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Transportation commissioner, MDOT executive director clash over funding, Horn Lake stop light

Transportation commissioner, MDOT executive director clash over funding, Horn Lake stop light

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 10, 2026 | Hills

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     A disagreement in the telling of events between one of Mississippi’s Transportation Commissioners and the state agency’s executive director led to the raising of voices during Tuesday’s commission meeting. The matter...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories to establish Southaven operations, create 234 jobs

Mayo Clinic Laboratories to establish Southaven operations, create 234 jobs

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 9, 2026 | Hills

  Mayo Clinic Laboratories is establishing operations in Southaven with a corporate investment of more than $30 million that is expected to create 234 jobs in DeSoto County. From its new Southaven location, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will perform diagnostic testing...
A little bit petty, a whole lot creative: Inside Tupelo’s Petty Betty’s Art Studio

A little bit petty, a whole lot creative: Inside Tupelo’s Petty Betty’s Art Studio

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 1, 2026 | Hills

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     Petty Betty’s Art Studio is a lot to take in—in the best possible way. There’s color everywhere, and it’s fabulous. Brightly painted pottery fills shelves and tables. Tiny handprints and footprints have been...
SpaceXAI powers down 11 of 69 temporary turbines at Southaven facility

SpaceXAI powers down 11 of 69 temporary turbines at Southaven facility

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 1, 2026 | Hills

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Earlier this year, SpaceX acquired xAI, which operates the Colossus datacenters at the Tennessee-Mississippi state line. Complaints over noise from the turbines at the Southaven data center have resulted in a class...
State Board of Education hears update on Okolona School District’s financial woes, latest statewide MAAP scores

State Board of Education hears update on Okolona School District’s financial woes, latest statewide MAAP scores

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 25, 2026 | Hills

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     An update on the issues that led to the Okolona Separate School District being taken over by the Mississippi Department of Education last year was provided to the State Board of Education on Thursday. The Board also...
Where 2,000 years of Mississippi history still rises from the ground

Where 2,000 years of Mississippi history still rises from the ground

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 24, 2026 | Hills

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     Mississippi has a way of keeping its stories close. Some are tucked inside old houses and courthouse squares. Some live in songs, recipes, and stories passed down through families. And some have been sitting...
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