By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     The city of Natchez has a way of capturing your heart and pulling you back again and again. Maybe it’s the view from the bluffs, where the...

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     The search firm hired by the Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning to find the next president of Jackson State...

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune     Despite strong opposition, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has granted a Gloster business permission to increase its air...

By Danny Barrett, Jr./ UMMC Communications   The first long-term study in Mississippi of potential links between preeclampsia in pregnant women and serious health issues for their babies later...

  How do the lessons of The Great Gatsby unfold if you're serving a life sentence while reading it? How does a memoir of war land with someone confined to a cinderblock classroom in a rural...

By Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/UMMC Communications     In August, Zeveunna Hackett and Jumon Walker of Yazoo City welcomed their second baby boy, Zavien....

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     There’s something about Natchez that seems to breathe history. Maybe it’s the way Spanish moss drapes from the oaks, or how the Mississippi...

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune     Some Jackson leaders believe it is time for the city to take back control of its water system, saying the people are in place to operate the...

By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez     Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima (1762-1829), who was enslaved for 40 years on Thomas Foster’s plantation near Natchez, will be honored with a...

  Diwali, often referred to as the "Festival of Lights", is a celebration of joy, hope, and togetherness observed by millions around the world. Diwali holds deep cultural and spiritual...