BY: INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MIKE CHANEY October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity is a hot topic for the insurance sector today and a growing concern for many businesses. Businesses, large and small, should consider cyber insurance as part...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It’s one thing to do something, but to do it exceptionally well is truly worthy of mention. Such is the case with the Mayflower Cafe in downtown Jackson. The restaurant isn’t new – far from it. It first opened in 1935...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum told attendees at the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s Power Grid Summit Thursday that higher electricity rates are coming to the Magnolia State unless its residents “wake up”...
State Fair officials have announced security measures, preparations and new details ahead of the Great American Mississippi State Fair taking place October 2-13, 2025. Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson was joined by law enforcement officials...
By Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune In late August, Grenada, Mississippi-bred songwriter and country artist Charlie Worsham traveled from Nashville to New York, donned his guitar and stepped onstage as a guest musician with Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues...
AccelerateMS, in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, launched regional GranTrak sessions to help providers transition into the state’s new unified workforce grant management system. The sessions offered hands-on guidance to...
By Kara Kimbrough Don’t ask me why…but someone, somewhere thought it was a good idea to make Hamburger Helper relevant again. Yes, you read that right…the bright red box adorned with the animated white glove character pointing to a pan of…well, I’m not...
By Stephen Beech Special to the Daily Journal Dementia warning signs can be detected by a simple urine test, according to new research. The study shows that people with higher levels of the protein albumin in their urine are at increased risk of...
The Mississippi Department of Education through its Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program is awarding $2,968,855 in grants to nine Mississippi Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to cover tuition and expenses for up to 236 individuals seeking licensure...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Ritchie Montgomery was born just 16 miles north of Natchez in Fayette, Mississippi, but he was destined to go to Hollywood. “I left this area as a 25-year-old full of hopes and dreams.” He spent the next thirty years in...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Congressman Mike Ezell won his first term in 2022, defeating then-incumbent 4th District Congressman Steven Palazzo in a GOP Primary runoff election. Two years later, Ezell bested two Republican challengers, one of...
By: Danny Barrett Jr./ UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications Vicki Govan’s spent decades teaching school in Jackson, but the best health-related education she ever had probably came from her parents. “Both of my parents were in the...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) to help offset increased...
Three Mississippi students have been named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars. The students are Alexis Griffith of Long Beach High School, Nichols E. Katsaboulas of Jackson Prep, and Jackson Pearce of Gulfport High School. On Sept. 26, U.S. Secretary of...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed an infant in the state recently died from pertussis. The infant was less than 2 months old and was not age-eligible to be vaccinated against pertussis. MSDH does not provide details of the gender...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune State Auditor Shad White announced Friday that Special Agents from his office have arrested Brooksville Mayor Earlie Henley and former Brooksville City Clerk Shaquita Malone for allegedly embezzling funds from the...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Entergy Mississippi announced on Wednesday that it is investing $300 million in upgrading the power grid, providing savings to customers while reducing power outages, the company said. It is billed as the largest, most...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Elected officials want an accelerated timeline for the completion of the Arkabutla Dam modification project, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, said the project is moving as quickly as possible....
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Last legislative session, lawmakers failed to pass a bill involving jurisdiction limits in cases heard by the state’s Justice Courts, but it appears another try is in the making ahead of the 2026 session. During a Senate...
By Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune How long has it been since you were in an elementary school library? For me, it has been years. A friend who volunteers at the Presbyterian Christian School (PCS), located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, invited me to go...
