By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A series of meetings are planned across Mississippi by the Department of Education to help parents of children attending kindergarten through third grade prepare to meet the state’s literacy standards. Meetings will be...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Overdose deaths in Mississippi have been on the decline in the past four years. To highlight the need to keep the focus on reducing addiction and continue that trend, the Department of Mental Health and state leaders...
By Frank Corder, Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Farmer’s markets around the state are winding down as summer’s end nears. The heat and drought of summer have slowed production but the markets have been busier than ever due to the many food recalls in...
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service Deer bring Mississippi hunters and farmers together in what is sometimes a complicated relationship. Jacob Dykes, wildlife specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service and co-director of the...
By Frank Corder, Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Wednesday “a landmark” $17.1 billion multi-state settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. The settlement is one of the largest state consumer protection...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is encouraging all education stakeholders to recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month and to understand key points of the state’s updated Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (SB 2103), which became...
