By L.A. Warren/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications University of Mississippi Medical Center students training to become physician-scientists are entering an elite tier of medical and research education after the National...
By Dave Campbell, Associated Press Mississippi State has found the perfect player to lead its push to reestablish a competitive program in the unrelenting Southeastern Conference. Kamario Taylor is blossoming into a star, and the sophomore quarterback...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Water Valley has gotten a lot of attention over the past several years for its downtown revival, local shops, restaurants, art, and historic buildings. It’s become the kind of place where you can spend an afternoon...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi National Guard, in partnership with the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), announced last week that that the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center has been designated as a permissive test...
Memphis-based Malco Theatres is pleased to announce that the 2026 Midweek at the Malco generated over $30,000 for local children’s hospitals across the Mid-South. The weekly summer program kicked off June 3, featuring a different family-favorite film on screen...
By: Alexandria Galtney/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s AirCare has officially launched its new fixed-wing service, with AirCare 5 now operational and available to transport...
Governor Tate Reeves today announced 167 awards totaling $104,115,146 through the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program. The awards are part of Mississippi’s $205.9 million first-year implementation budget, which will be allocated this year....
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service As we continue touring the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly Garden in Hollandale, our next stop examines three annual flowers that prove perennials are not the only choices for pollinator-friendly landscapes....
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service While some crops suffered through hot, dry weather, Mississippi’s sweet potato crop largely got rain at all the right times and hopes are high for a good crop. Lorin Harvey, sweet potato specialist with the...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune After a long summer of oppressive heat, the promise of cooler fall days ahead gives hope to many. Labor Day, often considered the harbinger of fall, has passed. While the “feels like” temps are still hovering around the...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune C Spire announced this week that the company is expanding its Mississippi fiber network with a new high-capacity corridor connecting Jackson and Olive Branch. “AI is changing the scale and speed at which digital...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Of the nearly 20 people who spoke at the fourth redistricting meeting held Tuesday at Alcorn State University, only one person publicly said they support “race neutral” redistricting. Over the past several weeks, the...
By Bob Garver “By Any Means” is a movie about two disparate FBI employees that can’t decide if it wants to be a “Buddy Cop” movie or not. The pair are mismatched, but are they “comically” mismatched? The pair banter, is there enough banter to qualify for...
General Atomics is expanding its operations in Shannon with an $87 million investment that will create 125 jobs and further strengthen the company’s long-standing presence in Lee County. The project includes construction of a new 200,000-square-foot...
The Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MSCEE) will host Invest In Girls, an inspiring one-day experience designed to help high school girls build financial confidence, explore career opportunities, connect with successful women, and leave empowered to...
With just two weeks to go and advance ticket sales running strong, the sixth annual Mighty Roots Music Festival returns Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26, 2026, to historic Stovall Farms near Clarksdale, Mississippi. The weekend brings 12 bands, 5...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Lockheed Martin has been named the winner of the 2026 Mississippi Makers Challenge, presented by the Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA). The announcement was made today during MSBA’s General Assembly in Jackson....
By Clara Turnage, Magnolia Tribune As NASA prepares to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s, University of Mississippi researchers are working on one of the key questions: How will they get back? Traveling millions of miles to Mars will require huge...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A disagreement in the telling of events between one of Mississippi’s Transportation Commissioners and the state agency’s executive director led to the raising of voices during Tuesday’s commission meeting. The matter...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The funeral director was scheduled to bury the body of a man who had been married to five former wives, and had a current fiancée when he died. A fiancée that the ex-wives did not know existed. In this town,...
