The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) recently named Rob Coleman, CEO/Administrator at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, to the MHA Board of Governors. He will serve as the board representative for the association’s Prairie...
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University Delta State University will officially kick off its yearlong Centennial Celebration on Monday, November 10. This semester marks 100 years since the institution opened its doors as Delta State Teachers College in...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Erika Kirk made her first campus appearance Wednesday night at packed event at Ole Miss just seven weeks after her husband, Charlie Kirk, was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University. Turning Point USA...
Mississippi’s next Election Day on Tuesday, November 4, is one week away. Polls will open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Any voter in line at 7:00 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot. To view the list of counties that may have an election on...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Members of the state Senate Agriculture Committee were informed Wednesday that the struggles faced by Mississippi farmers are worsening, affecting not only vegetables but also beef. Agriculture, the state’s largest...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is making music history…. again! This November 7–9, downtown Jackson will come alive in a way it never has before—hosting the 82nd National Folk Festival, one of America’s oldest and most treasured...
Mississippi’s business community officially entered a new era today with the public launch of the Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA) during the Mississippi Economic Council’s Hobnob Mississippi event at the Mississippi Coliseum. The new organization unites...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications Children with complex medical needs now have a home away from home. The ribbon was cut today on the Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children in Jackson. The...
Governor Tate Reeves today issued Executive Order 1589 to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for elementary, middle and high school students across Mississippi. Executive Order 1589 comes after President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order that...
The turbulent decade following the Civil War reshaped Mississippi in profound and lasting ways. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, historian and author Jere Nash will lead an engaging discussion in Natchez exploring this pivotal era and the city’s overlooked influence in...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It says a lot about a man and the impact he has on others when, twenty years after his death, people still remember and celebrate him. Such is the case with Del Rendon, an ordinary young man who did extraordinary...
By: Chris Burrows, Associated Press Mississippi’s athletic director might go pretty far to keep Lane Kiffin away from Florida, LSU or any other high-profile college football job opening. But Keith Carter seems done attending hot yoga class with his...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Under a canopy of leafy pecan trees in Freedom Ridge Park, the City of Ridgeland hosted its inaugural Pecan Festival on Saturday, October 18. Nearly 2,000 residents and visitors enjoyed a day filled with craft booths...
By: Beth Reiss, Communications Director, Mississippi Insurance Department The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) Fire Services Division has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue its statewide Free...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com It really is innocent looking, because it looks just like wet pavement. But it can be dangerous as a rattlesnake. And just like that reptile, it strikes when you least expect it, with the intent to cause you a...
By: Danny Barrett Jr., UMMC Communications Fall allergy season in Mississippi often follows the uneven path of how long it takes summertime weather to finally blend into fall’s cooler days. For those most prone to feeling every itch and stifling every sneeze at...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Students and faculty of Jackson State University took advantage of an opportunity Monday to share qualities and traits they would like to see in the school’s next president. Some also aired grievances about what they...
Mississippi State Hospital (MSH) will open its annual Christmas House on Monday, Dec. 1, inviting community members, churches, civic groups, and businesses to donate gifts or make monetary contributions so that every patient and resident on campus receives a...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Unless a resolution is reached in the halls of the U.S. Capitol this week, families in Mississippi and across the nation who rely on food stamps will not receive SNAP benefits for the month of November. The...
This Halloween, Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) invites you to do something truly life-changing — donate blood and help save lives. Every donor during this special week will receive an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Halloween T-shirt as a thank-you for supporting...
