Delta News
Barrier-breaking former lawmaker Robert Clark dies at 96
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Senator Bradford Blackmon (D) announced to the Mississippi Senate Tuesday morning that former Speaker Pro Tempore Robert Clark had died. Clark...
Charles Evers honored with Mississippi Freedom Trail marker
The town of Fayette hosted a ceremony Friday for the unveiling of a Mississippi Freedom Trail marker honoring James Charles Evers, who served for 16 years as the town's mayor. About 200...
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...