By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune True confession. Country music is not my genre. However, if you start singing “Jackson” (1968) by Johnny Cash and June Carter, I could tell you they made it famous. And whenever my family traveled down our long...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Factors leading to a shorter than average life expectancy in Mississippi are affecting the state’s population numbers. That was the message Dr. Daniel Edney delivered to the state Senate’s Study Group on Women...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune OK, admit it. We are suckers for those Hallmark Christmas movies. It’s not just the stories and the characters we love, it’s the festive small towns that lure us in. Who doesn’t fantasize about walking the snow-dusted...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Representative Andy Stepp has passed away at the age of 66. His cause of death has not yet been released. Stepp, a pharmacist in Bruce, won the House District 23 seat representing parts of Calhoun, Lafayette,...
By: Bob Garver 2016’s “Moana” is probably my favorite animated Disney movie of the modern era. I have plenty of nice things to say about “Frozen,” “Zootopia,” “Encanto,” and several others, but “Moana,” with its timelessly-relatable main character,...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography The University of Mississippi Medical Center is set to open its newly expanded adult inpatient facilities this week, marking a significant milestone in its mission to meet the...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the SBE Board for the 2025-26 school year. Application deadline is Jan. 31, 2025. Now in its seventh...
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography The spirit of giving shines brightly during the holiday season, when Children’s of Mississippi supporters donate toys and other items from the children’s hospital’s wish list....
The latest episode of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s (MDAC) Freshly Picked podcast featuring special guests Jonathan McCraw, manager of the Mississippi Farmer Market in Jackson, and Billy Hutto, co-owner of Hutto’s Home and Garden...
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Four-year-old Barry was rambunctious and energetic. Gifted by God with charming smile, electric blue eyes and golden hair. From the moment those mesmerizing blue eyes opened, to when they reluctantly closed in sleep after he...
On Tuesday, December 3, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously approved the sale of CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas utility assets that serve counties across the state of Mississippi to Delta Utilities, a core-focused natural gas company...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune For artist Raney Watters, art provides a means for expression and human relations – a bridge of connectivity between all living things. “Connecting with one another is important to me. My paintings come from within. It...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune Jaxson Dart’s regular season performance made him the best college football player in Mississippi. Now he has the “receipt,” as the young folks say. Dart, the Ole Miss quarterback, was named the winner of the C Spire...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Gulfport City Council recently voted 4-3 in favor of an open carry firearm ban inside of the council chambers at City Hall. Members supporting the new ordinance cited Mississippi Code § 45-9-53(1)(f)(i) which allows...
By: Kara Kimbrough Watching the televised lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City always conjures up delightful memories of a special trip; ones that I pull up and think about as soon as the month of December rolls around....
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the annual Homestead for the Holidays event on Thursday, December 12, and Friday, December 13, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission is $8 per person for ages 3 and up. Enjoy breakfast for supper,...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The holidays are here! It seems we went from warm temps to winter in 60 seconds flat, and now the calendar is filled with a plethora of events to celebrate the season. The best way to kick off the...
By: David Sharp, Associate Press The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a...
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, in collaboration with the National Weather Service and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, encourages Mississippians to prepare for the upcoming winter weather season on Winter Weather Preparedness Day,...
The Mississippi Farmers Market will host its Holiday Harvest event this Saturday, December 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Market will feature complimentary hot chocolate, apple cider and popcorn, as well as letters to Santa and unique vendors for holiday gift...
