By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune Back in the late 1970s, Steve Forbert had the title as the “the new Bob Dylan.” Was it just a cliché? The New York Times recently wrote he was an “introspective, homespun philosopher.” However, the most important...
As the saying goes, it ain’t over ‘til it’s over, and Trey Schroeder was on the right end of that adage Friday after winning the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Tombigbee River presented by SEVIIN. Schroeder, a 25-year-old resident of tiny Theodosia, Mo., mounted...
Alvin Moore, a man who has gained an outstanding reputation for his extraordinary work ethics in whatever venture he undertakes, will receive the Roscoe Nance Lifetime Achievement Award at the SWAC Alumni Association’s Legends Awards and Roast on Saturday, May...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Efforts to ban kratom products from store shelves throughout Mississippi were unsuccessful in 2025, but the Legislature passed a bill that sets an age restriction. That bill, HB 1077, now sits on the desk of Governor...
Leadership of the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning changed at the board’s monthly meeting on April 17, 2025, as the gavel was passed from outgoing president Bruce Martin to incoming president Gee Ogletree. The term for a board...
U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly is proud to announce Halle Riddle as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Mississippi’s First Congressional District. Riddle, a senior at Booneville High School, earned this honor for her drawing title Tunnel...
Pucker up and celebrate all things pickled at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum Foundation’s award-winning “6th Annual Pickle Fest 2025”, hosted at the museum! Scheduled for the weekend of June 6-8, the festival kicks off with...
By: Bob Garver After a mere two weekends, “A Minecraft Movie” has claimed the top spot of the 2025 domestic box office. It’s not shocking that this franchise piece beat out January fare, but since then we’ve had an MCU entry and this movie just blew...
On April 15th, New Stage Theatre presented an in-school performance of A Year with Frog and Toad at Mannsdale Elementary School in Madison as part of the New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education statewide touring program. A Year with Frog and Toad was presented for 600...
Written By: Dr. David Tisdale The Hub City Garden Club and The Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc., will dedicate a Blue Star Memorial marker at 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, at the Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families on The University...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Museums are places where visitors can explore the past, dream of the future, or learn something new. Sometimes museums celebrate the mundane items we use every day, elevating them to a new status. Such is the case at...
GE Aerospace is moving forward with a major expansion of its manufacturing operations in Batesville, Mississippi, signaling continued growth for the region’s aerospace sector. The company’s recently announced $11 million investment is part of a broader effort to...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce announced recipients of the 2025 One Coast Awards on Tuesday, April 15 at the Beau Rivage...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Lane Taylor will be the next State Senator for Senate District 18. Senate District 18 encompasses Leake, Winston and Neshoba counties. Taylor led the five-man field, winning over 58 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Hemp-based products that contain intoxicating THC levels will remain on the shelves of some Mississippi businesses for at least another year after HB 1502 died this session. Authored by State Rep. Lee Yancey (R), the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Late Tuesday evening, the federal three-judge panel reviewing the Mississippi Legislature’s latest attempt at redrawing legislative districts ordered the State Board of Election Commissioners to propose a new map for...
The Mississippi National Guard’s largest unit, the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Tupelo, welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony on the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center Parade Field, Saturday, April...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The Children’s of Mississippi Sleep Center is the state’s only pediatric sleep center accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. “We’re here as a resource to physicians and families to...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Family is mourning the loss of former Northern District Transportation Commissioner Zack Stewart. Stewart was one of the longest serving Transportation Commissioners, serving the Northern Transportation District from...
Unlike a lot of students in Hinds Community College’s nursing program, N’kyah Kendrick of Jackson doesn’t have a family legacy as inspiration for a medical career. Instead, it was the lack of knowledge in her family that inspired her to begin her studies that...
