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Members of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A boys track and field state champions are, from left, coach Dequan Street, Mac Crawford, Treston Vaughn, Quay Kimble, Aybekia Bradley, Daevon McCord, Ta’Marcus Taylor, Amarius Hudson, Laryce Bradley, head coach Wesley Love, Demarion Johnson, Tristen Flowers, Lezelrick Taylor, Ron’darius Stamps, Lapatrick (PJ) Goliday, Deandre Booker, Elijah Gipson, Demoria Shannon and coach Lester Haynie. (© Chris Todd Photography LLC)
The 2026 Charleston High School Tigers have accomplished a feat unmatched by any other CHS boys track team ever: winning at the Mississippi High School Activities Association Track and Field State Championships.
Charleston captured the Class 2A boys state title Tuesday at the Woody Barnett Track & Field Complex in Pearl.
Twice before, in 2016 and 2004, the CHS boys had been state track runners-up, with those achievements occurring in Class 3A.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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“By beginning this work now, we will enter the next legislative session with clear priorities, well-developed policy solutions, and a continued focus on advancing commonsense conservative leadership for Mississippi,” White said.
Speaker Jason White (R) has announced the formation of six new House Select Committees to study issues facing Mississippi. The committees will be tasked with developing policy recommendations ahead of the 2027 Legislative Session.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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MAGCOR points to examples like Wade, the new City of Pearl employee, whose past life is not stopping him from setting high goals.
For 61-year-old Nikkie, receiving a second chance at employment after being sentenced for embezzlement is life-affirming.
“The two biggest benefits are gaining my confidence and knowing I am going to become a productive member of society,” she said during a recent workday at MAGCOR, a non-profit dedicated to teaching the incarcerated in-demand job skills.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is an opinion column by Christy Hovanetz:
In the end, the goal isn’t to protect the appearance of success. It’s to persist and build upon it. That is what Mississippi has been doing since 2013; that is why student performance has improved, and there is no reason to stop now.
By Christy Hovanetz - Magnolia Tribune on
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Council member Tina Clay has asked the Attorney General for an opinion on using private funds to supplement the police chief’s salary.
A Jackson city council member recently requested a legal opinion from the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office regarding using private funds to supplement the municipality’s new police chief’s salary.
Council member Tina Clay asked for an opinion on April 15, about three weeks after the council voted 6-1 to hire RaShall Brackney as its top cop. Ashby Foote was the lone no vote.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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So far, 17 injuries have been reported as a result of the storm.
A storm that passed through Mississippi Wednesday night spawned several tornadoes that caused 17 injuries and damaged hundreds of homes in three counties.
Gov. Tate Reeves stated via social media that the storm damaged 275 homes in Lamar County, 200 homes in Lincoln County and 12 homes in Lawrence County. About 50 apartment units are also reported to have been damaged in Lamar County.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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For decades, ideas hatched in the seminar rooms of 1960s France have been quietly percolating through American institutions. The result is a moral and intellectual climate in which a generation of young Americans has been taught to see themselves not as free individuals in charge of their own destinies, but as positions in a hierarchy of victimhood, defined by race or sex.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
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Two plus months into the war with Iran and the fog of war is becoming the fog of peacemaking. What was a shoot-out has become a stand-off. The key terrain feature remains the Strait of Hormuz. It is the key to this conflict in much the same way that Vicksburg was to the Civil War. The double blockade of the Strait is creating a siege atmosphere and mindset. Daniel Yergin, the great energy scholar and scribe, calls this the biggest energy disruption in history. Resolving this grand disruption will not be easy or quick.
By Ashby Foote on
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One morning this week, I rode the elevator up to my desk with a well-dressed young Black woman who had kindly keyed open the building door for me – in these days when odd folks are taking pot shots at the President, we have decent security.
She smiled and asked if I had enjoyed my day off on Confederate Memorial Day? Her expression betrayed no irony, just genuine goodwill. I was mortified. “I can’t believe they still call it that!” I responded, telling her I was ashamed to live in a state where that was still the case.
By Linda Berry on
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Civil discourse? What? Let’s talk about controversies – the Iran war, immigration, the farm bill, spying on Americans, etc. Those are more dynamic and timely topics, right?
By Bill Crawford on
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Hoist on your own petard — an unpleasant surprise. A bomb that goes off in your hand. A screen pass that turns into a pick six. A developer's fantasy that puts Entergy in a bind of its own making.
On March 2, 2026, a Ridgeland developer filed a Rule 24 petition with the Mississippi Public Service Commission. Docket 2026-AD-10. He wants a declaration that a 350-megawatt gas-fired power plant plus an AI data center plus a semiconductor fab complex is exempt from PSC regulation under the landlord-tenant exception in Mississippi Code §77-3-3(d)(iv).
By Kelley Williams on
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Stamp Out Hunger drive this Saturday across Mississippi
Each year, letter carriers in Mississippi and across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
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Late last month, the U. S. Supreme Court issued a bombshell decision that will have a huge effect on Mississippi politics.
In Louisiana v. Callais, the court ruled that you can’t redistrict based purely on race. It overturned a previous federal court decision that compelled the Louisiana state legislature to create a second black Congressional district.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
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Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The Tallahatchie County Safe Room will host federal and state officials to provide assistance information to January ice storm victims from Monday, May 11, through Saturday, May 16.
Federal and state disaster officials will be at the Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston May 11-16 to serve local victims of the late January ice storm.
The Safe Room, located at 185 S. Market St. — directly behind Bank of Commerce — will be open to the public from Monday, May 11, through Friday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and on Saturday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
At the site, residents can receive in-person Federal Emergency Management Agency registration, assistance information and referrals to recovery resources.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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Many women face mental health issues, including mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Resources are available to help. (Metro)
JACKSON – Maternal mental health conditions are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death, according to the state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC).
Throughout May, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is partnering with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Postpartum Support International (PSI) Mississippi chapter to raise awareness of the critical importance of supporting mothers during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
By Greg Flynn - Mississippi State Department of Health on
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JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) presented proposed updates to state park fees, fishing and boating permits, statewide creel limits, commercial fishing regulations, Wildlife Management Area regulation, and turkey hunting rules during the April meeting of the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
Parks:
• Adjusting age ranges for annual permits and boat launch fees
• Adding ages 16 and up to daily fishing fee
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel on
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In Flowood, Meagan Torrence has turned a parking space into her “Bless This Mess Garage Studio.”
Some of the best art in Mississippi right now isn’t happening in a studio with perfect lighting or white walls.
But it’s not where you might expect—rather, it’s happening in a garage.
In Flowood, Meagan Torrence has turned a parking space into her “Bless This Mess Garage Studio.” The name fits—canvases stacked, works in progress everywhere, and usually a five-year-old in the middle of it all.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
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“The people of Jackson and the ratepayers of the system deserve better than having to ever go through that mess again,” Governor Reeves said of the Jackson water situation.
Following U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate’s order temporarily blocking the state law creating the new Metro Jackson Water Authority, Governor Tate Reeves (R) said Friday he would not be making his three appointments to the board at this time.
By Frank Corder & Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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GLENDORA — Funeral services were held for DeMarco Wallace 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, at Gracen Chapel in Glendora.
J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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All counties are underserved in adult day services, Ole Miss researchers find.
Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study indicates.
This shortage leaves thousands of people with dementia – and their caregivers – without daily support.
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