Pines News
Barnett resigns from Mississippi Senate
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune State Senator Juan Barnett (D) submitted his resignation from the Mississippi Senate on Monday. The announcement of Barnett’s resignation was made by...
New banners in Meridian honor civil rights worker James Chaney
New commemorative banners are now on display in Meridian honoring the life and sacrifice of civil rights worker James Chaney, a Meridian native who was murdered during Freedom Summer in 1964....
Where Mississippi public education began: The 200-year story of Franklin Academy
By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune For more than 200 years, generations of children in Columbus started school at a place that holds a distinction no other Mississippi school can...
Legacy of MSU’s first African American student marked with Holmes Plaza dedication
MSU Office of Public Affairs The legacy of Mississippi State’s first African American student, Dr. Richard E. Holmes, now is marked permanently on the campus of the 148-year-old...
Mississippi soybean, corn crops may set yield records
By Nathan Gregory, MSU Extension Service August would typically be too early to accurately forecast Mississippi's soybean crop, but this year, it is a month ahead of schedule –...
MSU celebrates campus improvements with August ribbon cuttings
Mississippi State leaders cut the ribbon three times Tuesday [Aug. 11] to celebrate a variety of university improvements, from an updated McArthur Café to the newly opened traffic circle to a...