By: David Tisdale The University of Southern Mississippi has again earned the nation’s top recognition for community engagement in higher education with the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement. The Carnegie Foundation for the...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There are places in Mississippi where time doesn’t rush you. Where history isn’t tucked behind glass or sealed away in archives, but still shows up every morning for work. Where stories aren’t just told—they’re...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, four bills were filed to ban cell phone use in Mississippi public school classrooms. Two of those bills came out of the Senate, where SB 2099 was authored by State...
By: Russ Latino and Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, appeared via Zoom from a hospital bed, for his initial court appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Pittman is charged...
Two Mississippi students – William Crosby Parker II, a senior at Gulfport High School, and Nial Chen, a senior at Ocean Springs High School, – have been selected for the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) and will join Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Cindy...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would have revamped Mississippi’s certificate of need laws but was vetoed by the governor last year has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, the House Public Health and Human...
By: Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Jackson, Mississippi — Before the sun rose on Saturday, January 10, 2026, fire and billowing smoke spread through the Beth Israel synagogue. Fire crews responded to an emergency call after 3 a.m. After...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Democratic National Convention (DNC) has filed an amicus curiae brief ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of Watson v. Republican National Committee, the Republican-led challenge of a COVID-era...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Internal Revenue Service has set Monday, January 26 as the opening of the 2026 federal filing season. Several new tax law provisions of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill become effective, which the IRS said could impact...
The Mississippi State Legislature began its 2026 regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Lawmakers convened at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson at noon to start session, which is scheduled to run for 90 days through early April. On Tuesday,...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Rep. Omeria Scott, a 32-year Democratic lawmaker representing Clarke, Jasper and Jones counties, has filed a longshot bill to prohibit Mississippi police officers from using Tasers or stun guns. In response,...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Members of the Mississippi House Education Committee heard testimony from parents and others invested in education about the potential impacts school choice may have on the state during a hearing held Wednesday...
By: John Marshall, Associated Press Miami’s return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn’t belong. Through it all, they...
This week, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a new federal nutrition policy that...
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) invites donors to “Donate Sunday. Score Big.” during National Blood Donor Month by giving the gift of life during their special hours on Sunday, January 11, from 11 AM to 4 PM at the Flowood Donation Center. Whole blood donors...
By Bob Garver “The Housemaid” has unofficially sold itself based on how crazy it gets in its second half. This is slightly less annoying than when movies sell themselves based on their twist endings – at least here, the twist gets a chance to breathe,...
xAI, the American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, is bringing a transformative data center project to Southaven, marking the largest economic development investment in Mississippi’s history. The project represents a corporate investment exceeding...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Maybe it truly has been horrible all this time, maybe God did pick you out of all humanity to suffer badly your entire life. Maybe, just maybe, you were selected to show the world how a life of pure misery...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Ingalls Shipbuilding welcomed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith on Wednesday to the HII Pascagoula facility. The senior...
By: Eric Olson, Associated Press No pressure, Mississippi, but the Southeastern Conference hasn’t gone three years without a football national championship since the turn of the century. The sixth-seeded Rebels are the SEC’s last hope in the College...
