By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Of the nearly 20 people who spoke at the fourth redistricting meeting held Tuesday at Alcorn State University, only one person publicly said they support “race neutral” redistricting. Over the past several weeks, the...
By Cass Rutledge, Magnolia Tribune The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the City of Jackson stemming from allegations of lead contamination in the city’s water system. The lawsuit alleged that the City and...
The wide-ranging program for the 83rd National Folk Festival’s Mississippi Folklife Area & Stage was announced today at a press conference inside the House Chamber at the Old Capitol Museum. This is the event’s second year of a three-year residency, scheduled to...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez Katherine De’Na Parker has had a camera in her hands for as long as she can remember. Born in New Orleans, she grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, and later Ellisville, Mississippi. “My first camera was...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune One of Mississippi’s three public service commissioners is pushing for a way for low-income residents to keep their water on by using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, otherwise known as food...
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D., Visit Natchez The City of Natchez recently unveiled a historical marker honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader George Metcalfe (1911-1989), whose car was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan on August 27, 1965. Metcalfe...
