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...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi State Board of Election Commissioners has submitted a new legislative redistricting plan for the DeSoto County area, complying with an order from a three-judge panel that said the Senate map adopted this...
By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune True confession. Country music is not my genre. However, if you start singing “Jackson” (1968) by Johnny Cash and June Carter, I could tell you they made it famous. And whenever my family traveled down our long...
