Capital & River News
Jackson voters to elect next mayor, city council on Tuesday
By: Frank Corder, Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Six candidates will be on the ballot for Mayor in Jackson’s Municipal General Election on Tuesday, June 3, with State Senator John...
Special session concludes as lawmakers agree on new state budget
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is closer to having a new state budget after the state Senate finalized work on over $7 billion in spending bills Thursday afternoon. The...
Clinton Ambassadors Welcome New Assistant Director, Miss Melody Rawls
The Clinton Ambassadors are excited to welcome Miss Melody Rawls as the new Assistant Director for the 2025–2026 school year. She joins founding director Mrs. Erin Linton on the leadership ...
Miss-Lou Military Museum to close by end of June
The Miss-Lou Military Museum and Veterans Welcome/Information Center will be closing its doors around the end of June, according to Larry Smith, president of the Home with Heroes Foundation...
Miss-Lou Memorial Day event draws hundreds in annual tradition
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26, to honor fallen U.S. military men and women. Beginning in Vidalia, they marched across the...
Special session set to begin Wednesday
By: Frank Corder & Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers will be returning to the Capitol on Wednesday to handle spending bills, setting a new fiscal year budget ahead of the...
UMMC celebrates the graduating class of 2025
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis, Jay Ferchaud and Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center held its 69th annual...
MS Pickle Fest Two Weeks Away
The countdown is ON! Mississippi Pickle Fest returns to the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum on June 7-8, and the big dill weekend is just two weeks away. With tickets selling...
Mississippi-made Pine-Sol redefined “clean”
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Harold A. Cole, a chemist by profession, lived in the middle of a pine forest not far from the city limits of Jackson. While the Great Depression...
Revell Ace Hardware Celebrates 75 Years of Service, Community, and Quality
Revell Ace Hardware, a cornerstone of Mississippi’s retail landscape, proudly celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2025. Since its founding in 1950, this family-owned business has grown from a...