With more extreme cold and winter weather possible in the days to come, it’s important to check the safety of your heating equipment. Most importantly, remember to keep clothes, drapes, and anything else combustible at least 3 feet away from all heating equipment,...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Stafford Shurden’s resume in itself will arouse your curiosity and have you perusing the first pages of his recent book, Meet and Three. A play on words between “meat” and “meet” makes perfect sense in this memoir....
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune In response to the growing number of districts falling behind on their annual audits, the Mississippi State Board of Education approved a request for a temporary ruling under the Administrative Procedures Act to amend...
By: Tally Connelly/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications Porter Antici is a healthy, active 6-year-old boy thanks to the care of a dedicated team of experts at Children’s of Mississippi. This year, he will share his journey as...
Building on its ongoing commitment to simplifying care, Walmart continues its 2026 health momentum with The Wellness Event — a free, nationwide health and wellness experience taking place Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walmart stores across...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Monday that he has opted Mississippi into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program to promote school choice in the state. The Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program was created in the...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Empower Mississippi will be hosting sports icon and education freedom supporter Tim Tebow during its annual summit this week in the capital city. Grant Callen, CEO and Founder of Empower Mississippi, said this year’s...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch believes she, not State Auditor Shad White, possesses the authority to prosecute and manage litigation seeking to recover money on the State’s behalf. Yet, Hinds County Chancellor...
The Mississippi State Board of Education today placed the Wilkinson County School District into a District of Transformation due to serious academic deficiencies that demonstrate the district’s inability to provide students with an adequate and stable education. As a...
By: Clay Mansell, MS State Representative, District 56 The second week of the 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature has concluded. The House continued its work on a variety of issues, with school choice being the main issue talked about in the Capitol....
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Books for Jackson’s Children, Inc., a nonprofit recently formed by local education Advocates, has a mission to help fund and enroll more children in the capital city’s most challenging neighborhoods into Dolly Parton’s...
Clinton, MS. Next Step Innovations (NSI) is pleased to announce that it has secured a position on the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) highly competitive Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award contract vehicle, which...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Senate is fast-tracking a top priority of Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) early in the session, that being the streamlining of state government. SB 2017, authored by State Senator Tyler McCaughn (R),...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Education Freedom Act passed out of the House Education Committee on Wednesday by a roll call vote of 14-11 down party lines. While the Republican-backed bill does include a universal school...
Send any responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com “The chief fault and default position that seems to lead to the decline in the number of husbands and wives.” A line taken from a song released decades ago, and recently re-released by Brookes & Dunn....
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A Senate committee responsible for restructuring and improving the efficiency of Mississippi state government met Monday to hear suggestions on how two agencies could reduce waste and save taxpayers’ money. Agriculture...
Mississippi State is honoring the legacy of the late Martin Luther King Jr. with a Unity Dinner, sponsored by the Division of Access, Opportunity and Success. This formal event for invited guests Friday [Jan. 16] at The Mill Conference Center features live...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications From its earliest days, psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has asked not just how to treat illness, but also how to understand the human experience behind it. That question has guided the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, the Tate County Board of Supervisors and the Tate County Economic Development Foundation announced an agreement with 2EQLAST Consulting, led by Joe Max Higgins, to head the Tate County EDF team. 2EQLAST...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune “I never thought I would be a writer, even though I was an avid reader,” Dr. Eliot Parker admits. That assessment changed the day Speck, a literary journal of Mary Washington University, published one of his short...
