The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) today announced a $5 million investment of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) direct funds to child care assistance for low-income working families in Federal Fiscal Year 2026. The new funding will...
The Mississippi College School of Law today (May 15) hosted its Spring Commencement, where university leadership presented a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Laws degree to the family of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers. During the ceremony,...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune After the news broke Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court had issued a ruling in the Louisiana v. Callais case, House Speaker Jason White (R) and State Senator Brice Wiggins (R) wasted little time in directing...
By: Tally Connelly, UMMC Communications Photos By: Melanie Thortis, UMMC Communications What began as subtle changes quickly became something much more serious for Bain Brandon. Now 2 years old, Bain is known to thousands on TikTok, where his daily life...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere the first season of its new original series, “Southern Dish,” on April 2. The series explores the people and traditions behind Mississippi’s most celebrated expression of culture – food....
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Senate Finance Committee killed a House bill Monday that sought to exempt name, image and likeness, or NIL, compensation from the state’s income tax. “I don’t know about the rest of you on this committee...
