The National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) held the 35th Annual Fire Prevention and Safety Symposium in Biloxi, Miss., from August 10-13, 2025. The Mississippi State Fire Marshals’ Office proudly hosted the gathering of 400 fire service...
By: Jeremy Pitari, Magnolia Tribune An indefinite injunction was placed on Mississippi’s anti-DEI law passed during this year’s legislative session on Monday by U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate. The injunction will prevent the law from being enforced...
The IHL Board of Trustees announced today the beginning of the search process for a new president at Jackson State University. IHL Board President Gee Ogletree offered insight into the process during the Board’s regular monthly meeting. “The work of...
By: Roscoe Barnes, III, Visit Natchez The late Anne Moody, author of “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” will soon be honored with a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker in her hometown of Centreville. The marker will be unveiled in a ceremony at 10...
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) was faced with the monumental task of rebuilding or repairing nearly every major route along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Now,...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the Oxford-based, weekly public radio show devoted to literature and music, returns to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs on Saturday, August 23 at 6 p.m. The show will...
By: Robbie Faulk, Associated Press Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby enters his second season still looking for his first victory with the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play. Lebby, however, doesn’t judge his maiden campaign solely by the...
By: Gabriela Shinskie Dr. Kelly Darnell, director of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) and the Mississippi-Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence, is leading a major project to support seagrass...
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) recently declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state. Mississippi’s 2024 data shows the overall infant mortality rate has increased to 9.7 deaths per...
The Mississippi Film Office has unveiled its new brand identity as Film Mississippi and relaunched its website, filmmississippi.org, to reflect the new branding. Along with the name change, Film Mississippi worked with Jackson-based art and design studio Southern Cult...
As excitement builds for Mississippi State University Head Coach Jeff Lebby’s second season leading the Bulldogs, the university is reminding fans about safety precautions and other updates ahead of the Saturday [Sept. 6] matchup against the Big 12 conference for the...
By Bob Garver I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the body-swap comedy, but I still have fond memories. I got a few laughs out of...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A federal judge has ruled that Mississippi’s three state Supreme Court districts violate the Voting Rights Act. The decision was handed down by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock on Tuesday. She said the Legislature...
By: Chris Burrows, Associated Press Expectation levels for Mississippi — sky high a year ago — appear to have dipped in 2025 and Rebels coach Lane Kiffin sounds conflicted about that. Only four starters return from a 10-3 team that finished No. 11 in...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Tucked away in the corner of a shopping center on Highway 49 in Richland is a place where your taste buds will get a pleasant surprise. If you’ve never had a fried hand pie, then the folks at Tom’s Fried Pies are...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune In an effort to address the state’s obesity epidemic and subsequently address the health effects associated with it, the Mississippi Legislature is considering allowing GLP-1 medications such as Semaglutide to be...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Are you ready for hunting season? Need to stock up on ammo or perhaps grab a new shotgun? Or maybe you just want a new firearm for safety reasons. Here is your chance. Mississippi’s Second Amendment Sales Tax holiday...
By Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney The day after Hurricane Katrina, I was handing out hot dogs to evacuees in Vicksburg. I stopped what I was doing when Gov. Haley Barbour’s office called and told me to get on a Blackhawk helicopter and head south. Soon, I...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Wilton Brad Watson was born in Meridian, Mississippi, on July 24, 1955. His parents were Robert Earl Watson and Bonnie Clay, and he had two brothers: Clay, the oldest, and Craig, the youngest. Brad’s son, Jason,...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune President Donald Trump said Monday on Truth Social that his administration will work toward eliminating mail-in ballots and certain kinds of voting machines. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN...
