By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate was 90.8%, exceeding the latest national rate of 86.6% from the 2021-22 as reported by the National Center...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune During a House Education Committee meeting held Wednesday afternoon, Chairman State Rep. Rob Roberson (R) announced it would be their “last meeting.” “This is our only meeting that we will be having, from what I...
By Danielle Morgan, Executive Director Mississippi Tourism Association A Smarter Structure for One of Mississippi’s Strongest Industries Mississippi’s tourism industry generates $18.1 billion in total economic impact, supports more than 136,000 jobs, and delivers more...
Ensuring that women with high-risk pregnancies get to the right hospital in a timely manner for their delivery is the primary goal of the new Obstetrics (OB) System of Care. The Mississippi Board of Health recently passed the final rules and regulations for the...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that mandates the Mississippi Department of Health and Mississippi Department of Corrections to establish a comprehensive plan for the health of state inmates passed in the House of Representatives last...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS 2) has endorsed Democrat candidate Scott Colom for U.S. Senate ahead of the three-person March 10 Primary Election. A new statewide radio ad from the Colom campaign features...
