Pines News
Keenum, Boyce receive contract extensions, pay increases
by Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Leaders at Mississippi’s two largest universities have received a contract extension and pay increase. Approval of those employment changes occurred...
Barge Forest Products investing $8.3 million in Macon sawmill expansion
Barge Forest Products is investing more than $8.3 million to expand its sawmill operations in Macon, a project expected to increase production capacity, improve efficiency and strengthen the...
Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82
Dr. Richard E. Holmes, Mississippi State University’s first African American student, died Oct. 16 at age 82. Upon learning of Dr. Holmes’s...
More Than a Crop: MSU historian’s new book examines cotton’s place in Southern history
Mississippi State University historian James C. “Jim” Giesen’s latest book explores the cultural, environmental and economic influence of cotton on the American South and its people. Released...
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians receives $12 million in federal grants to expand economic development drivers
by Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Grant awards totaling just over $12 million provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration will be used to build...
High school, community college students invited to MSU’s Music Discovery Day
Mississippi State’s Department of Music is hosting its annual Music Discovery Day for high school juniors, seniors and community college students Nov. 9. The event takes place 8:30 a.m.-4...