By John Maxwell, Magnolia Tribune Last Thursday night I saw New Stage Theater‘s production of Ragtime. It closed its run Sunday. It was a wonderful production. Francine Reynolds has and continues to be the catalyst for the remarkable at New Stage. That...
Gould Industries Ltd., a North American leader in recycled plastics manufacturing, is expanding into Mississippi with a $14 million investment in Pike County that is expected to create 65 new jobs. The company announced it is acquiring an existing manufacturing...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Before Jennifer Boone owned a historic building on Main Street, she was a little girl from Hattiesburg spending weekends in Natchez with her mother. They did what generations of visitors have done in Mississippi’s...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez A long-vacant pink house on the corner of Madison and N. Dr. M.L. King streets has been reborn as The Legacy of Madison, a new tourism attraction and interpretive center dedicated to sharing the untold and...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting will premiere its new original documentary, King of the Chitlin’ Circuit, on broadcast television Aug. 10, 2026, celebrating the life and legacy of Grammy Award-winning Mississippi blues artist Bobby Rush. For more than...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced Flo Rida as the headliner of the 2026 Mississippi State Fair, which runs October 8-18, as well as several new and special, patriotic attractions fairgoers can expect as part of this year’s theme,...
