By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune This April 13th, Eudora Welty would have been 116 years old. The iconic Mississippi writer is one of America’s most significant authors. Her attention to detail is immaculate, both in her writing and garden. It is...
Northwest Mississippi Community College’s choirs are working together to bring a concert honoring music from around the world including the music of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which has 800 years of musical history on April 10 at 7 p.m. at the...
By Representative Clay Mansell The Mississippi House of Representatives gaveled in at 1:00 PM on Monday, marking the start of the thirteenth and final week of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session. This week was marked by significant legislative activity, the...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is now the first in the state to offer deep brain stimulation as a treatment for epileptic seizures—a breakthrough...
On April 4th, New Stage Theatre presented an in-school performance of Hamlet at Saint Andrews Episcopal School in Ridgeland as part of the New Stage Theatre Arts-in-Education statewide touring program. Hamlet was presented for 200 9th-12th graders at 10:00...
By: Douglas Carswell, CEO MS Center for Public Policy Mississippi was the second fastest growing state in the last quarter of 2024, according to new data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Output per person in the Magnolia state increased faster than any...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune In 1980, after years of scraping by, cobbling together a second job or two to make ends meet, Captain Larry Brown of the Oxford, Mississippi Fire Department decided he would parlay his life experience and knowledge of...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune In a press conference Thursday, April 3, Governor Tate Reeves (R) said he is not worried that legislators left Jackson this week without passing next fiscal year’s budget. “I’m not saying it’s a good thing, but it...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Raphael Semmes has been a familiar face in music circles in the Jackson area for decades. The Grenada native and recipient of the 2021 Governor’s Arts Award for “Cultural Ambassador,” Raphael plays with his band, The...
The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board is hosting its annual Easter at the Ag Museum event at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum on Saturday, April 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. “I want to invite everyone out to the Ag Museum for our upcoming...
By Bob Garver Jason Statham has a new movie out. He plays with a guy who used to work in a violent profession, but he’s sworn to leave that life behind. But now some bad people have messed with his employer (the only people to help him out when he was at...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi lawmakers have agreed on a conference report that implements what they are calling the “In-Person Excused Voting Act.” The measure is a compromise between the House and Senate after negotiations broke down...
Memories from Camp Binachi can now be carried anywhere, thanks to a unique initiative. On Wednesday, Shloop began production on the Camp Binachi shoe, crafted from repurposed Camp Binachi tents. This effort is a result of a collaboration between Shloop and the Choctaw...
SONIC® Drive-In is fueling education by sending 400 teachers from 149 public school districts to Atlanta for the Ron Clark Academy Experience, a dynamic two-day training made possible by a nearly $1 million donation from the SONIC Foundation. From March 20-21,...
A special event celebrating the 200th anniversary of Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Natchez will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the Historic Natchez Foundation at 108 S. Commerce Street. It is free and open to the public....
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Way too often finding yourself lying awake instead of getting your beauty sleep? As many know firsthand, that is an extremely common problem for a lot of people. I won’t bother boring you with the national...
April marks Mississippi Native Plant Month. Throughout the month, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will raise awareness of native plants and educate the public on the importance of native plants and their benefits through events and other...
By Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune Popular music will always have its succession of marquee names, but in the country world, the real stars of the show are often the ones standing just outside the spotlight. In a ceremony held on the campus of the...
By Kara Kimbrough Everywhere I turned last week…every internet post…every magazine cover in the supermarket checkout line…every conversation I overheard in the supermarket checkout line…you get the picture…it seemed like cakes were on the minds of many....
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It’s said that April showers bring May flowers, but in central Mississippi, tulips and daffodils are in full bloom, along with Japanese dogwood and azaleas. It’s a great time of year to walk through a local botanical...
