3 months 1 week ago
Warm and pleasant greetings. We hope you are enjoying the beginning days of March and at the same time getting adjusted to daylight saving time. The warmer weather was the theme last week.
Some days, no heat was needed and it was nice to raise the window and dust the screen as the breeze circulated. The weekend brought rain and it was a “tad” cooler.
Some residents were out and about while others were quietly working outside. Hope you enjoyed some time outside watching the creatures in motion while basking in the warmth, or maybe enjoying another cup of coffee while reading.
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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter reflects on the life of Choctaw Books owner, the “go-to” expert in the state for appraisals of rare books, maps, documents, and ephemera.
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Fred Smith—who concluded his remarkable life and career at Mississippi State University’s Mitchell Memorial Library as the Rare Books Coordinator in the Special Collections division—died at his home in Starkville on Feb. 28.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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Across the state, there are people who quietly, diligently, and passionately work to protect, preserve, and raise the cultural aspects that define a community. The artists, the planners, the policymakers, and the patrons are the culture-bearers we will be celebrating over the next few months. Vicksburg is fortunate to have such a person in Kelle Barfield.
Kelle Barfield is a Vicksburg resident who is passionate about her city, especially the river city’s culture.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
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TIPPO — Oliver Short, age 70, passed away Monday, February 23.
Visitation was held Friday, March 6, at J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
Funeral services were held 2 pm. Saturday, March 7, at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church near Tippo.
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The amended version on a Senate bill also included a provision requiring that Mississippi driver’s licenses reflect the sex of a person as it was identified at birth.
Lawmakers in Mississippi want to crack down on illegal or undocumented immigrant drivers.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
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“It’s not sine die yet,” State Senator Lydia Chassaniol (R), referring to the Legislature’s last day of session, which is slated for April 5. “We haven’t got to the sausage-making process yet.”
The chairwoman of the Mississippi Senate Tourism Committee said Wednesday morning that a standalone state Department of Tourism could still become a reality even after two bills seeking to create the new state agency died in the House.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
LAMBERT — Trina M. Smith, age 67, passed away Monday, March 9.
A celebration of life service will be held3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at Wells Funeral Home in Batesville.
She was a nurse, previously serving as director for Continue Care Home Health offices in Marks, Charleston and Clarksdale.
She was preceded in death by her son, Ryan Meek.
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The company’s announcement came Monday as part of a new $1 billion investment in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base during 2026.
GE Aerospace announced this week that the company is investing another $18 million into its Batesville site, which is on top of the $11 million it invested last year.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
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3 months 1 week ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
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3 months 1 week ago
Keith Turner, an attorney with Jackson law firm Watkins & Eager gave the Rotary Club of North Jackson an update on Jackson’s flood control projects.
This is the one that started out as John McGowan’s Two Lakes, then became One Lake and is now called the “Pearl River Federal Risk Management Project.”
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In Tuesday's congressional primary election, incumbents ruled the roost both in Tallahatchie County and throughout their domain.
In the Democratic primary, incumbent 2nd District Congressman Bennie G. Thompson easily turned back party opponents Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams both locally and districtwide. In Tallahatchie County, Thompson received 1,115 votes (86%) to Turnage's 163 votes (13%) and Williams' 26 votes (1%). Thompson also received about 86% of the total votes cast districtwide.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Roger Wicker:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says President Donald Trump used military force to protect the United States and make the world safer.
President Trump recently made the most difficult decision a commander-in-chief can make. He ordered American service members into action. The president concluded that the time had come to strike the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism, the Iranian regime. I believe the decision was profound, deliberate, and correct.
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3 months 1 week ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Samaritans typically hated Jews. But with the sun shining overhead, the woman came to understood that the real Water was right before her very eyes.
This morning one of the guys in my discipleship group shared an interesting nuance of the “Women at the Well” narrative from the Gospel of John, chapter four.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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Democrats in both the Mississippi House and Senate have opposed the measure, calling it a bad bill that could create more trouble for voters than it solves.
As President Donald Trump (R) is pushing congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE Act that would require voters to provide proof of citizenship at the time of registration and a photo ID when casting a ballot, state lawmakers in Mississippi are taking steps to pass the SHIELD Act to verify citizenship of voters on state rolls. Mississippi already requires voter ID.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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With songs like “Stand By Your Man,” “D-I-V-O-R-C-E,” and “Til I Can Make It on My Own,” Tammy Wynette became one of the most recognizable voices in the genre.
Some of the best places in Mississippi are the ones you almost drive past.
The ones tucked just off a two-lane road that you notice out of the corner of your eye while heading somewhere else.
That’s exactly how I first discovered the Tammy Wynette Legacy Center in Tremont.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
The goal is to help build infrastructure for approved energy projects, which the Mississippi Development Authority says will improve long-term energy readiness at key industrial sites.
Mississippi lawmakers are debating whether to invest millions into energy infrastructure for economic development across the state.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 2 weeks ago
Robert St. John says hospitality is hospitality, whether the table is set in Hattiesburg or on a fjord in northern Norway.
A restaurateur has no business leading tours through the frozen tundra of Scandinavia. Then again, a restaurateur has no business leading tours through Tuscany, either, and that was over 70 trips and 1,500 people ago.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has announced that the 2025-2026 wild turkey season is extended through 30 minutes after sunset on Sunday, May 3.
Through Miss. Code Ann. §49-7-31.2(c), when the regular open season ends on a Friday, as it does in 2026, the season shall extend until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.
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3 months 2 weeks ago
Greenwood Leflore Hospital signed a letter of intent to discuss the possibility of the University of Mississippi Medical Center taking over its services, according to state and local officials and an excerpted document obtained by Mississippi Today.
The public hospital in Greenwood has faced financial struggles for years and warned as recently as December that it was on the brink of closure because of debt owed to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
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