Hills News
Beth Ann Fennelly’s The Irish Goodbye: Finding extraordinary in the ordinary
By: Richelle Putnam, Magnolia Tribune Beth Ann Fennelly writes from the kitchen table, the classroom, and the fleeting moments in between. In her latest work, The Irish Goodbye—a...
Ole Miss names Political Science Department for former Governor Ray Mabus
By: Tina Hahn, Magnolia Tribune Former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus has been called “one of the outstanding public servants of our time.” Now his legacy at the University of Mississippi...
Where Charm Lives: Porch swing pickings in downtown Fulton
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune There’s something about a good small-town shop in Mississippi that you can’t manufacture. You can’t fake the feeling or stage the charm, and you...
Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure
By Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune When the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into liftoff on January 28, 1986, the confidence of the entire nation was shattered....
Event to focus on housing, encouraging deep listening across difference
A service-learning team from the University of Mississippi, in partnership with community members from Oxford and Lafayette County, invites anyone interested in collaborative problem solving to...
Miss. Main Street Association and Miss. Hills National Heritage Area to Fund Roadmaps to Revitalization for Four Main Street Communities in Hills Region
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) and the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area (MHNHA) have partnered to implement the Roadmaps to Revitalization initiative in four...