Real-world experience, grit and hometown relatability follows Staff Sgt. Blake Sonnier as he onboards at the Natchez Army Recruiting Station as a Recruiting Non-Commissioned Officer. A native to Lafayette, Louisiana, just a short drive down the road, Sonnier...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune We are officially into the dog days of summer. It’s hot. It’s humid. No one wants to go outside, but… it’s summer. But people want to do summer things, like enjoy a picnic. Taste & Sip, an event planning company in...
By: Lynne Jeter, Magnolia Tribune A $25 million applied research defense contract won by a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and South Carolina-based Integer Technologies will make a difference with a clear and ever-growing...
Saturday [July 19] marks a pivotal moment in Mississippi State history—the 60th anniversary of Dr. Richard E. Holmes becoming the university’s first African American student. On July 19, 1965, Holmes stepped onto campus and rather than being met with animosity...
Anyone looking for a way to get in on the ground floor of Amazon Web Services data centers career opportunities can start with a four-week paid training program at Hinds Community College’s Jackson Campus. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is investing $10 billion to...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Where nearly $100 million went is the question a federal judge wants answered by Jackson officials before deciding if JXN Water can increase its rate by almost 12 percent. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Henry...
