Statewide News
No Working Smoke Alarms in most Mississippi Fire Deaths
So far, there have been 22 fire deaths in Mississippi in 2025. There were no working smoke alarms in at least 15 of those cases. Compare that to the 72 residential fire deaths in 2024, when...
Time to spring forward: Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune It’s that time of year again, time to reset those clocks and spring forward into Daylight Saving Time. Most Americans will lose an hour overnight...
Ag Commissioner Gipson Advocates for Mississippi Farmers in Washington
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson represented Mississippi at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference in Washington,...
What’s Happening, Mississippi? Things to do in the Magnolia State in March 2025
By: Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Wait? Is that a narcissus bloom popping up? Are the birds singing a little louder and the skies aren’t as gray? Surely, despite the groundhog’s prediction...
Hinds County Youth Recognized at Annual Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions
This year, 1,269 4-H and FFA members from across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, exhibiting 1,941 head of livestock. These students competed for the...
SB 2347 Methamphetamine and the Life of a Lie
By: Daniel Sparks, MS State Senator, District 5 Trying to solve problems is a large part of the job of being the Mississippi Legislature. Sometimes we overthink it and the product we...