WHAT: University of Mississippi Medical Center students will receive diplomas during UMMC’s 68th Commencement. University of Mississippi Chancellor Dr. Glenn Boyce is scheduled to join Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of...
By Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Every year, Mississippians join the rest of the nation to set aside a solemn week to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. National Police Week, and its flagship National Peace Officers Memorial...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications When Patricia Hurrod’s aggressive cancer continued to defy chemotherapy and radiation, she found hope in a groundbreaking, advanced treatment offered only in the state at the University of...
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum announced the winner of the 2024 Ferriss Trophy today at a luncheon and program at the Golden Moon Casino. The award sponsored by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pearl River Resort is presented annually to the...
The Mississippi State Department of Health invites all state employees to participate in the inaugural State Employee Wellness Expo on Thursday, May 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The informative day of activities will feature...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached a new record low of 2.8% in April 2024. “If you want to work, there’s a job for you in Mississippi,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “We have...
By Kara Kimbrough The City of Jackson is filled with many wonderful historic attractions, including my favorite, the beautiful Old Capitol Museum. But sometimes, the need for a little R & R that doesn’t involve walking around a multi-storied museum arises....
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Monday morning at the site of the Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) planned $10 billion investment in Madison County. It is the single largest private sector investment in Mississippi history. The...
Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintenance crews will perform chip seal operations across central Mississippi beginning Wednesday, May 22 (weather permitting). Chip sealing is a thin film of heated asphalt liquid sprayed on the road surface, followed...
Custom blue jean manufacturer Blue Delta Jeans Company is expanding at its location in Lee County. The project is a $1.5 million corporate investment and will retain 55 jobs. Blue Delta currently leases 15,000 square feet of its facility in Shannon. The company is...
By: Gary Pettus Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications It was Dustin Clarke who found the wedding band with the inscription, “Ever true to thee,” in an unmarked grave. Clarke, who died last year, was an archaeologist on the Asylum Hill Project, an ongoing...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune If the curse does in fact last for two years, Mississippi State appears to be sailing through to the other side. In the last game of the day, MSU and Ole Miss will meet for a fifth time this season in Tuesday’s single-elimination...
By Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney Mississippi now has funding for a hurricane mitigation program with the passage, and signing by Governor Tate Reeves, of House Bill 1705. The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program was established within the...
The Pine Grove Association will host its Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Canton, MS, Friday – Saturday, June 14 – 15, 2024 to honor 159 years of freedom. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated remembrance of the ending of slavery in the United...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune While the first official day of summer is more than a month away, the 2024 hurricane season begins in two weeks. Hurricane season starts on June 1st and lasts through November 30th. Mississippi officials are warning residents who...
Governor Tate Reeves has declared May 19-25, 2024 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Mississippi. This year marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week which is a time to show our gratitude toward Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics who provide...
By: Susan Marquez , Magnolia Tribune Born in the small town of Tremont in Itawamba County, Mississippi in May 1942, little VIrginia Wynette Pugh grew up to be one of country music’s most influential and successful artists. Raised by her mother, stepfather and her...
William Carey University announces the promotion of Dr. Cassandra Conner to associate provost for distance learning. As she assumes this new role, she will also remain vice president of the Tradition campus, a position she has held since 2021. As associate provost,...
Who: Commissioner De’Keither Stamps joins MS Representative Stephanie Foster and Hinds County Supervisor Wanda Evers for Zap the Gap Town Hall in Hinds County What: The town hall meeting will provide an opportunity for Hinds County residents to voice their...
In a release from the State Auditor’s office on Thursday, Auditor Shad White announced that his office has been conducting a detailed investigation into unemployment compensation fraud called Operation Payback and has secured their first indictment associated with the...
