By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune It’s fall, y’all! After a hellish summer with thermometer-busting temperatures, who isn’t ready for cooler weather? October is Mississippi’s unofficial festival season, and this month is chock full of fun events...
By Guest Columnist Phil Burchfield, Executive Director Mississippi Association of School Superintendents A lot is being said these days about “school choice.” At first glance, it sounds like progress—like empowerment. After all, who wouldn’t want more...
By Guest Columnist Dean Ridings, America’s Newspapers Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection – residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to...
Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance (MAMA), a free website and mobile app that connects pregnant women and mothers to private, public and faith-based resources available across the state, recently celebrated its third anniversary. Since launching the MAMA...
BY: INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MIKE CHANEY October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Cybersecurity is a hot topic for the insurance sector today and a growing concern for many businesses. Businesses, large and small, should consider cyber insurance as part...
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum told attendees at the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s Power Grid Summit Thursday that higher electricity rates are coming to the Magnolia State unless its residents “wake up”...
