By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A Mississippi man set to be executed by the state on Wednesday for a murder that occurred in 1993 will find no clemency from the governor. Short of intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court, the execution of the Charles...
By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications In August, Zeveunna Hackett and Jumon Walker of Yazoo City welcomed their second baby boy, Zavien. Zavien’s older brother, Jumon Walker Jr. was delivered at UMMC last...
By Kara Kimbrough A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains as well as a chance to explore charming towns like Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton, all within scenic...
By Kara Kimbrough A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains as well as a chance to explore charming towns like Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton, all within scenic Haywood...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A state Senate study committee created to explore possible solutions to Mississippi’s health insurance struggles heard suggestions on how to give doctors more say in patient treatment and how to fund low-income, rural...
Huber Engineered Woods (HEW), a company in the J.M. Huber Corporation business portfolio and builder of a new mill in Shuqualak, Miss., recently celebrated a $170,000 investment supporting hands-on STEM education and career-connected learning for more than...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board is meeting Tuesday in Gulfport to continue its work of narrowing down projects proposed to be funded in 2026 through the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. The fund is part...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There’s something about Natchez that seems to breathe history. Maybe it’s the way Spanish moss drapes from the oaks, or how the Mississippi River curls around the bluff like it’s holding on to every story ever told...
Sleep-related deaths are the third-leading cause of infant death in Mississippi, and about 1 in 5 occur while an infant is being cared for by someone other than a parent. During National Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, the...
Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Division of Education is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the state’s teacher pipeline. MSU is among nine Institutions of Higher Education awarded a...
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Mississippians to participate in the ‘Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 10:16 a.m. During the self-led drill, participants will practice the three essential...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune During a two-day hearing of the state Senate Education Committee last week, the Mississippi Department of Education outlined its needs to continue the gains the state has seen in recent years. In prior years, the...
Mississippi State is gaining widespread recognition for its excellent safety culture. The national Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association, or CSHEMA, recently recognized key messaging from MSU’s chief executive, a campus safety...
This article is written by Lora Delohm. Editor of our sister papers, The Leland Progress. It was funded by a grant from Press Forward. Mississippi could see a school-choice special session within weeks. Governor Tate Reeves has not ruled out calling lawmakers to...
By Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune A quiet revolution has unfolded in Meridian, Mississippi, not to break down walls but to paint them – one at a time. The mural movement was born from the idea of a City of Meridian intern. Then, the City contacted art...
By Bob Garver A popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert expectations. I assume that this is a reference to the way the film follows mixed martial artist Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) on his journey not...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Over the weekend, I stumbled upon a little treasure in the heart of Hattiesburg: Mulukakao. From the moment I stepped inside, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee and hand-crafted chocolate wrapped around me, and I...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Some Jackson leaders believe it is time for the city to take back control of its water system, saying the people are in place to operate the department after operations went into federal receivership three years ago....
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829), who was enslaved for 40 years on Thomas Foster’s plantation near Natchez, will be honored with a historical marker on Friday, October 24, near Historic Jefferson...
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