Mississippi State University welcomed leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, or ARS, to campus on Tuesday [Dec. 16] to celebrate the retirement of Johnie Jenkins, an ARS Hall of Fame research plant geneticist whose 64-year...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There are some places in Mississippi that feel less like restaurants and more like personal joy portals. For me, Crave in downtown Tupelo is exactly that—a sugar-dusted, pink-lined portal straight into happiness. I...
By: Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons. A federal...
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There are a lot of places to enjoy the holidays in Mississippi, but Oxford has always been my place. I don’t mean that casually—I mean “load up the boys, grab a Sonic drink for the road, and head toward the Square...
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Every holiday season, something magical unfolds in Meridian. Merrehope, the city’s stately antebellum mansion, transforms itself into a storyland of twinkling lights and exquisite, sometimes quirky, decorations. Now...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Two centers at the University of Mississippi have begun work to help the general public, emergency responders and the military be better informed as they respond to potential threats to the state and nation. Ole Miss...
