Delta State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Edwin Craft as the new Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Craft brings over two decades of leadership experience in higher education and a deep...
WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: Temporary closure. WHEN: Beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 19, until 6 a.m. Monday, July 22. WHERE: Both directions of SR 469 between Williams Rd. and Lexington Dr. in...
Governor Tate Reeves announced that the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF) will open its third application cycle utilizing $12 million in funding appropriated during the 2024 Legislative Session. The MOSTF Board of Trustees will be accepting grant...
By: Magnolia Tribune, Magnolia Mornings On Friday, Governor Tate Reeves announced the appointment of Austin C. Terry of Meridian to the Office of Chancellor for the 12th Chancery Court District, Place 1. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of...
By, Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Few people in the world are well-known by their first name. Madonna. Cher. Elvis. Beyonce. And then there’s Oprah. Born into poverty in Kosciusko, Oprah Winfrey managed to climb from her rural Mississippi roots to scale unimaginable...
The U.S. Army Game Studio (AGS) arrives to exhibit the ‘GoArmy Edge’ app to the Mississippi Association of Coaches at the 2024 Wilder Fitness Multi-Sports Clinic at the Sheraton Flowood Refuge Hotel & Conference Center, July 10 -11. The GoArmy Edge app will be...
A new executive committee, two at-large board members, and a directors’ representative have been elected to the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) Board of Directors to lead the efforts of the statewide community and economic development organization for...
By Bob Garver For a franchise that has been fairly consistent with its style of PG animated humor, the “Despicable Me” movies are kind of all over the place for me. I couldn’t stand the first one, loved the second one, thought the first “Minions” spinoff...
Walmart is accepting applications for its 11th annual Open Call event, inviting small business owners and entrepreneurs across the U.S. to apply for the opportunity to pitch their products to be sold on Walmart or Sam’s Club shelves or on Walmart.com and...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is leasing brand-new medical office space directly across from the future ambulatory surgical center on Colony Park Boulevard in Ridgeland. The surgical center...
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is investing over $1.7 million through grants for the arts in more than 300 organizations, schools, and individual artists throughout the state for the fiscal year 2025. The grant awards include MAC’s arts integration...
The Nissan Foundation is awarding $1.2 million in grants to 44 nonprofits promoting cultural understanding that leads to acceptance and appreciation of our differences. This is the most the Foundation has awarded in a single grant cycle. Grant recipients are based in...
By: Annie Oeth Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Photography Ashley and Tyler Meyers of Laurel have five reasons to celebrate. The couple welcomed quintuplets – two boys and three girls – at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The babies were born July 5 at Wiser...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The city of Hattiesburg is known for many things. The University of Southern Mississippi. Stunning natural surroundings. Top class medical facilities. And hamburgers. Officials from Visit Hattiesburg have identified a variety of...
Oh yeah, Brenna was furious! No doubt about that. Absolutely amazing how the very air around her sizzled, and at the same time, made everyone nearby feel like they had just stepped into a sub-Arctic meat freezer. The words blazing from her firepit-mouth could strip a...
By Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Freedom Trail is more than a series of markers across the state. The Mississippi Freedom Trail is a tour of the people, places, and events that molded the fight against oppression in the Civil Rights Movement in the...
In conjunction with Mississippi Farmers Market Week, which runs July 7-13, 2024, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the certified farmers markets across the state of Mississippi. Mississippi Farmers Market Week was established by the...
By Nathan Duff Delta State University is proud to announce the launch of the Collaborative for Rural STEM Education (CRSE), a groundbreaking initiative designed to provide professional development and essential resources for STEM teachers in the Mississippi Delta. The...
The University of Mississippi has named John Higginbotham as the new vice chancellor of research and economic development. Higginbotham, who has more than 25 years’ experience in research, grant writing and university leadership, will start his new...
Representatives of Mississippi ground and air ambulance services and fire-rescue departments will link with a national EMS organization to honor four emergency medical caregivers from the state who died due to injury or illness incurred while helping patients. ...
