By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced a settlement Monday with gaming platform Roblox, securing what she said was transformational changes for children and teens. Among the changes mentioned include blocking adult...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Some of my favorite Mississippi moments have been the ones I never planned. That was certainly the case on a cold January afternoon in downtown Vicksburg. I was walking along Washington Street when the sound of...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions for Higher Learning were informed last week that enrollment is growing at Mississippi’s largest university. While universities across the nation are preparing for...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The executive director of the Public Employees’ Retirement System told lawmakers in May that PERS needs additional funding, in some manner, more in line with actuarial recommendations. Ray Higgins’ comments came upon...
By Rob Buchert THE UNITED STATES – DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Rob Buchert: Dunlap Broadside Reproduction, 2026 The Document On the night of July 4, 1776, Philadelphia printer John Dunlap set the Declaration of Independence in type and printed an estimated 200...
The Mississippi Secretary of State Charities Division has issued a Cease and Desist Order and Notice of Intended Actions against North Star Rescue, Inc. (a Mississippi non-profit corporation), revoked North Star Rescue’s charitable registration, and dissolved...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi State Board of Education Board on Thursday approved hiring staff to assist in the implementation of several measures passed during this year’s legislative session. The new staff includes early childhood...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Jackson State’s Dave Clark has been announced as an inductee into the College Baseball Hall of Fame as one of 21 standouts selected for the Class of 2026. JSU Athletics said Clark made the journey from a determined...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The University of Mississippi Medical Center could soon assume ownership of the Greenwood Leflore Hospital, a deal that is expected to maintain medical care in an area where the health system was considering bankruptcy...
On Saturday, June 27, at 1:00, community leaders and state officials will join Rosedale Distilling Company founders, Elizabeth and Jack Coleman, to officially open Rosedale Distilling’s distillery and the Perry Martin Club tasting room to the general...
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said one fatality has been reported in Franklin County related to the heavy rains and flooding. Reeves said a county road crew member was killed while assisting with storm cleanup operations. The governor said the State of...
By Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune It’s around 3 a.m., and the lights have come on at Anderson’s Bakery, 2033 Market Street in Pascagoula. The workday is about to begin—with doughnuts. By the time most residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is deploying cameras using artificial intelligence to actively monitor roadways across the state. The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services Board approved a sole...
By Bob Garver All-time-great director Steven Spielberg is back with a film built around one of his most popular subjects: aliens. From the man that brought us “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” comes “Disclosure...
As Tropical Storm Arthur moves closer to south and central Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) encourages the public to stay weather aware and prepare for impacts to roadways. Starting late tonight and lasting into Friday, Tropical...
Entergy Mississippi is preparing for severe weather related to Tropical Storm Arthur as it moves through the central and southern parts of the state over the next 24 hours. The storm is expected to bring thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and potential flooding to...
By John Maxwell, Magnolia Tribune Last Thursday night I saw New Stage Theater‘s production of Ragtime. It closed its run Sunday. It was a wonderful production. Francine Reynolds has and continues to be the catalyst for the remarkable at New Stage. That...
By: David Fischer, Associated Press A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday — the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin. Flash flooding...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Andy Gipson is running for governor in 2027, leaving an open seat race for Mississippi’s next Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. The state agriculture commissioner oversees the Mississippi Department of...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The longer I live, talking and being with people, the more I realize that there is no one-way-only-lifestyle that is completely normal. For instance, my present lifestyle seems absolutely normal to me. But...