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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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....

  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...

  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,...

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase, Jr. will stand trial in Mississippi for his alleged role in the state’s largest public welfare embezzlement...

By: Danny L. Barrett Jr./UMMC Communications        Drugs initially approved for diabetes are now an accepted part of fighting obesity and could soon become cheaper for eligible patients....