The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has issued a health alert warning the public about an increase in pertussis cases in the state. As of July 10, 80 cases have been reported so far this year, up from 49 for all of 2024. Thankfully, no deaths have been...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Five of Mississippi’s eight public universities were included in the 2025 Best Colleges listing by Money, a data-driven financial website. Of the 2,400 four-year public and private non-profit colleges across the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune In the waning hours of his presidency, former President Joe Biden (D) issued a flurry of last-minute pardons to people he said did not deserve to be the targets of politically motivated prosecutions. Among those were...
Getting back-to-school ready can be stressful, with so many items to check off your to-do list. The Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records is simplifying matters by hosting a One-Stop Shop event for required school entry forms. During...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune With Mississippi’s new direct-to-consumer wine shipping law going into effect earlier this month, wine connoisseurs and the curious alike can now order directly from merchants across the nation, a benefit that appeals...
By: Douglas Carswell, President & CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy Mississippi is shedding its image as an economic laggard. Over the past five years, the state’s economic output has grown more than it did over the previous fifteen years combined....
