Members of the Woven Wind project used clay sculptures of cypress knees Friday, April 25, to highlight the history of the Toles family and their enslaved ancestors at Monmouth. An exhibit of the cypress knees was featured for one day at the Natchez Museum of...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune A Madison County city is one step closer to having a natural gas power plant built in its community, but the proposed facility is not without its detractors. Earlier this week, the Ridgeland Board of Aldermen...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson was part of a group of Democratic lawmakers who traveled to Louisiana last week to meet with Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil, two students who have been detained...
By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune When Canadian musician and filmmaker Mark Rankin brought 74-year-old Clarksdale bluesman James “Super Chikan” Johnson to Vancouver, Canada, to play a few shows with his band in 2018, he expected great music. What he...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Lane Taylor was sworn in on Tuesday as the newest State Senator representing Leake, Winston, and Neshoba counties, promising to be “of the people, for the people” of Senate District 18. Taylor won the seat in the...
By: Gary Pettus, UMMC Communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center is inviting college students who are considering a career in medicine to participate in the UMMC School of Medicine Pre-Med Day, beginning at 8:15 a.m. Friday, May 16. Breakfast will be...
