By: Bob Garver “A Quiet Place: Day One” made a grave miscalculation with its advertising. Scenes were filmed with the intention of putting them in the trailers, but not the movie. This way, when people saw the movie, they wouldn’t be able to properly anticipate the...
AARP has announced 4 organizations throughout Mississippi will receive 2024 Community Challenge grants – part of AARP’s largest Investment in communities to date with $3.8 million awarded among 343 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action...
Nine women dressed in robes of distinction celebrated as they crossed the auditorium stage on the Rankin Campus in recognition of receiving their High School Equivalency credential. Fifteen women in all from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility achieved their...
Ever been looked squarely in the eyes and bluntly told you are a bitter, angry person? Probably not. After all, who in their right mind wants to be within twelve feet of a bear and throw heavy stones at that huge, furious mass of muscle and bone? Nobody wants to face...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday has moved up two weeks this year as many schools across the Magnolia State start classes even earlier. The 2024 sales tax holiday takes place between 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 12th and...
Delta Music Institute Director and Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies Richard Tremmel has been selected by his peers to join the Recording Academy as part of the new member class of 2024. Tremmel received nominations from colleague Barry Bays, DMI...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune William Alexander Percy, born in 1885 in Greenville, Mississippi, was a Harvard Law School graduate, poet, and owner of Trail Lake Planting Company. His estate has donated the original handwritten manuscript of Percy’s 1941...
Today, the Mississippi Congressional Delegation released a video reading portions of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed and released on the 4th of July, 1776, as an act against the British government for continuing to...
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann is proposing several policy measures in the 2025 Legislative Session to tackle Mississippi’s high chronic absenteeism rate in public schools across the state. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 18 days of the school year,...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications In 2023, we experienced the hottest year on record, and now, halfway through 2024, there’s a strong possibility of another record-breaking year. Last month marked the 12th consecutive month of...
By: Kara Kimbrough I’m not sure how – or when – it happened, but 2024 is more than halfway done. Before more time elapses, here are the items that have made cooking, eating and traveling a little more memorable in the first six months. 1. The first one is...
Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr. announced that on June 24, 2024, Dawton Gage Whatley, 19 of Walls, Mississippi, pled guilty to second degree murder in the death of Lemetrius Hollins. On February 5, 2024, officers with the Madison...
The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) on the campus of Delta State University is pleased to announce the Fall 2024 series of performances to include five mainstage and three School-Time Matinee Series programs. This year marks the 30th Anniversary Season of Arts...
Several County Health Departments are holding special walk-in days for back-to-school immunizations. During these clinics, additional nursing staff will be available to provide required immunizations so that parents can complete the process quickly and efficiently. If...
By: Laura Lee Leathers Have you ever put together a time capsule? If so, what were some of the items you placed inside? Did you include a selfie picture, a newspaper or your favorite magazine, a coin, your favorite recipe, an award, and a letter to a loved one? The...
Visit Mississippi has unveiled the newest Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring Hattiesburg sisters and Civil Rights leaders Dorie and Dr. Joyce Ladner. Located at 507 Mobile Street in Hattiesburg, the marker sits within the city’s Sixth Street Museum...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) welcome Dr. Lance Evans today as he officially begins his duties as state superintendent of education. Dr. Evans succeeds Dr. Raymond Morgigno, who served as interim state...
By: Mika Hartman Recently, CJ took us on a beautiful vacation. We love cruising for many reasons, so we boarded the newest ship The Icon of the Seas. Traveling with Hudson presents many challenges, but we know his life needs to be more than doctors appointments and...
July Fourth fireworks can be fun and beautiful, but they are always dangerous. Fireworks are explosives, not toys. Fireworks send thousands of people to the hospital each year and cause millions of dollars in fire losses. Paramedics at American Medical Response urge...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Kick off a month of fun across the Magnolia State by celebrating Independence Day! July 4, 2024, is a day to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence with festivals, fireworks, food, family, and more. Check with...
