By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Calling all adventurists and history buffs: Just when you think you might have seen everything above ground in Mississippi, don’t forget what lies beneath our beautiful, storied state. One of the state’s best-kept...
Mississippi now has a fully handicapped accessible camp facility designed to meet the needs of children and adults with special needs. Located on 426 acres in Copiah County, this beautiful, multi-million-dollar campground is now welcoming campers to enjoy fishing,...
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s premiere technology conference will bring together hundreds of technology partners March 5-7 at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. The Creating Futures through Technology Conference (Creating Futures 2025) will cover a...
By: Daniel Sparks, MS State Senator, District 5 Trying to solve problems is a large part of the job of being the Mississippi Legislature. Sometimes we overthink it and the product we produce isn’t what is needed or at least reasonable people can disagree...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Acute Care Systems invites the public, children especially, to their annual EMS Safety Fair on Thursday, February 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...
Flu numbers in Mississippi remain high and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know you can get tested and treated at your local County Health Department. Statewide, the latest surveillance numbers show a 7.9% rate of patients presenting at...
Jeannie Zieren, MMSA Director of Communication and Marketing . On February 19, the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) held a press conference at the Mississippi State Capitol to educate legislators about the community and economic development successes of the...
Recently, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2023-24 school-year graduation rate of 89.2% and dropout rate of 8.5%. Among students with disabilities, the 2023-24 graduation rate is 65.2%, and the dropout rate is 20%. The latest...
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is proud to announce its recipient of the annual NISOD Excellence Award. The 2025 honoree is Co-Lin Natchez Campus Science Instructor and Academic Chair Denise Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux first began serving as an adjunct faculty...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Ballet Magnificat, America’s premier touring Christian ballet company, dances for the glory of God. An arts organization dedicated to presenting the good news of Jesus Christ to the world, the company was founded in...
The 2025 Karen Cummins Community Service Award was presented today to Drs. John and Vera Mae Perkins for their commitment to community development, racial reconciliation, education, housing and more over the past 60 years. In presenting the award, Trustee Dr....
The award-winning international nonprofit Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) has teamed up with local nonprofit Midtown Partners, with generous support from Arbor Day Foundation and Amazon, to launch an innovative program to plant and distribute more than 500 trees...
By Bob Garver The Marvel Cinematic Universe at large got to take a break in 2024. Sure, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was one of the biggest hits of the year, but that was more about Disney showing off its newly-acquired 20th Century Fox toys than advancing...
By: LaToya Dean, NASA NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead...
Firefighter Class 213 of the Mississippi State Fire Academy is making a difference and seventeen (17) members will graduate from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson, MS....
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Absentee voting is now available for the April 1st Municipal Primary Elections. The vast majority of Mississippi’s nearly 300 cities and towns will be electing mayors, boards of aldermen, city councils and other local...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You are a caregiver. That very much over-stressed, over-worked and under-appreciated person who along with probably many others, holds the anonymous title of WORLD’S MOST PATIENT PERSON. There are likely very few families...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Infants in Greenville and Tupelo are getting a healthy start in life thanks to University of Mississippi Medical Center outreach. UMMC’s Division of Newborn Medicine and its neonatal intensive care units at Children’s...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum is hosting the annual Spring Farm Days event from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8, 2025. Admission is $8 for ages 3 and up. Visitors can explore the grounds and...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Development Authority announced Wednesday that ROCKWOOL is expanding its operations in Marshall County. According to MDA, the company will invest more than $100 million in the addition of a new production line that...
