By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A number of Jackson apartment complexes owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in outstanding water bills. They often serve as havens for squatters and are in a state of near disrepair. This realization has led new...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The integrity of Mississippi’s election system is at the top of Secretary of State Michael Watson’s agenda. During the Neshoba County Fair this week, Watson, a two-term Republican, described how the partnership with...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The growing tension between State Auditor Shad White and Attorney General Lynn Fitch is palpable. On Wednesday, White issued a statement announcing his office’s annual Audit Exceptions Report as required by state law....
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Next month, two decades will have passed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, and the subsequent rising cost of insurance has been on the minds of Mississippians ever since. That was one of...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Education reforms are the number one item on Republicans’ agenda next session, with the state’s party leader saying it will help all students in every district. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves told attendees at the...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislation to expand school choice in the state of Mississippi is coming in the next legislative session. That was the promise made by Speaker of the House Jason White (R) during the Neshoba County Fair Thursday....
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner doubled down on his intent to run for Governor in 2027 at this year’s Neshoba County Fair. Commissioner Andy Gipson (R) also spoke about the future of agriculture in the state,...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann remained mum on Wednesday as to his plans to run for the state’s top elected office in 2027. Instead, he told those gathered under the Founders Square Pavilion at the Neshoba County Fair...
By Bob Garver The “First Steps” part of the title of the new “Fantastic Four” movie is misleading. We don’t see the superhero quartet take their first steps, not as changed individuals and not as a team. The movie takes place four years after a space...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune When the temps hit triple digits, all you want to think about is eating something cold. It’s ice cream season, y’all! There is simply no more delicious cool treat than an ice-cold scoop of creamy frozen ice cream. No...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Wondering the alleys of the 2025 Neshoba County Fair, Ginger and Greg Monroe were discussing the 2027 Mississippi Governor’s race. Ginger is interested in Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R), while her husband of 37 years...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Representative Dan Eubanks, a Republican from DeSoto County, sent an email to supporters late last week saying there was “a storm brewing in Mississippi.” “…I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but almost everyone...
A legendary name in Southern rock is set to bring its unmistakable sound to Meridian as The Marshall Tucker Band performs at the MSU Riley Center on Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. Formed in 1972 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, The Marshall Tucker Band quickly...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Jeannie slipped silently down the dark, cellar steps like a shadow on a mission. Certainly not a shadow, but definitely on a mission. She knew exactly where her grandmother kept her pickle-making crock. Despite...
Today, July 28, 2025, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced that the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP) starting this...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Photos from gulfcoast.org / coastalmississippi.com Oftentimes, beauty comes from the tragedy of destruction, and that holds true on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall...
A new Mississippi State University and U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command partnership is advancing key technical fields and new technologies in support of the Navy’s defense mission. MSU and the Navy division recently signed a Cooperative Research...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s First Lady Elee Reeves put out a call to the florists and decorators across the Magnolia State seeking plans and designs for the fifth annual Christmas at the Mansion. Visitors will walk through the white...
By Kara Kimbrough No matter how positively you (or the weatherman) spin it, there’s only one way to describe the south this time of year…it’s hot. If you’re looking for an escape route from the omnipresent heat, picture a place shaded by massive trees...
Three new campus Deans of Student Services at Hinds Community College officially began their roles on July 1, including two familiar faces from within Hinds and one accomplished leader from Mississippi State University. Raymond Campus Dean Dr. Tommy “TJ” Walker, a...
