Statewide News
State Health Officer concerned with Mississippi’s mortality rate
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Factors leading to a shorter than average life expectancy in Mississippi are affecting the state’s population numbers. That was the message Dr....
Oxford, Hattiesburg among top Small Holiday Towns in U.S.A.
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune OK, admit it. We are suckers for those Hallmark Christmas movies. It’s not just the stories and the characters we love, it’s the festive small towns...
State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for 2025-26 junior representative position
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the SBE Board for the 2025-26...
MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVES SALE OF CENTERPOINT ENERGY’S MISSISSIPPI NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS TO DELTA UTILITIES
On Tuesday, December 3, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously approved the sale of CenterPoint Energy's natural gas utility assets that serve counties across the state of...
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State this December 2024
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune The holidays are here! It seems we went from warm temps to winter in 60 seconds flat, and now the calendar is filled with a plethora of events to...
Winter Weather Preparedness Day is December 4, 2024
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, in collaboration with the National Weather Service and the Mississippi Department of Transportation, encourages Mississippians to prepare for the...