Secretary of State Michael Watson joins fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in proclaiming September as National Voter Registration Month. During the month of September, the Secretary of State’s Office, government agencies,...
Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20. During the meeting, officers were selected and projects for the upcoming year were approved. The main attraction was recognition of individuals who have dedicated their time and...
By: Mika Hartman Each year , National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) host a conference. If you are lucky, you don’t miss it; you can’t miss it, so much happens in a year of research and technology. I attended my first one in 2022 in New Orleans and was immediately...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Traveling along I-20 to Pearl, you’ll pass several signs for fast food joints. There is no shortage of chain restaurants when you take the Pearson Road exit. Dunkin’ Donuts, Waffle House, Steak and Shake, Dairy Queen,...
By: Lisa Barker, Magnolia Tribune Agriculture today, like other economic sectors, is being reshaped by the latest technologies. Productive farming now requires mastery of the latest innovations, including artificial intelligence. Unlike many states, Mississippi is...
By: Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from Pascagoula’s Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday, enroute to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida. The company said LPD...
Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are encouraging Mississippi high school juniors and seniors with student leadership roles to apply for the 2025 U.S....
Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20. During the meeting, officers were selected and projects for the upcoming year were approved. The main attraction was recognition of individuals who have dedicated their time and...
Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20. During the meeting, officers were selected and projects for the upcoming year were approved. The main attraction was recognition of individuals who have dedicated their time and...
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office is seeking information in support of an open investigation into Christopher David West, Athletic Director of the George County School District. Christopher David West, 51, was arrested and charged with possession and...
Officials gathered Wednesday to officially dedicate a segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Macon as the “Sergeant Travis S. Cooper Memorial Highway.” Rep. Carl Mickens joined Macon Mayor Phillip McGuire, members of Transportation Commissioner Willie...
By: Bob Garver I was on vacation two weekends ago, so I missed the chance to review this movie when it nearly took down “Deadpool & Wolverine” for the #1 spot at the box office. Two weeks later, the film has dropped to #3, but it still outperformed...
By: Jewell Davis, UMMC Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications When Sharon McAllister celebrated her 60th birthday last year, she marked the milestone with a standard wellness exam. Little did she know that this routine visit would set the stage for a life-changing...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The temporary location of the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court in Jackson is anticipated to open its doors in October, assuming construction stays on track. Ongoing hurdles to renovations at the permanent location...
Commissioner Willie Simmons, Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across central Mississippi. “As summer maintenance season rolls on, construction...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC When it comes to mosquito-borne illnesses in Mississippi, West Nile Virus Disease creates the most buzz, and with good reason. As of early August, the Mississippi State Department of Health had recorded at least a half-dozen human cases of the...
Gulf States Canners is set to expand its canning facility in Clinton, investing $40.8 million in a project that will create 19 new jobs. The company, a longstanding partner in the Clinton business community since 1972, produces canned and bottled products for...
Wisdom from the lips of a wrinkled old worm. “Okay, listen up, ‘cuz I’m gonna tell ya’ perzactly what The World is like. Most of the time it looks real dark and kind’a dry ‘n crumbly feelin’. But when I tunnel straight up for a little ways, then I see a bunch’a green...
By: Associated Press in Magnolia Tribune A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities...
Acclaimed songwriter Tommy Rice has been honored with the prestigious Songwriter of the Year award at the 2024 International Singer-Songwriter Association (ISSA) Awards. The award ceremony took place on Saturday, August 24, 2024, recognizing Rice’s exceptional talent,...
