By Mika Hartman It has been in the news a lot about promoting abortion for disabled babies, even in the State of the Union Address. A lady in Texas crossed the border to secure her abortion of her disabled daughter, a daughter she would have kept had no diagnosis been...
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Spring is in the air! Along with the blooming flowers and emerging locusts, there are a multitude of spring events around the state. Get out of the house and enjoy music, food, sports and art all around the state. Township Jazz...
The Mississippi Monitor The new Hinds Community College Health Complex is now under construction just north of the Muse Center. The new facility will be the home of the new nursing school for the college, as well as other curriculum programs. We are proud to have this...
By: The Mississippi Monitor The MS Braves have announced that this, their twentieth year in Pearl at Trustmark Park, will be their last season in Mississippi, and that the Atlanta Braves will be moving the team to Columbus, Georgia. The announcement was made on...
By Sarah Ulmer, Magnolia Tribune Legislative efforts are underway to provide state support for a private non-profit known for serving the needs of children and families in the state of Mississippi. SB 3162 would authorize the use of a subgrant through the Department...
By Bob Garver What has happened to the “Ghostbusters” movie franchise? For over a quarter century Hollywood resisted the temptation to spoil the one-two punch of the 1984 comedy classic and its decent-enough 1989 sequel. Then there came the 2016 reboot,...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications Dr. Pam Farris is the nurse manager of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Pam Farris’s name is synonymous with the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after...
The School of Health Professions at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) will host its annual Public Health Symposium on Wednesday, April 3 with presentations targeted to students, faculty, staff, public health practitioners and the Hattiesburg community at...
By Bo Black at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, with assistance from students at Pascagoula (Mississippi) High School, Hancock County (Mississippi) Career Technical Center, and Springfield (Louisiana) High School The questions kept coming, exceeding the allotted time, as...
By Van Arnold The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) new Physician Assistant Program, announced last summer, is progressing expeditiously with plans to matriculate the initial cohort in fall 2025. The program is being offered at USM’s Gulf Park...
Natural gas bills usually fall when the temperature rises. As we head towards warmer weather, now is a good time for folks to manage any past due natural gas balances and get ready for the return of cold air later this fall. Atmos Energy recently held an energy...
By District 56 Representative Clay Mansell We have now completed our eleventh week of the 2024 legislative session. Committee meetings to discuss House bills wrapped up early in the tenth week, because of that Tuesday’s general bill deadline. After that day, all...
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) hosted Main Street Day at the Mississippi State Capitol to celebrate 40 years of community and economic development success throughout the state. The event drew a large crowd of state and local Main Street supporters and...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2024 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Jessica Banahan McNeel, a mother of three with two students in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (PGSD). McNeel was nominated by the school district and is...
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and county Circuit Clerks have received numerous calls regarding mailers distributed by the private entity The Voter Participation Center. The mailers provide that, according to review, someone at the address may not...
Dear Members of the Press, As legal counsel for Keith Jackson, I would like to address the recent criminal charge brought against my client. This charge is serious, and we understand the public’s interest in this matter. However, everyone must bear in mind that our...
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Induction Weekend presented by the Gertrude C. Ford Foundation on August 2-3, 2024. Members of the Class of 2024 include: Walter “Red” Barber, Richard Duease, Paul...
The Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $7.32 million in Transportation Housing & Urban Development funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of the FY24 appropriations bill. This...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced a promotional partnership between the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and Jackson State University (JSU). Commissioner Gipson was joined by JSU President Marcus Thompson, Ph.D....
We were created by our God to be different from each other. We all have different personalities, likes, loves, dislikes and downright detests. Unfortunately, too much of the time the detests are each other. Why? Because we see our outlook on life as the only plausible...
