Jeannie Zieren, MMSA Director of Communication and Marketing . On February 19, the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) held a press conference at the Mississippi State Capitol to educate legislators about the community and economic development successes of the...
Recently, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2023-24 school-year graduation rate of 89.2% and dropout rate of 8.5%. Among students with disabilities, the 2023-24 graduation rate is 65.2%, and the dropout rate is 20%. The latest...
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is proud to announce its recipient of the annual NISOD Excellence Award. The 2025 honoree is Co-Lin Natchez Campus Science Instructor and Academic Chair Denise Thibodeaux. Thibodeaux first began serving as an adjunct faculty...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Ballet Magnificat, America’s premier touring Christian ballet company, dances for the glory of God. An arts organization dedicated to presenting the good news of Jesus Christ to the world, the company was founded in...
The 2025 Karen Cummins Community Service Award was presented today to Drs. John and Vera Mae Perkins for their commitment to community development, racial reconciliation, education, housing and more over the past 60 years. In presenting the award, Trustee Dr....
The award-winning international nonprofit Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) has teamed up with local nonprofit Midtown Partners, with generous support from Arbor Day Foundation and Amazon, to launch an innovative program to plant and distribute more than 500 trees...
By Bob Garver The Marvel Cinematic Universe at large got to take a break in 2024. Sure, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was one of the biggest hits of the year, but that was more about Disney showing off its newly-acquired 20th Century Fox toys than advancing...
By: LaToya Dean, NASA NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead...
Firefighter Class 213 of the Mississippi State Fire Academy is making a difference and seventeen (17) members will graduate from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson, MS....
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Absentee voting is now available for the April 1st Municipal Primary Elections. The vast majority of Mississippi’s nearly 300 cities and towns will be electing mayors, boards of aldermen, city councils and other local...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You are a caregiver. That very much over-stressed, over-worked and under-appreciated person who along with probably many others, holds the anonymous title of WORLD’S MOST PATIENT PERSON. There are likely very few families...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Infants in Greenville and Tupelo are getting a healthy start in life thanks to University of Mississippi Medical Center outreach. UMMC’s Division of Newborn Medicine and its neonatal intensive care units at Children’s...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum is hosting the annual Spring Farm Days event from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, through Saturday, March 8, 2025. Admission is $8 for ages 3 and up. Visitors can explore the grounds and...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Development Authority announced Wednesday that ROCKWOOL is expanding its operations in Marshall County. According to MDA, the company will invest more than $100 million in the addition of a new production line that...
By: Karley Woods Mississippi State University’s Theatre MSU opens its spring season with productions of “Medea” and “She Kills Monsters,” showcasing the two most popular genres of theater—tragedy and comedy. “Medea,” running Feb. 26 through March 1, 7:30 p.m.,...
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University The Bologna Performing Arts Center on the campus of Delta State University will present Dirty Dancing in Concert on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Get ready to have the time of your life! Immerse yourself in the timeless...
By: Stephen Griffin, Magnolia Tribune Motorists traversing I-55 in Jackson in recent months may have noticed a brightly colored fixture along the Waterworks Curve in front of the J.H. Fewell Water Treatment Plant. Unveiled in November 2024, a new sign at...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune With access to medical services limited across the state, especially in rural areas, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill that allows advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to treat patients outside of a...
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune Last month, Destination by Hyatt announced it would build an impressive, high-end 200-room lodge and a 1,000-person conference center on Okhissa Lake in rural southwest Mississippi, slated to open in 2027. Destination by...
By Kara Kimbrough Call me strange, but I don’t despair during the short period of time in which we experience a rare phenomenon: winter. Chilly temperatures and early nightfall provide permission to take our lives down a notch and spend cozy evenings indoors....
