By Bob Garver All the way back in 2009, director James Cameron introduced the world to the planet Pandora and the Na’vi race in “Avatar.” The film soon set the record for all-time highest grossing movie at both the domestic and international box offices...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that are expected to affect Mississippi financially if the current error rate stays in place. To prevent that from happening, the...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company specializing in advanced energetics and propulsion, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement to acquire a DCMA-rated integration facility in Crawford,...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school...
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced multistate settlements with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia for their sale of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard, anti-theft technology, and with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Amtrak says more than 46,000 customers have ridden its Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal Mississippi between New Orleans and Mobile since its official start on August 18. ”We are...
By: Chris Burrows, Associated Press The Mississippi Rebels head into a second successive rematch in the College Football Playoff — this time facing the only team to beat them this season. Ole Miss (12-1) defeated Tulane 41-10 Saturday in the opening...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune I always know Christmas is officially here when I start thinking about Belhaven’s Singing Christmas Tree — not when the radio flips to nonstop holiday music, and definitely not when the stores start decorating...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Teacher shortages in Mississippi’s K-12 education system have increased over the previous year, the Mississippi Department of Education reported on Thursday. Officials have cited low teacher pay as contributing to the...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Navy announced early Friday morning that Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, a division of HII, has been selected to design and build the future small surface combatant ship. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan...
The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has approved a certificate of veterinary inspection for Santa Claus of the North Pole, authorizing his famous reindeer to enter Mississippi on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, for a holiday delivery run. “I...
By: Kelley Williams, Chair Bigger Pie Forum Cliff Notes began as short plot summaries of classic novels and stories. Now they are cribs about complex topics and spin. Corps Speak is the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) clever spin that evades ...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is among three states that have voluntarily agreed to provide their full voter registration lists to the U.S. Department of Justice. The others are Louisiana and Tennessee. The move comes after the Justice...
By Bob Garver Since this weekend’s highest-grossing as-yet-unreviewed theatrical film, 205-minute Indian actioner “Dhurandhar,” is playing on only 377 screens in the entire country, I thought I’d take this opportunity to review something a little more...
By: Eric Olson, Associated Press Unlike last year’s debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff, weather should not be a factor in any of the first-round games this weekend. Southeastern Conference teams Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas A&M and one...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol January 6th to convene the 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature. Both Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) and Speaker Jason White (R) have been working with members in the...
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana Inc. is establishing operations in Vicksburg, bringing new investment and job opportunities to the River City. The project represents a $3.43 million corporate investment and will create 17 jobs as the company expands its footprint...
As part of the ongoing, nationwide America250 celebrations, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi State Fairgrounds released a video recapping the 2025 Great American Mississippi State Fair that was held in the capital city in...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Adams County is poised to install a new state historical marker on the grounds of the Adams County Courthouse that will honor its 10 Black legislators elected during Reconstruction. The marker is part of the...
By: Tally Duke/UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Communications Century Club Charities, host of the Sanderson Farms Championship, has once again reached a milestone in giving—donating $1 million from...
