Residents from across the Jackson area are expected to gather on Saturday, May 30, 2026, for the annual BAPS Charities Walk-Run, part of a nationwide volunteer-driven event taking place simultaneously in more than 100 cities across North America. The Jackson event,...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune As part of a larger effort to combat fraud nationwide, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has implemented a short-term moratorium on new hospice and home health agency enrollments starting this month. CMS...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Court documents show that U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate has once again granted a continuance in the approaching trial of Stephen Spencer Pittman, the 19-year-old who allegedly set fire to the Beth Israel...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi continued its economic development winning streak Wednesday morning with the groundbreaking for International Paper’s $225 million packaging facility in Rankin County. Workers at the company’s new 470,000...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) today announced a $5 million investment of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) direct funds to child care assistance for low-income working families in Federal Fiscal Year 2026. The new funding will...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If you are in one, it’s a scary thing. With a lot of anger, defeatism, anxiety, and damaged pride as shipmates. But, maybe you still feel that you would rather patch the holes that are rapidly taking on water,...
By: Guest Columnist, Jessica Breazeale, Wesson News Haven’t gotten an apology? Consider this. They’re not sorry. People are often unreasonable & selfish, forgive them anyway. Some animals bite. People who are hurting do, too. People who don’t like...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Some towns have become known for industry. Others become known for sports, politics, or food. But Saltillo’s story has always been tied to music. Not just any music, either. The kind that shaped American sound...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Senator Daniel Sparks’ name has been tossed around for State Auditor for going on two years. The Republican from Belmont who once downplayed those rumors is now throwing his hat in the ring for the statewide...
By Kara Kimbrough Filling up the car with gas in advance of a road trip during the long Memorial Day weekend ahead was not a problem in previous years. But this year…well, that’s a different story. Without dwelling on the pain we’re all feeling at the...
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University Communications Delta State University will move forward with a series of major campus improvement projects, including the long-anticipated renovation of historic Ward Hall, following recent state appropriations...
Since 1926, Mississippi State’s Orientation sessions have offered new Bulldogs a warm welcome. As MSU Orientation marks 100 years, an exhibit highlighting the program’s history is opening in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery. “It’s a special year to be able...
By: Alexandria Galtney, UMMC Communications Photos By: Lindsay McMurtray, UMMC Communications Archaeologists excavating remains from the site of the Asylum Hill Cemetery on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus have unearthed a rare, fully...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez This year’s Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade, set for Monday, May 25, will include an unveiling ceremony for a Mississippi state historical marker commemorating the parade, according to Laura Jackson, chair of the...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Before you ever smell the coffee or browse the shelves, The Author Shoppe in Hattiesburg has already worked its magic on you. Maybe it’s the towering bookshelves, the warm window glow, or just curiosity—a...
By: Russ Latino & Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated an order from a three-judge panel that forced legislative redistricting under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The resulting special legislative elections held...
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is proud to announce that Mississippi State University sophomore pitcher Tomas Valincius has been named the winner of the 2026 Ferriss Trophy, presented by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River...
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University Communications Delta State University will fly the university flag at half-staff on Saturday, May 16 in memory of Burrow P. “Bucky” Brooks Jr., Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, who passed away May 2,...
Law camps that will introduce high school students to the legal profession are scheduled for June and July in Brandon, Gulfport, Indianola, Natchez, Starkville, Tupelo and Vicksburg. The Mississippi Court of Appeals...
The Mississippi College School of Law today (May 15) hosted its Spring Commencement, where university leadership presented a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Laws degree to the family of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. During the ceremony,...
