The Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Office announced today that Jose “Rigo” Rigoberto Mejia-Cubias pled guilty to one count of sexual battery in Madison County Circuit Court. Three months after the commission of the crime, he was sentenced on...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Amtrak announced Thursday that agreements have been reached for the new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama. Starting this...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Over 30 years ago, Mississippi became the first state to sue Big Tobacco. The result brought over $3 billion to the state over 25 years, in a deal cut prior to the $368 billion national tobacco settlement in 1998 which...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/UMMC Communications Willie Frances Greer, who believed in the fortifying power of apple cider vinegar, downed a tablespoon every day. “I told her she was going to outlive us all, her body was...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) has vetoed a Medicaid Technical Amendment bill that he says would result in expansion of the program, a change he adamently opposes. Prior to sine die, Governor Reeves vetoed SB 2687, citing...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Oseola McCarty did not live a remarkable life. Born in Shubuta, Mississippi, on March 7, 1908, she moved to Hattiesburg as a child and lived with an aunt who had no children of her own. Oseola’s mother taught her to...
Lesley A. Davis is a long-time advocate for women and children, an attorney, President and CEO of Mississippi Advocacy Group, Mississippi’s Committeewoman to the RNC, and Vice Chair of the Mississippi Republican Party. For a long time, it felt like the left...
5th Squad is proud to announce a special screening of Brothers After War, a powerful documentary produced by Gary Sinise and captured by Merritt Productions. The exclusive screening event will take place on April 29 at 7:00 PM at the Malco Grandview in Madison,...
A special event celebrating the 197th Freedom Anniversary of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima and his wife, Isabella, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Historic Jefferson College at 16 Old North St. It is free to the public. Titled, “Freedom: Retold,” the...
Recently, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the 2025 Mississippi Administrator of the Year is Dr. Marsha Peoples, principal at East Flora Elementary School in the Madison County School District, and the 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Jackson City Council members learned this week that their protest of a $9 a month water rate increase sought by JXN Water was merely symbolic. Whether Jacksonians pay more for water is up to the “full power and...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners has submitted a new legislative redistricting plan for the DeSoto County area, complying with an order from a three-judge panel that said the Senate map adopted this...
By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune True confession. Country music is not my genre. However, if you start singing “Jackson” (1968) by Johnny Cash and June Carter, I could tell you they made it famous. And whenever my family traveled down our long...
By: Bob Garver If “A Minecraft Movie” is the commercial hit that 2025 needed, then “Sinners” is the creative hit it needed. Writer/director Ryan Coogler has delivered a film that starts off as a compelling-enough 1930’s period piece before wildly shifting into...
By: Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune Second District Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) announced Wednesday (April 23) that Greenwood Leflore Hospital has been selected to participate in the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program, a federal...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Across Mississippi, construction crews are shoveling, grading, paving and rolling to make state-maintained roadways safer and more pleasant to ride on. It is no secret, especially for those who follow the Magnolia State...
Recently, Attorney General Lynn Fitch sought and secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) against GoodRx, Inc.; GoodRx Holdings, Inc.; MS CVS Pharmacy, LLC; and Inside Rx, LLC, stopping them from forcing pharmacies to take discount card program reimbursements...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Ask folks around the McComb area where to get the best down-home cooking and they’ll surely tell you to find your way to The Dinner Bell. The iconic round table restaurant started over 80 years ago, was intended to be...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Representative Orlando Paden won the Democratic Primary runoff on Tuesday in the race to be the next Mayor of Clarksdale. Incumbent Mayor Chuck Espy did not seek re-election to a third term. Paden finished second...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Voters in two House Districts chose new state representatives in Tuesday’s (April 22) special election runoffs. Unofficial results show Perry Bailey and Gregory Elliott won the House District 23 and 82 contests,...
