Leaders from across Mississippi will gather in Biloxi on Tuesday, August 19, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center, a 100,000-square-foot facility that will serve as the headquarters for the Mississippi Cyber Initiative. The...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The return of passenger rail service officially returns to the Mississippi Coast this weekend after nearly 20 years, as Amtrak’s new “Mardi Gras Service” line makes its way from New Orleans, Louisiana to Mobile,...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Mark Havard II combined his love for farming and his love of the water to create a company that fuels his passions while supporting his family. “I grew up on a farm in George County,” he says. “Growing up in Lucedale,...
There’s something magical about traveling by train — the steady rhythm of the tracks, the easy comfort of the ride, and that rare feeling that the journey is just as memorable as the destination. Now, for the first time in nearly two decades, that...
By: Sophie Bates, Associated Press In the embrace of a cheerfully chittering spider monkey named Louie, an Army veteran who grappled for decades with post-traumatic stress disorder says he finally feels at peace. “Being out here has brought a lot of...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Photos from gulfcoast.org / coastalmississippi.com Oftentimes, beauty comes from the tragedy of destruction, and that holds true on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall...
