By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune After two years of searching, the Mississippi Department of Education has a new State Superintendent in Dr. Lance Evans. The selection of Dr. Evans was announced in December 2023 as part of a national search to fill the position...
AARP has announced 4 organizations throughout Mississippi will receive 2024 Community Challenge grants – part of AARP’s largest Investment in communities to date with $3.8 million awarded among 343 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday has moved up two weeks this year as many schools across the Magnolia State start classes even earlier. The 2024 sales tax holiday takes place between 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 12th and...
Today, the Mississippi Congressional Delegation released a video reading portions of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed and released on the 4th of July, 1776, as an act against the British government for continuing to...
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann is proposing several policy measures in the 2025 Legislative Session to tackle Mississippi’s high chronic absenteeism rate in public schools across the state. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing more than 18 days of the school year,...
Several County Health Departments are holding special walk-in days for back-to-school immunizations. During these clinics, additional nursing staff will be available to provide required immunizations so that parents can complete the process quickly and efficiently. If...
