By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Ritchie Montgomery was born just 16 miles north of Natchez in Fayette, Mississippi, but he was destined to go to Hollywood. “I left this area as a 25-year-old full of hopes and dreams.” He spent the next thirty years in...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Congressman Mike Ezell won his first term in 2022, defeating then-incumbent 4th District Congressman Steven Palazzo in a GOP Primary runoff election. Two years later, Ezell bested two Republican challengers, one of...
By: Danny Barrett Jr./ UMMC Communications Photos By: Jay Ferchaud/ UMMC Communications Vicki Govan’s spent decades teaching school in Jackson, but the best health-related education she ever had probably came from her parents. “Both of my parents were in the...
By Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune State Auditor Shad White announced Friday that Special Agents from his office have arrested Brooksville Mayor Earlie Henley and former Brooksville City Clerk Shaquita Malone for allegedly embezzling funds from the...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Elected officials want an accelerated timeline for the completion of the Arkabutla Dam modification project, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, said the project is moving as quickly as possible....
By Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune How long has it been since you were in an elementary school library? For me, it has been years. A friend who volunteers at the Presbyterian Christian School (PCS), located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, invited me to go...
