In response to the widespread impact of Winter Storm Fern, which left more than 125,000 Mississippi homes without power, the Mississippi Public Service Commission will host a two-day summit focused on strengthening disaster preparedness and utility resilience across...
By: Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Republicans are rushing ahead on Wednesday on legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a longshot Trump administration priority that faces...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez This year’s Kick Back at NAPAC program will celebrate retired Black educators over the age of 80. The annual event, presented in recognition of Black History Month, will be held 5:30 p.m., Thursday,...
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service There are a few moments in the garden that truly stop me in my tracks, and the blooming of my Japanese magnolias is one of them. Long before most trees begin to stir, these magnolias announce that spring is on the way....
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill working its way through the Mississippi Legislature could lead to the creation of a state health insurance exchange. Authored by State Rep. Henry Zuber (R), HB 605 does not immediately establish the...
By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud, UMMC Communications When Tenika Spann arrived at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry during Dental Mission Week, she wasn’t in pain — but she knew it...
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board took aim at Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Senate Republicans for killing a Trump-backed proposal to create Education Savings Accounts for...
Natchez, Mississippi will soon dedicate the city’s second Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) historical marker honoring Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762–1829), an African nobleman who was enslaved in the Natchez area for about 40...
By Steven Palazzo, CPA Why Seniority Matters for Mississippi Influence. Relationships. Results. Mississippi has never had the luxury of excess. We are a proud state with deep roots and resilient communities. But by nearly every economic measure, we...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A program that would allow retired Mississippi state employees to return to work with a state agency for 80 percent of what the position pays is now headed to the House of Representatives. If signed by the governor, SB...
Water flowing out. Data flowing in. A water system activation at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) on Jan. 30 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, helped capture critical data to support testing a new SLS (Space Launch System)...
By Bob Garver On the weekend of the biggest football game of the year, it was only natural that I saw a movie about basketball. Or rather “Roarball,” as the anthropomorphic animal characters call it – but it’s basketball. When he was just a kid (pun...
On Friday, February 20, the Mississippi Hospital Association, in partnership with the Mississippi Public Health Institute, will host a free Maternal & Infant Health Summit that will bring together hospital executives, clinical leaders, and public health...
By Danny Barrett, Jr., UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications Violence is part of life for many Mississippians from cradle to grave, according to a survey done in part by researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center,...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would have allowed Mississippi high school student-athletes to accept Name, Image and Likeness, or NIL, money or benefits quietly died in the House of Representatives last week. Legislation filed by State...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Established in 1988, the Governor’s Arts Awards are presented annually by the Mississippi Arts Commission in partnership with the Governor’s office. The program recognizes the individuals and organizations that have...
The annual Dixie National Parade will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Jackson. This beloved event that traditionally kicks-off rodeo competitions will include an array of rodeo queens, marching groups, decorative...
By Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications As operations director of Crossroads Ministries in Canton, Rena Pafford encourages women participating in the post-prison nonprofit to apply for free cancer screenings at the University...
Sheila Williamson, clinical psychologist for Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, is a statewide award winner for her work in championing opportunities and quality of life for those with behavioral and developmental challenges....
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Senate passed two education bills late last week that aim to increase young people’s knowledge of finances and civics. The J.P. Wilemon Jr. Financial Literacy Act, also known as SB 2483, would...
