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2 months 4 weeks ago
The 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature is ready to go, and from the looks of things, the Republican majorities in both chambers must prepare to compromise to get anything high on their wish list accomplished.
A recent story on the Magnolia Tribune website explored education issues ranging from school choice to teacher pay raises; and increased financial assistance for the Public Employees Retirement System to start decreasing its $26 billion unfunded liability.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter writes that you don’t have to be from Mississippi to respect its complexity. You do have to resist the urge to simplify it.
The brutal, disturbing murder of iconic Hollywood actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner in recent days brought to mind his time making a movie in Mississippi in the 1990s.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
David Keary, CEO and Executive Artistic Director of Ballet Mississippi, brings The Nutcracker to life each year for Mississippians who come from all over to enjoy the classic production.
Music critics wrote scathing reviews after the premiere performance of The Nutcracker in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. The ballet, a worldwide Christmas tradition for millions today, could have ended up in the dustbin of history if those original critics had had their way.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi already knows how to do Christmas. Now, more and more, the cameras do too, fake snow and all!
There’s something about Mississippi at Christmas that feels ready-made for the movies. Courthouse squares glow. Downtown storefronts sparkle. Brick streets look like they’ve been waiting all year for twinkle lights and wreaths. And lately, that familiar holiday feeling comes with film crews, cameras, and fake snow blowing down Main Street.
By Meredith Biesinger - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Ten sure-fire ways to help prevent the post-holiday blues this season.
Anticipation is a powerful thing, especially during the Christmas season. Advent is a time of anticipating the birth of our Savior. For children, the days leading up to Christmas are filled with anticipation of Santa’s arrival.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
At the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, it’s possible to place too much emphasis on what should happen in the coming days, weeks, months.
Maintaining a perspective towards the future is a necessary part of a well-rounded mind that operates in the real-world realm of activity. How we view tomorrow is a significant indicator of spiritual and emotional health and of our ability to accomplish what God has called us each to do.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
The former Fox News host has taken a break from shilling for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin just in time to shill for radical Islam in his holy war against Israel.
For months, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has trained his sights on Israel, echoing claims from the far left that the nation’s response to October 7th in Gaza is “evil” and describing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “threat to Western Civilization.”
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2 months 4 weeks ago
The state agency will ask lawmakers for $15 million to cover an increased state share for program administration and nearly $10 million for better income and asset verification tools.
Changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that are expected to affect Mississippi financially if the current error rate stays in place.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Chis Kastner, HII president and CEO, said shipbuilders at Ingalls and Newport News are committed to continuing their work in lock step with the Navy to expand the U.S. Fleet.
A new class of American-designed battleships was announced on Monday by President Donald Trump (R).
Speaking alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, the president said the new “Trump class” battleships will be the most lethal surface combatant ever constructed.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Donna Akers:
Dr. Donna Akers says if Mississippi truly wants to prepare students for lifelong success, we need to recognize that no single approach will fit every learner.
After more than 30 years in Mississippi’s public schools, I’ve seen the classroom change in ways I never imagined. When I first started teaching, education was about discovery. Students explored, asked questions, and learned to love learning. Somewhere along the way, that joy disappeared.
By Donna Akers - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Monday, Jan. 5 the Carroll County Board of Supervisors will hold their regularly scheduled beginning of the month meeting at the Carrollton Courthouse starting at 9 a.m.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Monday, Jan. 5 the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors will hold their regularly scheduled beginning of the month meeting at the Montgomery County Courthouse starting at 8 a.m.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Thursday, Jan. 1 and Friday, Jan. 2 All Mid-Mississippi Regional Libraries will be closed in observance of the New Year’s Holiday.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
J.Z. George High School’s basketball teams played in the Murry Dixon Holiday Shootout Monday at Water Valley High School.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
The Carroll Academy Lady Rebels upped their record to 8-2 overall with a 50-36 win over Columbus Christian Monday at the Calhoun Academy Tournament.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Sitting here in the twinkling lights of my Christmas tree and pondering the past year, I am somewhat nostalgic and somewhat gloomy as I realize that the season is once again over for yet another year. Goodness, it went by so fast! It seems as if I just pulled out my decorations and now it’s time to put them back in their hiding places for another year.
By Peggy Sims - Columnist on
2 months 4 weeks ago
How much do we have left?
Time.
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
2 months 4 weeks ago
This is the week where I usually do my annual Felder Fesses Up, in which I chronicle my previous year’s garden follies and foibles. But it wasn’t so bad after all.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi has been getting noticed lately for its academic and economic improvements. But other measuring sticks remain stuck, such as the high numbers of premature births and infants who die before their first birthday.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
With Christmas last week, we are now at the end of 2025 and the ringing in of New Year 2026, which comes with reflection on years gone by and looking forward to the New Year. From my earliest days growing up here in Carroll County of remembering New Year’s Eve bringing in the New Year, with the hope of the future as the clock struck mi
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