Statewide News
House takes up tax credit topics, discusses Senate bills
By District 56 Representative Clay Mansell March 25 marked the thirteenth week of the 2024 legislative session. Wednesday, March 27, marked the deadline for original floor action on House...
Osprey gets old school, urges parents to join forces to raise engaged kids
By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune Remember when…? Any gathering of cousins, siblings, or old friends will likely have this conversation at one point or another. Remember the time we didn’t come...
AG announces new Children’s Justice Division
By Magnolia Tribune On Tuesday, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the establishment of a new division within her office to focus specifically on meeting the needs of children and families in...
Gavel Passes to New President of IHL Board of Trustees
Leadership of the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning changed today, as the gavel was passed from outgoing president Dr. Alfred McNair Jr. to incoming president...
State Board of Education selects semifinalists for 2024-25 State Board Student Rep Program
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2024-25 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one...
State Board of Education names Ginger Tedder as executive director of MSMS
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving as...