Mississippi’s business community officially entered a new era today with the public launch of the Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA) during the Mississippi Economic Council’s Hobnob Mississippi event at the Mississippi Coliseum. The new organization unites...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications Children with complex medical needs now have a home away from home. The ribbon was cut today on the Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children in Jackson. The...
Governor Tate Reeves today issued Executive Order 1589 to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for elementary, middle and high school students across Mississippi. Executive Order 1589 comes after President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order that...
The turbulent decade following the Civil War reshaped Mississippi in profound and lasting ways. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, historian and author Jere Nash will lead an engaging discussion in Natchez exploring this pivotal era and the city’s overlooked influence in...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It says a lot about a man and the impact he has on others when, twenty years after his death, people still remember and celebrate him. Such is the case with Del Rendon, an ordinary young man who did extraordinary...
By: Chris Burrows, Associated Press Mississippi’s athletic director might go pretty far to keep Lane Kiffin away from Florida, LSU or any other high-profile college football job opening. But Keith Carter seems done attending hot yoga class with his...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Under a canopy of leafy pecan trees in Freedom Ridge Park, the City of Ridgeland hosted its inaugural Pecan Festival on Saturday, October 18. Nearly 2,000 residents and visitors enjoyed a day filled with craft booths...
By: Beth Reiss, Communications Director, Mississippi Insurance Department The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) Fire Services Division has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue its statewide Free...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a...
By: Danny Barrett Jr., UMMC Communications Fall allergy season in Mississippi often follows the uneven path of how long it takes summertime weather to finally blend into fall’s cooler days. For those most prone to feeling every itch and stifling every sneeze at...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Students and faculty of Jackson State University took advantage of an opportunity Monday to share qualities and traits they would like to see in the school’s next president. Some also aired grievances about what they...
Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) will open its annual Christmas House on Monday, Dec. 1, inviting community members, churches, civic groups, and businesses to donate gifts or make monetary contributions so that every patient and resident on campus receives a...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Unless a resolution is reached in the halls of the U.S. Capitol this week, families in Mississippi and across the nation who rely on food stamps will not receive SNAP benefits for the month of November. The...
This Halloween, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) invites you to do something truly life-changing — donate blood and help save lives. Every donor during this special week will receive an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Halloween T-shirt as a thank-you for supporting...
Wednesday, October 29th – Children’s Department at Lakeside Presbyterian Church located at 2070 Spillway Road, Brandon, MS, will gather on Wednesday, October 29th, for the first Shoebox Packing Party, a meaningful event dedicated to supporting Samaritan’s Purse...
By: Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, the African prince who spent 40 years enslaved on Thomas Foster’s plantation, now has a historical marker that commemorates his life and legacy. The marker was unveiled Friday,...
By: Magnolia Tribune Delta Grain, a leading grain elevator and merchandiser, is expanding its operations in Sidon with a corporate investment of $3.76 million. The project will include the construction of a new ground pile and conveyance system, adding...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune If walls could talk, the McRaven House in Vicksburg would never fall silent. Perched just off Harrison Street, this centuries-old mansion is more than a beautiful relic of Southern architecture—it’s widely...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann says the Mississippi Senate will file legislation in the 2026 session that supports allowing public school-to-public school transfers, sometimes referred to as “open enrollment.” “We think...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The National Flood Insurance Program authorization expired on October 1, and due to the government shutdown, no new flood insurance policies can be issued. As such, Mississippi 4th District Congressman Mike Ezell...
