Atlantic Hurricane Season begins Saturday and runs through the end of November. Predictions from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service show the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season to be a busy one. Now is the time...
By Bob Garver 2015’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” was one of the most critically-lauded action movies not just of its year, not just of its decade, but of all time. I will forever curse “Pitch Perfect 2” for opening the same weekend and doing better at the box...
With the onset of the 2024 hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) approaching over the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) recognizes the potential stress and anxiety this time can bring to individuals and families in our state. To...
A heavy angry fist slammed down on the desk. To say the least, anyone near that room would have definitely understood that things were not going well with the owner of that fist. Wouldn’t have to study the scowl on his face, or hear the frustrated cursing that erupted...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune The show must go on! Live theatre has captivated audiences since the Greeks performed original drama in the Sixth Century B.C. With no rewind, fast-forward, or pause buttons, the real-time experience is fresh, spontaneous, and...
For Lee English Jr., the sound of a ringing phone probably sounds a lot like the roar of a rocket engine test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. During the 1970s, when 9-year-old English Jr. picked up the ringing phone, someone from the...
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is at the forefront of enhancing operations, infrastructure and installation maintenance, driven by a strategic vision that balances innovation with practicality. This vision is realized through meticulous...
As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) is highlighting the mental health crisis services available across the state. This month serves as a crucial time to focus on mental wellness, reduce stigma, and...
By Kara Kimbrough Memorial Day marked the official start of summer and that means it’s time to enjoy the great outdoors. An easy way to do that is to dine al fresco, or outdoors, as often as possible. By that I mean, as long as our tepid Mississippi weather...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Typically, alleyways are dark, scary places between buildings that are littered with garbage. Certainly not a place people would walk through on purpose. But in Hattiesburg, people are flocking to an alley located next to the...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune The Miss Mississippi pageant has captivated audiences since 1934. Young ladies compete in this Miss America preliminary beauty pageant for scholarships and a chance at the national crown. For decades, people have turned all eyes to...
By: Ray Nothstine, Magnolia Tribune Thomas W. “Buddy” Bennett has a headstone in Natchez National Cemetery but there is no body there. “We love you son,” reads a portion of the stone. None of his surviving family has any idea where Bennett might be since turning 30 on...
George Doby’s oldest child was 5 when he earned his bachelor’s degree in nursing school. Seventeen years later, he watched her receive her own BSN – and, on the same stage, just minutes apart, she saw her dad accept his Master of Science in Nursing. As Doby said: “How...
By: Annie Oeth Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications One of the obstacles in solving the shortage of nursing educators around the country is financial. Nearly two dozen Bower scholars at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have been able to...
By Nathan Duff Hanadi Hariri, a Delta State University junior pre-nursing major with a minor in psychology, has received a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in London, Paris, Berlin, and Prague this summer. The competitive scholarship program...
Yesterday, Congressman Michael Guest (R-Miss) introduced a resolution in honor of Memorial Day. The resolution expresses that the House of Representatives “calls on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day as a special day of remembrance to honor the...
A Very Special Musical Experience Wednesday, June 19, 2024 • 7pm Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 1000 W. Ridgeway Street • Jackson, MS Given the solemn nature of the date and location, tickets will not be sold for this event. However, donations are...
By: Josh Harkins, Magnolia Tribune Today in Mississippi, thousands of our friends and neighbors are suffering from a rare disease or a serious form of cancer. About 30 million Americans – half are children – are afflicted by rare diseases for which there are no...
By: Frank Corder , Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi College (MC) School of Law plans to complete a $7.5 million renovation to its campus in downtown Jackson. That announcement came Thursday, as the investment signals the school’s commitment to remaining in the capital...
By Nathan Duff Delta State University is proud to announce that Director of Student Financial Assistance Dr. Megan Smith has been selected by the Mississippi Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Inc. (MASFAA) as the recipient of the prestigious...
