Capital & River News
Tim Tebow to keynote EmpowerMS Solutions Summit
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Empower Mississippi will be hosting sports icon and education freedom supporter Tim Tebow during its annual summit this week in the capital city....
Justices to hear dispute between Attorney General Fitch, Auditor White
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch believes she, not State Auditor Shad White, possesses the authority to prosecute and manage litigation seeking...
State Board of Education places Wilkinson County School District into a District of Transformation due to serious academic deficiencies
The Mississippi State Board of Education today placed the Wilkinson County School District into a District of Transformation due to serious academic deficiencies that demonstrate the district’s...
Get Dolly’ed up for a good cause
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Books for Jackson’s Children, Inc., a nonprofit recently formed by local education Advocates, has a mission to help fund and enroll more children in...
Next Step Innovations Secures Position on Missile Defense Agency SHIELD Contract
Clinton, MS. Next Step Innovations (NSI) is pleased to announce that it has secured a position on the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) highly competitive Scalable Homeland Innovative...
UMMC Psychiatry marks 70 years of advancing mental health care in Mississippi
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications From its earliest days, psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has asked not just how to treat illness, but also how to...
Accused Beth Israel arsonist Spencer Pittman calls congregation ‘the synagogue of Satan’
By: Russ Latino and Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune On Monday, Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, appeared via Zoom from a hospital bed, for his initial court appearance in the U.S. District...
Arson at Beth Israel synagogue prompts fear of anti-semitism in Mississippi
By: Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Jackson, Mississippi — Before the sun rose on Saturday, January 10, 2026, fire and billowing smoke spread through the Beth Israel synagogue....
Mississippi Legislature Opens 2026 Regular Session at State Capitol
The Mississippi State Legislature began its 2026 regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Lawmakers convened at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson at noon to start session, which is...
MS Blood Services Offers Donation Incentives During Special Sunday Hours
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) invites donors to “Donate Sunday. Score Big.” during National Blood Donor Month by giving the gift of life during their special hours on Sunday, January 11,...