By Amanda Robinson, Delta State University The Golden Anniversary Scholarship, an endowed scholarship established more than 40 years ago to support Delta State University students, has been repurposed to provide financial assistance to Delta State alumni...
Ocean Aero is expanding its operations at the Port of Gulfport in a $4 million investment expected to create 45 jobs. The expansion will increase the company’s manufacturing capacity for its TRITON autonomous underwater and surface vehicle, which is designed to...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Ole Miss Athletics will honor its 2026 inductees into the M-Club Hall of Fame this fall, with five Rebels across four different sports being enshrined. The 2026 M-Club Hall of Fame class includes: Will Allen...
By Frank Corder, Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Farmer’s markets around the state are winding down as summer’s end nears. The heat and drought of summer have slowed production but the markets have been busier than ever due to the many food recalls in...
By Cass Rutledge, Magnolia Tribune Stephen Spencer Pittman, the accused Beth Israel arsonist, has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. U.S. Magistrate Judge LaKeysha Greer Isaac granted Pittman’s defense counsel’s request for the evaluation....
By Bob Garver The dialogue-free Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons are my favorite of the Looney Tunes. No jokes centered around annoying accents or speech impediments, just pure physical comedy about a hapless carnivore and his Ahab-like obsession with...
by Dr. Brad Smith Northwest Mississippi Community College will officially launch its Centennial Celebration in September 2026, beginning a series of events commemorating 100 years of transforming students, families and communities throughout Northwest Mississippi. The...
Mississippi’s love of good food, local agriculture and community will take center stage this September as the Mississippi Farmers Market and Genuine MS® Farmers Market host special peanut boils. The events will celebrate one of the South’s favorite...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Raytheon announced Thursday, August 27, that the RTX business has completed its 17,000 square-foot expansion in Forest. The expanded manufacturing facility was part of a $50 million capital investment aimed at boosting...
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service Deer bring Mississippi hunters and farmers together in what is sometimes a complicated relationship. Jacob Dykes, wildlife specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and co-director of the...
By Frank Corder, Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Wednesday “a landmark” $17.1 billion multi-state settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. The settlement is one of the largest state consumer protection...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Would you knowingly hesitate to find shelter until you saw a huge tornado was only thirty feet from you? Would you wait until your three-year-old was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake, to finally take it away...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Would you knowingly hesitate to find shelter until you saw a huge tornado was only thirty feet from you? Would you wait until your three-year-old was bitten in the face by a rattlesnake, to finally take it away...
By Sarah Moody, For the MSU Extension Service Mississippi State University Extension Head Start is welcoming children and families it serves along the Mississippi Gulf Coast back for another year of learning, growth and connection. The start of the new...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Nearly $3.4 million in CARES Act grant funding has been approved to help renovate a foster care facility in Mississippi. The funding will be utilized to provide more modern care and calming surroundings to the state’s...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A $400 million interstate repair project in the Jackson metro area will require two rounds of 45-day full lane closures along I-20 by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Extended closure of traffic along one...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is encouraging all education stakeholders to recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month and to understand key points of the state’s updated Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (SB 2103), which became...
By Amanda Robinson, Delta State University The Golden Anniversary Scholarship, an endowed scholarship established more than 40 years ago to support Delta State University students, has been repurposed to provide financial assistance to Delta State alumni...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune For more than 200 years, generations of children in Columbus started school at a place that holds a distinction no other Mississippi school can claim. Franklin Academy, established in 1821, was the first free...
By Brett Martel, Associated Press When Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss watches the Houdini acts from last season that made him a college football sensation, there is a part of him that would rather avoid doing that again. The ability to escape...
