Delta News
Bologna Performing Arts Center presents Dirty Dancing in Concert
By: Nathan Duff, Delta State University The Bologna Performing Arts Center on the campus of Delta State University will present Dirty Dancing in Concert on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Get ready...
MDOC work release program looks to expand in the Delta
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune With little debate, the Senate unanimously passed legislation this week allowing the Mississippi Department of Corrections to contract with the...
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Get a taste of Fan and Johnny’s in Greenwood
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, Taylor Bowen-Ricketts loved her trips to Hammond, Louisiana to visit her grandparents on her mother’s side....
Parchman Prison Prayer captures the voices and songs of imprisoned musicians
By: Jim Beaugez, Magnolia Tribune Kneeling on the floor of a Parchman chapel on a Sunday morning in February 2023, headphones strapped across his head, music producer Ian Brennan...
Mississippi Legend: Boo Ferriss, beyond the ballpark
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Here in Mississippi, the name Boo Ferriss has been synonymous with baseball ever since 1945 when the young rookie pitcher from Shaw, Mississippi,...
MALTB Recovers Plane Stolen from Sunflower County Across State Lines
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB), with the assistance of the Chilton County Alabama Sheriff’s Office, recovered a Piper Archer II airplane that was stolen from the...