The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Crosby Parker of Gulfport High School (GHS) in the Gulfport School District to serve as the high school SBE junior representative for the 2024-25 school year. Kate Riddle, the 2023-24 junior student...
By: Laura Lee Leathers, Magnolia Tribune Earlier this month, eleven individuals were recognized by the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters (MIAL) for their achievements as artists, musicians, and writers. Perhaps you are like me – you have never heard of the...
On Monday, June 17, the Millsaps College Board of Trustees welcomed Frank Neville as its 12th president, culminating an exhaustive national search. Neville’s appointment marks a new era for Millsaps, bringing his extensive experience in innovative leadership and...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune What’s being touted as the largest solar farm in the state of Mississippi is coming to Hinds County after the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to approve the project. The county’s planning board had previously denied the project...
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Humphreys County to help survivors affected by the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding. Specialists from FEMA, the state, and the U.S. Small...
By: Danny Barrett Jr. Coming home from school to an empty house became a cultural identity badge for kids in the 1980s, as for the first time in post-World War II America, mom and dad had to work a full day to make ends meet. Those “latchkey kids” of...
