In recognition of National Agriculture Day, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will host a press conference and cow milking contests at Galloway Memorial Methodist Church across the street from the Mississippi Capitol in downtown...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session. The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week. Under the amended...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere the first season of its new original series, “Southern Dish,” on April 2. The series explores the people and traditions behind Mississippi’s most celebrated expression of culture – food....
The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Honors College will celebrate its 50th anniversary the weekend of April 17-18 in conjunction with the 2026 Undergraduate Symposium on Research and Creative Activity (UGS), bringing alumni, faculty and students...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Shelia Byrd, the deputy director of the Programs and Communication Division of Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will serve as guest speaker at a marker dedication ceremony honoring Prince Abdul...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune For the first time in his home state, Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience will be presented on Friday, March 27. The show is scheduled for 7:30pm at Thalia Mara Hall, located at 255 E. Pascagoula Street in...
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune “This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday. Two...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D). It is the second time...
This week, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) successfully recovered beef cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Claiborne County. On March 17, 2026, the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department received a report from a farmer of...
By Nathan Duff, Delta State University The Division of Counselor Education at Delta State University will host the 44th Annual F. E. Woodall Spring Conference for the Helping Professions on Friday, March 27, continuing a long-standing tradition...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Senate passed a strike-all amendment to a House bill that would create a third bucket for educational tax credits solely for special purpose schools under the Children’s Promise Act. HB 1944, as it was amended...
By Bob Garver Author Colleen Hoover is apparently dominant in the genre of tearjerkers. She’s best known for “It Ends With Us,” about the upsetting subject of domestic violence. Now comes “Reminders of Him,” which features both a death and a torn-apart family....
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson assisted in cutting the ribbon at the new Salad Days Hydroponic Farm facility in Flora. Salad Days recently completed a new 68,000-square-foot greenhouse facility, which will produce up to three million...
A service-learning team from the University of Mississippi, in partnership with community members from Oxford and Lafayette County, invites anyone interested in collaborative problem solving to register their attendance for a debate and roundtable discussion on...
Four more 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 (FEMA DR- 4899-MS). There are 38 counties approved for Public Assistance for all...
The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS), Office of Inspector General, Division of Investigation, announced a Kemper County resident has entered into a plea agreement following an MDHS investigation into welfare fraud. Michelle Clay of Kemper County...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The 2026 JXN Food & Wine Festival (JXNFW) is returning to downtown Jackson March 20 through 22 with its largest lineup to date. Now expanded to three days, the annual culinary celebration will be led by Festival...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Over 200 of the needed 300 applications have been received for the first round of the Gadsden Flag car tags which proudly declares “Don’t Tread On Me.” The 300 tags must be claimed and spoken for before the state will...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A former Jackson mayor is asking a federal judge to dismiss bribery charges against him. Attorneys for former capital city mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed the dismissal motion on February 27, but court officials told...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try medical cannabis for ailments not currently covered under the state’s program and another measure to request FDA approval to conduct clinical trials of a psychoactive...
