Capital & River News
Flood Control District pushes back on misleading report
By: MS Mornings, Magnolia Tribune The Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District is pushing back against claims that the proposed Pearl River flood control project will cause...
FORTY YEARS FOR MAN WHO SHOT AT RIDGELAND OFFICERS
Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Bubba Bramlett, Jr. announced that Keithannin Cortez Starks pled guilty in Madison County Circuit Court to two counts of aggravated assault on law...
Dr. Reed of Southern Eye Care installed as national president of AOA
Dr. Steven Reed of Southern Eye Care of Clinton recently became the first Mississippian to be installed as President of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Reed has served on the AOA Board of...
Discover Mississippi: Lynyrd Skynyrd – the plane crash, the monument, and the heroes
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune You won’t find much about eight miles back from Interstate 55 in Magnolia, Mississippi. Thin two-lane roads (and some unpaved roads) wind through the trees,...
Jackson VA Regional Office reopens TODAY after extensive building renovations
After extensive building renovations, the Jackson VA Regional Office, located at 1600 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, will reopen to the public next Monday, August 19. "During the last several months,...
Dozens of handmade quilts on display at Waller Craft Center
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Stitch by stitch, almost entirely by hand, quilts tell the story of our lives in ways that other objects we use each day cannot. Over the years, quilts have...
Thompson to speak at Democratic National Convention
Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune While the full list of speakers has not yet been released, at least one Mississippian is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week....
Indomitable spirit, skilled care aids healing in Mississippi Burn Center patient
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications When 12-year-old Joseph “Josey” Osborne of Winona was severely injured in a campfire accident, his mother, Jennifer...
Pearl River Glass Studio: Beautiful craftsmanship reaches beyond Mississippi
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The dream of Andrew Cary Young, Pearl River Glass Studio was founded in 1975. “I went to LSU to study landscape architecture,” he said. “I graduated top of my...
ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT AWARDED TO MSFA
The Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA) has been awarded $438,950.79 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant helps...