By: Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from Pascagoula’s Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday, enroute to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida. The company said LPD...
Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are encouraging Mississippi high school juniors and seniors with student leadership roles to apply for the 2025 U.S....
Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20. During the meeting, officers were selected and projects for the upcoming year were approved. The main attraction was recognition of individuals who have dedicated their time and...
Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its annual meeting on Tuesday, August 20. During the meeting, officers were selected and projects for the upcoming year were approved. The main attraction was recognition of individuals who have dedicated their time and...
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office is seeking information in support of an open investigation into Christopher David West, Athletic Director of the George County School District. Christopher David West, 51, was arrested and charged with possession and...
Officials gathered Wednesday to officially dedicate a segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Macon as the “Sergeant Travis S. Cooper Memorial Highway.” Rep. Carl Mickens joined Macon Mayor Phillip McGuire, members of Transportation Commissioner Willie...
By: Bob Garver I was on vacation two weekends ago, so I missed the chance to review this movie when it nearly took down “Deadpool & Wolverine” for the #1 spot at the box office. Two weeks later, the film has dropped to #3, but it still outperformed...
By: Jewell Davis, UMMC Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications When Sharon McAllister celebrated her 60th birthday last year, she marked the milestone with a standard wellness exam. Little did she know that this routine visit would set the stage for a life-changing...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The temporary location of the Capitol Complex Improvement District (CCID) Court in Jackson is anticipated to open its doors in October, assuming construction stays on track. Ongoing hurdles to renovations at the permanent location...
Commissioner Willie Simmons, Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across central Mississippi. “As summer maintenance season rolls on, construction...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC When it comes to mosquito-borne illnesses in Mississippi, West Nile Virus Disease creates the most buzz, and with good reason. As of early August, the Mississippi State Department of Health had recorded at least a half-dozen human cases of the...
Gulf States Canners is set to expand its canning facility in Clinton, investing $40.8 million in a project that will create 19 new jobs. The company, a longstanding partner in the Clinton business community since 1972, produces canned and bottled products for...
Wisdom from the lips of a wrinkled old worm. “Okay, listen up, ‘cuz I’m gonna tell ya’ perzactly what The World is like. Most of the time it looks real dark and kind’a dry ‘n crumbly feelin’. But when I tunnel straight up for a little ways, then I see a bunch’a green...
By: Associated Press in Magnolia Tribune A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species, federal authorities...
Acclaimed songwriter Tommy Rice has been honored with the prestigious Songwriter of the Year award at the 2024 International Singer-Songwriter Association (ISSA) Awards. The award ceremony took place on Saturday, August 24, 2024, recognizing Rice’s exceptional talent,...
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Friends of Mississippi State Hospital held its Annual Meeting to select Officers and the Board of Directors for the upcoming year. Friends of MSH Officers for 2024-2025 are Amy Walker, President, Kim Edwards, Vice-President, Sheila Shows,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $37.5 million in grants for 240 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a feature-length documentary on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Speaker Jason White (R) announced Tuesday his 2024 Policy Summit that will take a deep dive into Mississippi’s prospects for tax reform. White said tax reform experts and lawmakers will explore solutions as the House of...
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ (MDWFP) Cpl. Bradley Starling and K-9 Charlie were awarded Medals of Valor for their lifesaving efforts in search of three missing children in Monroe County. The Medal of Valor is presented to an officer...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s Second Amendment Sales Tax holiday will be held this weekend, from Friday, August 30 to Sunday September 1. All purchases statewide of firearms, ammunition and selected hunting supplies will be tax free during...
