By: Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Book Festival, the state’s “Literary Lawn Party,” is back with a full slate of authors and speakers converging on the capital city. The 2025 version of the Festival is once again being held on the grounds of the...
Recently, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson proclaimed a Day of Prayer and Rededication for America during Senior American Day on Wednesday, October 8, at 9:00 a.m. inside the Coliseum at the 2025 Mississippi Great American State Fair. In...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The NAACP sued Mississippi last week, alleging that state officials withheld millions of federal dollars while knowing the City of Jackson’s water system was on the edge of failure. A 38-page lawsuit contends that...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune If you think history lives only in books or dusty archives, think again. Walking into Jackson’s Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is like stepping into a story that’s still...
By: Annie Oeth/UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Communications Playgrounds and playing fields can lead to myriad mishaps. To treat those injuries quickly, Children’s of Mississippi now has a walk-in pediatric orthopaedic clinic at the...
It is with heavy hearts and treasured reflections that we announce the transition of the beloved Hoyett W. Owens Jr. who passed from time to eternity on Friday, September 5, 2025, after an extended illness. Hoyett was a true “Renaissance man” – highly...