By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune For a generation James Earl Jones was the voice of America. On Monday, the legendary actor and Mississippi native passed away. He leaves behind a lifetime of iconic performances, from the stage, and in Hollywood classics...
By: Addie Davis, Daily Journal Rachel Mitchell has always been a math person. “I love numbers,” Tupelo Public School District’s new chief financial officer told the Daily Journal. “I like the concreteness of them.” Now, in her new position, the Smithville native...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Holly Springs native and celebrity news anchor, reporter, and journalist Shepard Smith spent a summer managing the drive-thru at a Hardee’s fast-food franchise in Destin. “I could make that drive-thru sing,” he says. So impressive...
By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune During my childhood, butchering day on our farm began early in the morning on a freezing winter day. Dad had his brothers and their wives come to help. By the end of a long day, the men had the beef cut into halves, then...
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, Oxford’s music and literature program, kicks off its 27th year on the air with a new Executive Director and lots of surprises. The season premiere is set for Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6 pm at Oxford’s Powerhouse Arts Center. Admission is...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune If Dot Courson’s mid-life career change had not led to oil painting, it might have led to writing great novels. Her vast “Rural South Collection” paintings tell personal stories with light, color, and mood. But, oh, she can tell...
