TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary closure and detour planned on I-20/59 in Meridian beginning March 1 The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announces the temporary closure and detour planned on I-20/59 in Meridian beginning March 1. The closure and detour will...
By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune Oxford is a unique blend of seasons and semesters orchestrated by The University of Mississippi. But it’s not just any college town. It’s a literary haven, a culinary delight, a music lover’s paradise, a living...
The remains of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, a University of Mississippi student who disappeared nearly three years ago, have been confirmed to be recovered, according to both Oxford police and Carroll County deputies. This marks a significant development in a case that...
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour kicks off its 2025 spring season on Thursday, Feb. 6. at 6 pm at the Powerhouse Arts Center. Guests for the Feb. 6 season premiere will include Memphis poet Maria Zoccola, country songwriter Amber Rae Dunn and Oxford-based blues singer,...
By Stephen Griffin, Magnolia Tribune In his book The World’s Largest Man: A Memoir, noted author and Mississippi native Harrison Scott Key gives a sibylline definition of the South. “The South is a strange place,” he writes, “one that can’t be fit inside a movie, a...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Representative Andy Stepp has passed away at the age of 66. His cause of death has not yet been released. Stepp, a pharmacist in Bruce, won the House District 23 seat representing parts of Calhoun, Lafayette,...
