By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It’s not necessary to be named Ellen to be a celebrated writer in Mississippi. But to be celebrated at “Ellenpalooza,” it’s pretty much mandatory. Such is the case with authors Ellen Ann Fentress and Ellen Gabardi as...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Have you ever found yourself in a back alley halfway across the world…surrounded by cats? Mary Martin has. Between Singapore street corners and Mississippi clay, that moment stuck. It followed her home to the Gulf...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune A recent study on genetic testing reveals what researchers say is meaningful progress in the fight against restaurant menu mislabeling along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. SeaD Consulting’s latest report in April shows...
Dr. Shelby Freland Thames, the eighth president of The University of Southern Mississippi and an accomplished research scientist and respected academic leader, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026. His life’s work left a lasting imprint on higher education,...
By: Magnolia Tribune State Rep. Missy McGee is investing in the future of the Joe Paul Leadership Scholarship Program at Southern Miss with a named endowment that will support the program and its students for generations to come. The Missy Warren McGee...
Ashe Davis, a junior Honors College student at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) in the School of Polymer Science and Engineering and a native of Ocean Springs, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most...
