By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune When country music songwriter and impresario Craig Wiseman first went to Nashville in the early 1980s, he already had a contract in hand. But it wasn’t the one he eventually signed. On a week off from the road with his...
By: Frank Corder & Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers will be returning to the Capitol on Wednesday to handle spending bills, setting a new fiscal year budget ahead of the June 30 deadline. The need for a special session to finalize the state...
By: Rachel Vanderford, UMMC Communications Photos By: Joe Ellis, Jay Ferchaud and Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center held its 69th annual commencement on Friday, conferring nearly 1,000 degrees in medical...
The countdown is ON! Mississippi Pickle Fest returns to the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum on June 7-8, and the big dill weekend is just two weeks away. With tickets selling quickly and excitement growing, guests are encouraged to purchase in...
By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Harold A. Cole, a chemist by profession, lived in the middle of a pine forest not far from the city limits of Jackson. While the Great Depression that began in 1929 wreaked havoc on Mississippians’ employment,...
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) celebrated the opening of The Traveler, the Museum’s newest campus addition, during a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in partnership with the Ocean Springs Chamber and Jackson County...
