Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) celebrated MSH Day 2025 on Wednesday, May 21, with a campus-wide event dedicated to honoring patients and staff during Mental Health Awareness Month. Held at MSH Park from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the annual event brought together the...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The budget for the K-12 public education system in Mississippi has been set, with lawmakers increasing the student funding formula by $16 million over the prior year. State Senator Dennis DeBar (R), Chairman of the...
By: Frank Corder, Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Six candidates will be on the ballot for Mayor in Jackson’s Municipal General Election on Tuesday, June 3, with State Senator John Horhn (D) the odds-on favorite to win the seat after defeating incumbent...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Gulfport mayoral candidate Sonya Williams Barnes, the Democrat nominee, said late Thursday that she had met with investigators with the Attorney General’s office regarding the allegations that her campaign has been...
By Misty Strieff Prine “God is the reason why even in pain, I smile; in confusion, I understand, in betrayal, I trust; and in fear, I continue to fight,” – Unknown. This sums up so beautifully the effect God has on the life of a believer. When our...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is closer to having a new state budget after the state Senate finalized work on over $7 billion in spending bills Thursday afternoon. The House gaveled out just after midnight having finished their work in...
The Clinton Ambassadors are excited to welcome Miss Melody Rawls as the new Assistant Director for the 2025–2026 school year. She joins founding director Mrs. Erin Linton on the leadership team and steps into the role following Mrs. Alison Custer’s transition...
By: Magnolia Tribune Former Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach, a legend in the game, will soon be eligible for inclusion in the College Football Hall of Fame. It was announced in June 2024 that Leach fell short of the required win...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Summer is here and there’s plenty to enjoy about the Magnolia State during the month of June. Here are a few events worth seeing in Mississippi this month. Festival South – Month of June, Hattiesburg ...
The Miss-Lou Military Museum and Veterans Welcome/Information Center will be closing its doors around the end of June, according to Larry Smith, president of the Home with Heroes Foundation Inc., the organization that operates the museum. Smith said the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Former Hattiesburg mayor Johnny DuPree has thrown his hat in the ring for the newly created State Senate District 45. DuPree, a Democrat, said in a social media post over the weekend that he is running to once again...
By Bob Garver The latest edition of Disney’s trend of remaking its animated classics in live action or “realistic” CGI is “Lilo & Stitch.” I remember seeing the 2002 original with my mom, both of us huge Disney fans, and we agreed that the studio’s...
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, to honor fallen U.S. military men and women. Beginning in Vidalia, they marched across the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge and stopped briefly at the Natchez Visitor Center at...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune State Senator David Jordan (D) bid farewell to his colleagues on Wednesday after serving 33 years in the Mississippi Senate representing Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie counties in District 24. “I hate to leave, but my wife...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Allegations of vote buying and illegal campaign activity arose over the weekend in the race for Gulfport’s next mayor. Now, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has notified Sonya Williams Barnes, the Democrat mayoral...
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Mississippi’s 2025 Municipal General Election Day is less than one week away. The June 3 ballot features municipal offices across the state. Polls for the Municipal General Election will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00...
By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune When country music songwriter and impresario Craig Wiseman first went to Nashville in the early 1980s, he already had a contract in hand. But it wasn’t the one he eventually signed. On a week off from the road with his...
By: Frank Corder & Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers will be returning to the Capitol on Wednesday to handle spending bills, setting a new fiscal year budget ahead of the June 30 deadline. The need for a special session to finalize the state...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis, Jay Ferchaud and Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center held its 69th annual commencement on Friday, conferring nearly 1,000 degrees in medical...
