The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus recognized its students’ achievements and honors during the 2024 Honors Day Program held April 17 in the Pat McGowan Workforce Training Center on the Ridgeland Campus. Representatives from each academic and...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has named 31 schools as 2024-26 Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting military families and children of service members. Military Star Schools must...
Last Saturday, April 13, 42 artists from around Mississippi gathered for the En Plein Air Paintin Competition at Flowood Nature Park to compete for a chance to win cash prizes and publication in Mississippi Outdoors Magazine. Artists spread across the park, creating...
A new report released today from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) finds Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality standards benchmarks for pre-kindergarten programs. Mississippi ranks 35th...
Mississippi Boychoir celebrates the conclusion of its 29th season with two spring concerts – a preview concert and a full concert on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Those interested in singing with the choir next season are encouraged to attend the preview concert where...
Six K-6th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2023-24 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics, science,...
By District 56 Representative Clay Mansell March 25 marked the thirteenth week of the 2024 legislative session. Wednesday, March 27, marked the deadline for original floor action on House appropriations and revenue bills. The Appropriations Committee and the Ways and...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Festivals are designed to celebrate something – it could be a place, food, music, art, and more. The Double Decker Arts Festival has been celebrating all that and more for 27 years in Oxford. Presented by the University of...
By Bob Garver “Civil War” presents one of the most intriguing premises of the year, maybe of the last several years: what if Texas and California were to secede from the United States and join forces to wage war against their former home country? In short,...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Remember when…? Any gathering of cousins, siblings, or old friends will likely have this conversation at one point or another. Remember the time we didn’t come home before the streetlight came on? Remember when we’d play the kids...
Mississippi State Hospital recently honored employees with anniversary dates for their years of service. Cassandra S. Myles of Byram was recognized for providing 25 years of service to the hospital. Myles serves as a Vocational Training Instructor II in Service...
Mississippi State Hospital recently honored employees with anniversary dates for their years of service. Leroy Evans of Jackson was recognized for providing 35 years of service to the hospital. Evans serves as a Social Services Program Coordinator I in Social Services...
By Magnolia Tribune On Tuesday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the establishment of a new division within her office to focus specifically on meeting the needs of children and families in difficult circumstances. The new Children’s Justice Division will partner...
Leadership of the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning changed today, as the gavel was passed from outgoing president Dr. Alfred McNair Jr. to incoming president Bruce Martin. The term for a board president is one year. “It has been...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2024-25 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as non-voting...
The mission of the Virginia-based non-profit God’s Pit Crew is to deliver hope, healing, and restoration to hurting people in times of disaster, and the ministry has done just that in Mississippi. The crew recently redeployed to the small town of Rolling Fork to...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving as the MSMS interim executive director since September 2023. Tedder is a...
If you work and work hard, you will understand this topic. Exhaustion. Too much constant physical or mental work, with no relaxation for your body and brain can bring on serious exhaustion. And that kind of tired, with no time for recuperating, is dangerous for you....
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has officially declared April 18th as Lineman Appreciation Day in the state of Mississippi. This proclamation recognizes the hard work, dedication and essential role that linemen play in ensuring the reliable delivery of...
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering and the National Center for Women and Information (NCWIT) – Mississippi Affiliate, recognized high school students at the Aspirations in Computing (AiC)...
