By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune     A baby Boomer born in 1953 to a Navy pilot from Thibodeaux, Louisiana, and a mother from Muskogee, Oklahoma, J. Fred Knobloch’s dreams of a future...

By: Roscoe Barnes   A recent panel discussion on slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers presented him as a family man, a fearless leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and a thriving student at...

By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Communications   When Candace Walker of Pontotoc found out she was pregnant at 39, she knew her journey wouldn’t be easy....

By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune     Unity has not been used to describe the City of Jackson in quite some time, but on Tuesday it was on display during the inauguration ceremony for new...

  On Wednesday, June 25, at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, a crowd of almost 300 attended the Mississippi Business Journal’s annual “Top 40 Under 40” awards luncheon. Lt....

  The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is proud to announce that our Office of Vital Records and Public Health Statistics has received formal accreditation from the Public Health...

The Holmes Community College Ridgeland Campus held a pinning ceremony on June 26 at Olde Towne Community Church to honor the Practical Nursing Class of 2025. The event recognized 15 graduates:...

By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune     If teacups could talk, they would tell you about the people who have visited Merri Pennie’s Mercantile & Tearoom over the past five years....

By: Danny Barrett, Jr., UMMC Communications   In the winter and spring of 2021, researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center sought to find out if an ounce of diligence and...

By: Gary Pettus, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications     If Dr. Adrian Oudomrath Speyrer ever had doubts she was destined to become an obstetrician, they...