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JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced a record harvest for the 2026 spring turkey season, with Mississippi hunters reporting 17,907 birds through Game Check.
This surpassed the previous record of 15,498 birds set in 2024 and is the highest number that has been reported since the state implemented mandatory harvest reporting in 2019.
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Diane Dukes says she is trying to get her swimming pool open for the summer. Maybe next week. She said just getting everything out and putting it where it goes is a job by itself. Heather Henderson, who owns Blooming Farms, made Diane a beautiful flower arrangement to go out by the pool area.
Henry and Shea Hood moved Lee Jackson to Mississippi State for the next two years.
Tim and Emily Little and daughter Scottie spent some time in Destin, Florida. They enjoyed it, especially Scottie!
By PATCIE DECK on
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Well, it’s a rainy, wet and sodden day here on Circle S Farms. We begged and prayed for rain so long for the past few months and now it seems as if God has opened the heavens and we are drenched.
We were concerned about our big black cows as the grass was not growing enough to make the hay and fodder for all the big bovines to munch on. And there are so many babies being born this spring, the grasslands are so needed.
By Peggy Sims on
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We hated to cancel our Memorial Day Tribute Walk honoring those who died in service, but we will incorporate a tribute into our July 4 celebration. In the meantime, the Oakland Area Lions Club has a virtual tribute on their Facebook page. Let’s hope weather cooperates a bit better for July!
As a part of our America250 Mississippi and Mississippi Humanities Council grant, we have been able to order American flags that will fly along Hickory Street. It’s going to be so pretty and I can’t wait to see them in place.
By Linda Ross Aldy on
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Thursday May 28
Rosebloom VBS sessions ongoing
Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene has Vacation Bible School sessions continuing Thursday, May 28, and Friday, May 29, from 6-8 p.m. each day. Featuring lessons, music, activities and fellowship for all ages, VBS began Wednesday, May 27. All are invited.
Saturday May 30
Robert Hill to play ball, give honor
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded more than $948,000 to the city of New Albany to assist with picking up debris caused by Winter Storm Fern in January.
The city in Union County was one of the areas hit hardest by the storm.
The funding, which was announced Friday, is part of more than $60 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
By Alex Rozier - Mississippi Today on
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Charleston High School Class of 2026 graduating seniors De’Moria Shannon, second from left, and Nevada Holmes, third from left, are pictured with symbolic checks representing the $500 scholarship award which each received from Charleston-based J Brown Community Funeral Services. Also pictured are funeral home owners Jerry Brown, left, and Tara Brown.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedman:
America, because of an anemic Church here, is, indeed, in trouble. But it doesn’t have to be. A move back to the narrow path of Scripture, or not?
“America is in trouble. Because the church is in trouble. We are more concerned with appetite and comfort than we are in the Truth.”
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
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For 100 years, the Skrmetta family has been the bridge between mainland life and that offshore escape.
There’s a moment that happens just after the boat pulls away from Gulfport Harbor.
The shoreline softens behind you. The air changes. Phones go down. Kids press against the rail, rail, hearts pounding excitedly as they scan the water, convinced they’ll spot the first dolphin. Seagulls ride the wind overhead. And passengers look in awe as The Mississippi Sound stretches wider than most people expect.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
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The T-shirt said, “Yestiddy I didn no what grad ju wat mint, now i are won!”
Daniel found that shirt when he was a senior graduating from Corinth High School and brought it home!
Fortunately, he could read it! And laugh about it.
This time of year, many families are focused on children and young people graduating from kindergarten to PhD programs! What a celebration of planning, hard work and achievement.
By Connie Bunch on
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Retail space, walking and bike paths, and nature areas could be developed, prompting an economic resurgence in downtown Jackson, say local leaders supportive of the plan.
The Pearl River Flood Control Project in the Jackson region could be a boon for economic development for the capital city, leaders said Thursday afternoon.
The flood prevention project will offer business opportunities for commercial and recreational development, Keith Turner with the Rankin Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District told Magnolia Tribune.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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Compared to the prior school year in 2023-24, the graduation rate for 2024-25 increased by 1.6 percentage points while the dropout rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate was 90.8%, exceeding the latest national rate of 86.6% from the 2021-22 as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The statewide the dropout rate was 7% for the 2024-25 school year.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Senator Chad McMahan said the funding “is a powerful tool” for economic development in small towns but the appropriation has not been made to support the program in three years.
The state Senate allocated more than $204.5 million to the Mississippi Development Authority on Thursday, $109.9 million less than the Legislative Budget Office’s recommendation.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Mississippi’s early success in the data centers boom has resulted in historic economic development growth and the promise of more to come. That’s the good news.
The rapid increase in demand for artificial intelligence as the technology is adopted and implemented by public- and private-sector businesses is driving the surge in data center construction worldwide. Mississippi has been involved in several of those mammoth economic transactions.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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Will Edwards, Founder and CEO of Firehawk, said that Mississippi stood out because of its pro-industry leadership, deep talent pool and commitment to advanced manufacturing.
The Mississippi Development Authority announced Wednesday that Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology company, is establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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Below is a political opinion column by Sid Salter:
State Sen. Josh Harkins has introduced legislation to protect the investments of state and local taxpayers in economic development projects that rely on taxpayer incentives.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced in December that the state will invest over $100 million in economic development projects—projects that have created record-breaking numbers of jobs—funded by Mississippi taxpayers.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
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The Mississippi Songwriters Alliance (MSA) launched this new statewide expansion chapter in Natchez during a two-day festival that brought together an energetic mix of Nashville talent and Mississippi songwriters.
By Richelle Putnam - Magnolia Tribune on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
This sign signs alongside U.S. Highway 49 near the entrance to the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler.
Foul play is not suspected in last week’s death of a Vermont inmate being held at the private prison in Tutwiler, according to Tallahatchie County Coroner Anthony Hawkins.
The deceased, identified as Shawn Sears, was a 56-year-old Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) inmate housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
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The proposed contract includes an 18% across the board pay raise, the largest single wage increase in Ingalls history.
Union members with the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council approved a new collective bargaining agreement with Ingalls Shipbuilding on Tuesday, securing the largest pay raise for workers in the shipyard’s history.
PMTC includes 9 of the 13 unions at Ingalls Shipbuilding and represents nearly 6,000 of the shipyard’s workers. The contract was approved with 1,832 members supporting the agreement and 391 voting against it.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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The company’s $5 million expansion will create 10 new jobs with the construction of a new treatment plant.
Carpenter Pole and Piling is expanding in Wiggins with a corporate investment of nearly $5 million. The announcement came Wednesday from the Mississippi Development Authority.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
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