By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune On Tuesday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) celebrated the start of the state’s new fiscal year by saying in a social media post that Mississippi is in the best fiscal and financial shape in its history. Reeves highlighted the...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Unity has not been used to describe the City of Jackson in quite some time, but on Tuesday it was on display during the inauguration ceremony for new Mayor John Horhn (D). From his inauguration address to a speech...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Quote; “I have been accused of being too hard on my sons. I totally disagree. Undisciplined boys become undisciplined men. Undisciplined men are found in prisons, hospitals and graveyards.” – Steve Harvey;...
On Wednesday, June 25, at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, a crowd of almost 300 attended the Mississippi Business Journal’s annual “Top 40 Under 40” awards luncheon. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann was the keynote speaker at the event hosted...
Kara Kimbrough We’re only a little over halfway through 2025 and I’m already obsessed with a few things. I’m referring to new supermarket products I’ve discovered; restaurant meals I can’t stop dreaming about, destinations to which I must return and...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is proud to announce that our Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics has received formal accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). This is a significant accomplishment as it...
Two Gulf Coast companies – Natrx, a Louisiana-based adaptive infrastructure company, and Danos, an energy services provider – are creating a lasting impact on coastal resilience in Mississippi with their inaugural living shoreline project on the Pearl River. In...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune July 1 is not only the start of the new fiscal year in the state of Mississippi; it is also when most of the new laws passed during the 2025 legislative session take effect. Here is a rundown of some of the most talked...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune This week, the Speaker of the Mississippi House announced Select Committees to explore four policy issues the chamber is likely to consider in the 2026 legislative session: education freedom, the Public Employees’...
The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony on June 26 at Olde Towne Community Church to honor the Practical Nursing Class of 2025. The event recognized 15 graduates: Tyakia Allen of Jackson, Akia Destiny Brown of Vicksburg, Ian Burnette of...
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune It’s another home run for Mississippi business. On Thursday, Howard Industries, a home-grown, family-owned Mississippi company with 5,000 employees throughout the Magnolia State, and $2 billion in revenues,...
By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune If teacups could talk, they would tell you about the people who have visited Merri Pennie’s Mercantile & Tearoom over the past five years. One teacup or perhaps a mug would be used to report on the men’s...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce on Thursday kicked off an initiative to make Mississippians aware of healthy eating options and the importance of the state’s farming sector. During a stop at the...
By: Danny Barrett, Jr., UMMC Communications In the winter and spring of 2021, researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center sought to find out if an ounce of diligence and education was equal to a pound of cure when it came to hypertension in new...
Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum and Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw today [June 25] emphasized the critical importance of global partnerships during a panel discussion hosted by the United Nations Food and...
By Bob Garver It has been 23 years (not 28, somewhat frustratingly) since British audiences were first introduced to the mind-and-body-ravaging Rage virus in “28 Days Later.” The virus turned everyone it affected into zombies, known as The Infected,...
A Mississippi man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection to the death of a 3-month-old infant. According to Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson, 32-year-old Robert Tanner Pigg was taken into custody following reports of a severely injured...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson was among 79 Democrats in the U.S. House to vote to pursue articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump (R) on Tuesday. Thompson, who also supported both...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications If Dr. Adrian Oudomrath Speyrer ever had doubts she was destined to become an obstetrician, they disappeared the moment she helped deliver her first baby. “I was on my...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Sick and tired of trying to teach little Johnny how to be potty trained, instead of leaving a tell-tale path of stain everywhere he goes? Exhausted from the constant battle to teach your two little...
