By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Entergy Mississippi announced on Wednesday that it is investing $300 million in upgrading the power grid, providing savings to customers while reducing power outages, the company said. It is billed as the largest, most...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Elected officials want an accelerated timeline for the completion of the Arkabutla Dam modification project, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, said the project is moving as quickly as possible....
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Last legislative session, lawmakers failed to pass a bill involving jurisdiction limits in cases heard by the state’s Justice Courts, but it appears another try is in the making ahead of the 2026 session. During a Senate...
By Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune How long has it been since you were in an elementary school library? For me, it has been years. A friend who volunteers at the Presbyterian Christian School (PCS), located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, invited me to go...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Congressman Mike Ezell (R) is helping lead the charge in the U.S. House of Representatives to create a Secretary of the Coast Guard, the only branch of the U.S. military without a civilian Service Secretary...
Story by: Mr. Daniel Szarek, Deputy Director of Public Affairs MSNG The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) welcomed home approximately 65 service members from our Nation’s Capital, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at Thompson Field Air National Guard Base in...
Featuring 15 bands, 5 food trucks, 4 stages, 2 late night jam sessions and 1 burning guitar, the Mighty Roots Music Festival returns Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4 to historic Stovall Farms, the place where famed bluesman Muddy Waters grew up and was first...
Mississippi State and Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District have formally outlined their intentions to work “in close coordination and cooperation” toward a new high school on the university campus. The proposed school will be located in proximity...
Investigators with the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB), in cooperation with the Covington County Sheriff’s Office, have arrested a suspect in connection with the theft of livestock from a rural property in Covington...
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Thomas Joseph “Sparky” Reardon remembers driving straight on two-lane Highway 6 from Clarksdale to Oxford, through a prolonged muggy summer rain shower in late August 1968. With “Hey Jude” blaring from his eight-track...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined with more than 20 attorneys general in other states in sending a letter to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to convince the agency to lift a ban on the use...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host its Pumpkin Adventure on October 8-11, 15-18 and 22-25. Families can enjoy the fall tradition from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with extended hours for family days on...
By Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune The University of Southern Mississippi’s prestigious University Forum continues its landmark 50th anniversary season with another distinguished presentation on Tuesday, October 21, at 6:30 p.m., featuring Dr. Nina Tandon,...
By: Marisa Atkinson, Magnolia Tribune The stats scrolling at the bottom of televised football games, mandated athlete injury reporting and fantasy sports drafts are not just extra information or fodder for water cooler discussions. They are for gambling....
By Bob Garver Jokes linking football and religion, especially Christianity, are common. “One gets Americans to sit attentively for hours every Sunday, the other is religion.” “Christian athletes always thank God when they win, never blame Him when they...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Auditor Shad White says oversight of nonprofits spending taxpayer money in Mississippi is ineffective. In his second report this year looking at tax dollars flowing to nonprofits, White said Monday the government...
By Kara Kimbrough Covered in red sauce (or gravy, as Italians lovingly call it); paired with sauteed vegetables, shrimp and more red sauce for a delicious Shrimp Creole; stirred together with chopped vegetables and pepperoni and doused in a vinaigrette dressing...
By: Rachel Vanderford/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications In the early 1970s, access to oral health care in Mississippi was scarce. Aspiring dentists of the state were leaving Mississippi for school and building careers...
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Bryant Center School of Nursing and Health Professions has received the Sterling Achievement Award for Disaster Recovery by the Council of State Community Development Agencies. The award honors state programs that have...
By: Rachel Vanderford/ UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is advancing medical research for two of the most prevalent yet underserved health challenges: hearing and balance....
