Capital & River News
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies
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...
AVAIO Digital investing $6 billion in Mississippi data center campus
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is getting another multi-billion-dollar investment, this time from a Connecticut-based developer and operator of sustainable data...
UMMC professor emeritus leads development of new hypertension guideline
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology calls for earlier diagnosis and treatment of...
Truly life-changing’: Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF’s $2M grant opens door to UMMC School of Nursing for students in need
By: Annie Oeth, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing received a $2 million grant from the Bedford...
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune Tuesday, August 19, marks a pivotal moment for Mississippi’s entrepreneurial landscape as Innovate Mississippi brings together seven impressive...
Mississippi musician earns international recognition for music honoring late wife
By Ben Milam, courtesy of SuperTalkFM A Mississippi musician who got an unorthodox start to a late career in the entertainment industry has experienced an even rarer rise to...
Vicksburg-based Army research center provides learning opportunities to teachers
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune More than a dozen teachers from across the nation spent a month of their summer learning from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development...
Morgan Freeman promotes reading at Mississippi Early Learning Alliance event
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Morgan Freeman recalled coming of age in Mississippi, speaking on the importance of community and education, during a fireside chat with about 200...
Former Shoebox Recipient Visits Jackson, MS, and Shares Life-Changing Story
Emmanuel Osire, a former recipient of a gift-filled shoebox from the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child, is coming to Jackson to share his powerful testimony of hope and...
Loy Bowlin: McComb’s Original Rhinestone Cowboy
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Loy Allen Bowlin was born in rural Franklin County, Mississippi, on September 16, 1909. A mechanic by trade, he married Ina Mae Mitchell in 1933....