By: Annie Oeth and Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is working to give babies a healthy start in life through programs that address infant mortality, the subject of a public health emergency declared...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune As part of her national tour, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Oxford Early Childhood Learning Center on Wednesday where she took a moment to interact and read to some of the children. McMahon made...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune The greatest impediment to fall weddings is back as college football returns for Mississippi’s Big 3 this week. Mississippi State at Southern Miss Two of those teams – Mississippi State and Southern...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A shooting inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, the largest supplier of U.S. Navy ships in the U.S., left one dead on Friday morning around 7:30 a.m. The name of deceased has not been released as officers are...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Drive across the South in recent years and you are likely to see fields of solar panels in rural areas that once were reserved for agriculture. Much of that development has been funded, at least in part, by taxpayer...
Recently, AccelerateMS recognized four individuals and groups for their outstanding contributions to Mississippi’s workforce efforts. Awardees were Cody Spence, Director of Career and Technical Education at East Central Community College; South Central MS Works;...
The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) held the 35th Annual Fire Prevention and Safety Symposium in Biloxi, Miss., from August 10-13, 2025. The Mississippi State Fire Marshals’ Office proudly hosted the gathering of 400 fire service...
By: Jeremy Pitari, Magnolia Tribune An indefinite injunction was placed on Mississippi’s anti-DEI law passed during this year’s legislative session on Monday by U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate. The injunction will prevent the law from being enforced...
The IHL Board of Trustees announced today the beginning of the search process for a new president at Jackson State University. IHL Board President Gee Ogletree offered insight into the process during the Board’s regular monthly meeting. “The work of...
By: Roscoe Barnes, III, Visit Natchez The late Anne Moody, author of “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” will soon be honored with a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker in her hometown of Centreville. The marker will be unveiled in a ceremony at 10...
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) was faced with the monumental task of rebuilding or repairing nearly every major route along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Now,...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the Oxford-based, weekly public radio show devoted to literature and music, returns to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs on Saturday, August 23 at 6 p.m. The show will...
By: Robbie Faulk, Associated Press Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby enters his second season still looking for his first victory with the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play. Lebby, however, doesn’t judge his maiden campaign solely by the...
By: Gabriela Shinskie Dr. Kelly Darnell, director of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) and the Mississippi-Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence, is leading a major project to support seagrass...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. Mississippi’s 2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per...
The Mississippi Film Office has unveiled its new brand identity as Film Mississippi and relaunched its website, filmmississippi.org, to reflect the new branding. Along with the name change, Film Mississippi worked with Jackson-based art and design studio Southern Cult...
As excitement builds for Mississippi State University Head Coach Jeff Lebby’s second season leading the Bulldogs, the university is reminding fans about safety precautions and other updates ahead of the Saturday [Sept. 6] matchup against the Big 12 conference for the...
By Bob Garver I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the body-swap comedy, but I still have fond memories. I got a few laughs out of...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi’s three state Supreme Court districts violate the Voting Rights Act. The decision was handed down by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock on Tuesday. She said the Legislature...
By: Chris Burrows, Associated Press Expectation levels for Mississippi — sky high a year ago — appear to have dipped in 2025 and Rebels coach Lane Kiffin sounds conflicted about that. Only four starters return from a 10-3 team that finished No. 11 in...
