The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2024-25 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as non-voting...
The mission of the Virginia-based non-profit God’s Pit Crew is to deliver hope, healing, and restoration to hurting people in times of disaster, and the ministry has done just that in Mississippi. The crew recently redeployed to the small town of Rolling Fork to...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving as the MSMS interim executive director since September 2023. Tedder is a...
If you work and work hard, you will understand this topic. Exhaustion. Too much constant physical or mental work, with no relaxation for your body and brain can bring on serious exhaustion. And that kind of tired, with no time for recuperating, is dangerous for you....
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has officially declared April 18th as Lineman Appreciation Day in the state of Mississippi. This proclamation recognizes the hard work, dedication and essential role that linemen play in ensuring the reliable delivery of...
The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering and the National Center for Women and Information (NCWIT) – Mississippi Affiliate, recognized high school students at the Aspirations in Computing (AiC)...
Mississippi Antique Showcase, a signature event of Mississippi Public Broadcasting and MPB Foundation, will be held May 3-4, at the Natchez Convention Center. This is an opportunity for people to visit the picturesque, historic river city and bring their family...
Mississippi Representative Jason White will be the speaker for Itawamba Community College’s 10 a.m. commencement ceremony, May 10, at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus. In January, White was elected as Mississippi’s 62nd Speaker of the House. The Kosciusko...
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson applauds the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) for approving all 82 Mississippi counties for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address extensive...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that seven Mississippi students have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalists. The program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The semifinalists are:...
By Kara Kimbrough The history of the Mississippi Gulf Coast has always intrigued me. When I briefly (emphasis on brief) entertained the thought of earning a Ph.D., the origin on the area’s founding and its first inhabitants is the only topic I considered for a...
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the establishment of a new division within her office to focus specifically on meeting the needs of children and families in difficult circumstances. The new Children’s Justice Division will partner with the Mississippi...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Hancock Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce announced recipients of the 2024 One Coast Awards on Tuesday, April 16 at the Beau Rivage...
Congressman Michael Guest is hosting his Annual Military Academy Day this year at Brandon High School (3090 MS-18, Brandon, MS 39042) on April 20th, 2024, from 9:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M. Congressman Guest will congratulate appointees and recognize those who have been...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune At the formation of the foothills of the Appalachian mountains in extreme eastern Mississippi, Meridian is full of excitement, especially during the annual Threefoot Festival. This year the downtown-based festival kicks off on April...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Holly Springs, Mississippi, is located 30 miles Southeast of Memphis. The self-proclaimed “Mississippi’s Best Kept Secret” drips with historical landmarks, from homes to museums to blues markers. Nature, history, the arts, and...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s full Congressional delegation is actively advocating for Key Field in Meridian to be the future home of the new KC-46 aircraft, a military refueling and strategic transport plane. In a letter to Secretary of the Air...
By: Frank Corder , Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday will be moving two weeks earlier this summer, to the second weekend in July, assuming Governor Tate Reeves (R) signs off on the legislation now heading to his desk. On Friday, the...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) joins clinical and public health laboratories nationwide in celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week from April 14-20. The annual event, in its 49th year, was created to acknowledge the indispensable...
Hinds Community College is leading the state as the first community college campus with an electric vehicle charging station. Six chargers were installed on the Raymond campus in February, as the first site of Adopt a Charger’s Charge Up! Mississippi initiative. The...
