By: Samantha McCain Alexander, APR The Southern Miss Alumni Association will recognize seven distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Homecoming 2025 festivities throughout October 24 and 25,...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi has some great storytellers. Greg Harkins is one of them. With his signature white beard and a twinkle in his eye, he’s been mistaken for Santa Claus more than once, and says he’s been mistaken for worse....
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Despite strong opposition, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has granted a Gloster business permission to increase its air emissions, reversing its April decision. During a highly emotional...
By Danny Barrett, Jr./ UMMC Communications The first long-term study in Mississippi of potential links between preeclampsia in pregnant women and serious health issues for their babies later in life begins in earnest in 2026. Researchers at the University of...
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Cissye Meeks Gallagher of Greenwood does not remember a time when she was not holding a golf club. She just knows the game has been a factor in every aspect of her life from the day her dad, Ed Meeks, also a state...
How do the lessons of The Great Gatsby unfold if you’re serving a life sentence while reading it? How does a memoir of war land with someone confined to a cinderblock classroom in a rural Mississippi prison? Hidden Mirrors, a new podcast hosted by...
