By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Amtrak announced Thursday that agreements have been reached for the new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama. Starting this...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/UMMC Communications Willie Frances Greer, who believed in the fortifying power of apple cider vinegar, downed a tablespoon every day. “I told her she was going to outlive us all, her body was...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Oseola McCarty did not live a remarkable life. Born in Shubuta, Mississippi, on March 7, 1908, she moved to Hattiesburg as a child and lived with an aunt who had no children of her own. Oseola’s mother taught her to...
5th Squad is proud to announce a special screening of Brothers After War, a powerful documentary produced by Gary Sinise and captured by Merritt Productions. The exclusive screening event will take place on April 29 at 7:00 PM at the Malco Grandview in Madison,...
A special event celebrating the 197th Freedom Anniversary of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima and his wife, Isabella, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Historic Jefferson College at 16 Old North St. It is free to the public. Titled, “Freedom: Retold,” the...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Jackson City Council members learned this week that their protest of a $9 a month water rate increase sought by JXN Water was merely symbolic. Whether Jacksonians pay more for water is up to the “full power and...