By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Taylor Bowen-Ricketts loved her trips to Hammond, Louisiana to visit her grandparents on her mother’s side. Their names were Fan and Johnny, and Taylor recalls they could cook like...
By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune Kneeling on the floor of a Parchman chapel on a Sunday morning in February 2023, headphones strapped across his head, music producer Ian Brennan listened intently as imprisoned men stepped forward, one by one, to sing...
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Here in Mississippi, the name Boo Ferriss has been synonymous with baseball ever since 1945 when the young rookie pitcher from Shaw, Mississippi, population 1900, set records at Fenway Park in Boston. During a career that...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB), with the assistance of the Chilton County Alabama Sheriff’s Office, recovered a Piper Archer II airplane that was stolen from the Indianola Airport in Sunflower County, Mississippi. On December 20, 2024,...
Delta State University is proud to announce the creation of a new Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (BSSE) program, a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to developing future educators. The program was officially approved at the...
By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune Steve Azar has scored hit songs, toured the world, and hobnobbed with some of the most recognizable names in music and entertainment. Now, after decades in the music business, he can finally add the word Grammy to his...
