By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS 2) has endorsed Democrat candidate Scott Colom for U.S. Senate ahead of the three-person March 10 Primary Election. A new statewide radio ad from the Colom campaign features...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Ongoing alcohol shipment delays being experienced by Mississippi’s businesses from the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control warehouse prompted the House State Affairs Committee to hold a hearing on the matter...
Special to The Mississippi Monitor For more than 150 years, Coahoma County has been shaped by vibrant Black communities whose influence reaches far beyond the Mississippi Delta. Their labor powered the farms that drove the region’s economy, their creativity...
Local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in 18 Mississippi counties are now eligible for Public Assistance grants to support debris removal and permanent work to repair public facilities damaged by the January winter storm. The newly eligible counties are...
The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has been made aware of contractors acting as unlicensed public adjusters by filing claims on behalf of insureds. This practice is illegal in the State of Mississippi. Any contractor caught filing claims for insureds without a...
By: Tally Connelly, UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud, UMMC Communications Mississippi teens, like their peers nationwide, are facing increasing rates of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, creating a growing demand...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would allow students to engage in prayer or other religious activities while attending school has passed in the Mississippi House of Representatives. The bill, titled the “Mississippi Open to...
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Judge Robert Whitwell granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss motion for a preliminary injunction late Thursday from his bench in that Calhoun County Courthouse. Chambliss was challenging the NCAA’s...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There are certain places in Mississippi that don’t just hold space — they hold seasons of life. Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport is one of those places. I used to take my sons there when they were little,...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in the appeal filed by former Governor Phil Bryant in his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today, a multi-million-dollar news outlet Bryant...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation late last week requiring local and state law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The bill, HB 538, forbids state and...
By Nathan Duff, Delta State University Delta State University is proud to announce that Edward McCadney, Procurement Contract Specialist, has been accepted into the 2026 cohort of the Bolivar County L.E.A.D. program. McCadney was selected based on...
In response to the widespread impact of Winter Storm Fern, which left more than 125,000 Mississippi homes without power, the Mississippi Public Service Commission will host a two-day summit focused on strengthening disaster preparedness and utility resilience across...
By: Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republicans are rushing ahead on Wednesday on legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a longshot Trump administration priority that faces...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez This year’s Kick Back at NAPAC program will celebrate retired Black educators over the age of 80. The annual event, presented in recognition of Black History Month, will be held 5:30 p.m., Thursday,...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill working its way through the Mississippi Legislature could lead to the creation of a state health insurance exchange. Authored by State Rep. Henry Zuber (R), HB 605 does not immediately establish the...
By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud, UMMC Communications When Tenika Spann arrived at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry during Dental Mission Week, she wasn’t in pain — but she knew it...
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board took aim at Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Senate Republicans for killing a Trump-backed proposal to create Education Savings Accounts for...
Natchez, Mississippi will soon dedicate the city’s second Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) historical marker honoring Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762–1829), an African nobleman who was enslaved in the Natchez area for about 40...
By Steven Palazzo, CPA Why Seniority Matters for Mississippi Influence. Relationships. Results. Mississippi has never had the luxury of excess. We are a proud state with deep roots and resilient communities. But by nearly every economic measure, we...
