By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi lawmakers will not take up redistricting of the state’s Supreme Court districts, choosing instead to wait and see what comes of an appeal as well as how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case involving the...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Most people think of food around the holidays. Turkey at Thanksgiving. Prime rib at Christmas. Ham at Easter. But in Mississippi, the whole month of April is filled with a smorgasbord of food festivals and outdoor...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislators came to an agreement this week on a conference report for HB 562, which sets the stage for the UPSKILL Mississippi Grant Program. UPSKILL stands for “Upgrading Priority Skills for Key Industry Learning and...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Wednesday that he has signed the SHIELD Act into law. The legislation authored by State Senator Jeremy England (R) seeks to verify the citizenship of persons registering to vote in...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The total budget for the Mississippi Division of Medicaid...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com A man, who had already lost his beloved wife to an illness that had taken her life a few months earlier, had only one child. An adorable blonde-haired dark-eyed baby girl they had named Leslie Raynelle. Leslie...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget bill is headed to the governor after the Legislature passed the agency’s appropriation Sunday night. According to the budget worksheet provided to...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Calvin Phelps is an arts leader and community advocate working to advance cultural development and creative placemaking in Southwest Mississippi. As the founder and executive director of Pike School of Art – Mississippi...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A Senate debate Tuesday about exempting retail sales of firearm safes during the annual Mississippi Second Amendment Sales Tax Weekend holiday ended up being more about diapers. HB 1793 was up for reconsideration during...
Seats available for up to 100 students from two high schools by Karin Meadows Hinds Community College and Hinds County School District (HCSD) have established an Early College Academy on the college’s Utica campus that will provide high schoolers...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi became the first State in the U.S. to outlaw lab-grown, or “cell cultured dairy” this week. Governor Tate Reeves (R) allowed HB 1153 to become law without his signature after the measure cruised through the...
By: Danny Barrett Jr., UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis, UMMC Communications Students entering the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s largest health science school by enrollment will get a boost with a new scholarship program in fall...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that will allow for clinical trials of a drug known as Ibogaine has been signed into law by Mississippi’s governor. On Thursday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) added his signature to HB 314, putting it into law as of...
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum is proud to announce the finalists for the 2026 Howell and Gillom Trophies, presented annually to the state’s top men’s and women’s college basketball players. The awards are presented by Pearl River Resort and...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) received a $5,000 gift from the Leflore County Board of Supervisors to assist with critical repairs to its WMAO radio tower serving the Mississippi Delta. The tower sustained significant damage during Ice...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There’s something about a good small-town shop in Mississippi that you can’t manufacture. You can’t fake the feeling or stage the charm, and you can’t rush what unfolds with time. In downtown Fulton, Porch Swing...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Landing on the desk of Governor Tate Reeves (R) soon is the Jackson Water Authority Act, a legislative measure creating a nine-member board to oversee the capital city’s water and sewer system. With no debate, the House...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Developers and city leaders recently broke ground on a $105 million Gulfport Town Center development on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The 4.34-acre site at the intersection of 25th Avenue and West Beach Boulevard in...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) took to social media Monday to mark the passage of SB 2018, a measure that reimburses active members of the Mississippi National Guard for the cost of premiums for TRICARE Reserve Select...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Efforts proposed by the Mississippi House to temporarily allow liquor stores, restaurants and casinos to bypass the state’s backlogged Alcoholic Beverage Control have died in conference. Package stores and other...
