The town of Fayette hosted a ceremony Friday for the unveiling of a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring James Charles Evers, who served for 16 years as the town’s mayor. About 200 people turned out for the event which was held at the Jefferson...
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University The Bologna Performing Arts Center on the campus of Delta State University will present Dirty Dancing in Concert on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Get ready to have the time of your life! Immerse yourself in the timeless...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune With little debate, the Senate unanimously passed legislation this week allowing the Mississippi Department of Corrections to contract with the Greenwood-Leflore-Carroll Economic Development Foundation to participate in...
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...
