By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune   For a generation James Earl Jones was the voice of America. On Monday, the legendary actor and Mississippi native passed away. He leaves behind a...

By: Addie Davis, Daily Journal Rachel Mitchell has always been a math person. “I love numbers,” Tupelo Public School District's new chief financial officer told the Daily Journal. “I like the...

By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune Holly Springs native and celebrity news anchor, reporter, and journalist Shepard Smith spent a summer managing the drive-thru at a Hardee’s fast-food franchise...

By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune During my childhood, butchering day on our farm began early in the morning on a freezing winter day. Dad had his brothers and their wives come to help. By...

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, Oxford’s music and literature program, kicks off its 27th year on the air with a new Executive Director and lots of surprises. The season premiere is set for...

By: Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolia Tribune If Dot Courson’s mid-life career change had not led to oil painting, it might have led to writing great novels. Her vast “Rural South Collection” paintings tell...