,200 jobs and represent a corporate investment of more than $119 million. The...
News from Northwest Mississippi Community College Northwest Mississippi Community College is proud to announce its selection as one of eighteen new schools to join the eighth year of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI). Supported by a generous...
By Nathan Duff, Delta State University Communications Delta State University is pleased to announce the establishment of the Itawamba Community College Transfer Student Scholarship, created by Delta State alumni Dr. John Arnold and his wife, Janice...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The body of 18-year-old Nolan Wells was recovered and identified on Horn Island Monday morning, according to Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter. His mother, Christine Wonsley, confirmed her son’s death on Facebook...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A new marketing campaign by the Mississippi Board of Nursing and Office of Nursing Workforce is gearing up. The goal is to entice more young people to consider entering the nursing profession. Over the next three months, the...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune For many Mississippians, a trip to the Jackson Zoo is woven into childhood memories. School field trips, family outings, and summer afternoons spent watching animals have long made the zoo a beloved destination in...
By Frank Corder, Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Former mayor Chokwe Lumumba (D) and former city councilman Aaron Banks (D) changed their pleas in federal court Monday to guilty in the Jackson bribery scandal ahead of the start of their trial, which was to...
Something berry sweet is coming to the Mississippi Farmers Market in Jackson and the Genuine MS® Farmers Market in Brandon on Saturday, July 11. Shoppers at both markets can enjoy a taste of Mississippi blueberries, the state fruit, through a variety of...
by Dan M. Gibson, Mayor of Natchez Submitted by Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Yesterday was a day I shall never forget. Sitting with Marla on the first ever United Airlines jet to fly to our beautiful city was surreal – and together we shared...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippians looking to seek a degree or training in a high-skill, high-wage job will soon be able to apply for Workforce Pell Grant funds. Expanded access to the federal aid within Mississippi follows approval of a...
By Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Before Laura Jones became known for painting wedding chapels, English gardens, and scenes of faraway places, she was an eighth grader in an art classroom in Laurel, Mississippi, discovering that creativity could be more than...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi requesting the dissolution of a racially divided voting process created by the reorganization of DeSoto County’s circuit and...
By: Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune When James Madison arrived in Philadelphia in the spring of 1787, the Revolution was over. Independence had been secured. The British had gone home. Yet the nation the founders risked everything to create seemed to be...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez As a young man, Dr. Garry Lewis spent four seasons as an NFL cornerback, defending against some of football’s toughest receivers. Today, the seasoned educator faces a different challenge: helping...
By Bob Garver Krypto the Superdog isn’t very cute in “Supergirl.” I understand that the way the pup was rendered for this film involved taking a real dog (who probably was very cute) and slathering CGI all over his likeness. The result is a dog whose...
