By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Monday morning at the site of the Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) planned $10 billion investment in Madison County. It is the single largest private sector investment in Mississippi history. The...
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintenance crews will perform chip seal operations across central Mississippi beginning Wednesday, May 22 (weather permitting). Chip sealing is a thin film of heated asphalt liquid sprayed on the road surface, followed...
Custom blue jean manufacturer Blue Delta Jeans Company is expanding at its location in Lee County. The project is a $1.5 million corporate investment and will retain 55 jobs. Blue Delta currently leases 15,000 square feet of its facility in Shannon. The company is...
By: Gary Pettus Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications It was Dustin Clarke who found the wedding band with the inscription, “Ever true to thee,” in an unmarked grave. Clarke, who died last year, was an archaeologist on the Asylum Hill Project, an ongoing...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune If the curse does in fact last for two years, Mississippi State appears to be sailing through to the other side. In the last game of the day, MSU and Ole Miss will meet for a fifth time this season in Tuesday’s single-elimination...
By Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney Mississippi now has funding for a hurricane mitigation program with the passage, and signing by Governor Tate Reeves, of House Bill 1705. The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program was established within the...
The Pine Grove Association will host its Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Canton, MS, Friday – Saturday, June 14 – 15, 2024 to honor 159 years of freedom. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated remembrance of the ending of slavery in the United...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune While the first official day of summer is more than a month away, the 2024 hurricane season begins in two weeks. Hurricane season starts on June 1st and lasts through November 30th. Mississippi officials are warning residents who...
Governor Tate Reeves has declared May 19-25, 2024 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Mississippi. This year marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week which is a time to show our gratitude toward Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics who provide...
By: Susan Marquez , Magnolia Tribune Born in the small town of Tremont in Itawamba County, Mississippi in May 1942, little VIrginia Wynette Pugh grew up to be one of country music’s most influential and successful artists. Raised by her mother, stepfather and her...
William Carey University announces the promotion of Dr. Cassandra Conner to associate provost for distance learning. As she assumes this new role, she will also remain vice president of the Tradition campus, a position she has held since 2021. As associate provost,...
Who: Commissioner De’Keither Stamps joins MS Representative Stephanie Foster and Hinds County Supervisor Wanda Evers for Zap the Gap Town Hall in Hinds County What: The town hall meeting will provide an opportunity for Hinds County residents to voice their...
In a release from the State Auditor’s office on Thursday, Auditor Shad White announced that his office has been conducting a detailed investigation into unemployment compensation fraud called Operation Payback and has secured their first indictment associated with the...
Boat manufacturer Connor Industries is locating operations in Clarksdale. The project represents a corporate investment of at least $8 million and will create 56 jobs. Connor Industries’ new location will enable the company to manufacture and test boats year-round on...
The Mississippi State Department of Health and the Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is inviting the public to celebrate its 50th Anniversary on Tuesday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. This is a great opportunity for...
The Mississippi Department of Education is announcing that 75.7% of 31,787 third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2023-24 school year. The percentage is nearly the same as the initial pass rate...
By Bob Garver In this era of constant reboots and re-imaginings and the like, “Planet of the Apes” has had a pretty successful run. 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was such a big hit both commercially and critically that pundits were talking about an...
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ (MDWFP) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) invites visitors to embark on a globetrotting expedition around the world to discover the Age of Reptiles! The “Dinosaurs Around the World: The...
An entomology graduate student researcher and other scientists at Mississippi State’s Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville are testing management strategies that show the value of insecticides for plant bug management from an economic and yield...
During Mental Health Awareness Month and Law Enforcement Appreciation Week, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) is highlighting its commitment to enhancing public safety and supporting individuals experiencing mental health crises through Crisis...
