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3 months ago
On Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, I attended a breakfast at the Hilton Hotel on County Line Road. It was sponsored by the Jackson Greater Chamber with Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith being the keynote speaker.
By Camille Wright on
3 months ago
After a parent dies, children commonly wish they had asked more questions about their family’s history. Anyone who has ever had that wish would find Christine Kuehn’s new book, Family of Spies, more than just interesting.
In her case the questions came late in her father’s life. And, as it turned out, they were not just about her father’s fighting on Okinawa, the Japanese island where, at age 19, he survived a 1945 battle in which 12,000 Americans were killed. All he would say about that was that he was glad he survived.
By Luther Munford on
3 months ago
Just recently I learned of a Mississippi float in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
That was exciting news, for all of us and especially for me.
I was fortunate to be a volunteer in Pat Frascogna’s project of a float in the parade on
By Al Underwood on
3 months ago
Imagine facing arrest simply for posting sharp or critical comments online. Picture police at your door for expressing opposition to mass immigration. Envision a country where you could be imprisoned for years without a jury ever deciding your guilt.
This isn't dystopian fiction - it's the reality unfolding in Britain today, my former home and once part of the free world.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
3 months ago
Read George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 to get ready. His “Big Brother” system previews the pervasive government monitoring that’s coming.
China already uses powerful Big Brother technology to amplify power at home and abroad. Its surveillance technology helped identify and punish almost 900,000 officials last year, an Associated Press investigation found. Outside its borders, China used the technology to threaten wayward officials, dissidents and alleged criminals.
By Bill Crawford on
3 months ago
This one slipped away in a hurry. You may be thinking I am referring to the 2025 hunting season, though it is fleeting, I am talking about the past year in general. Everyone told me the older you get the faster the years pass, though we all know time is constant. They must know something though because we’re in a brand-new calendar year now. So, what went well for you in 2025 and what did not? We all have challenges, but what can we do to somewhat ensure that the new year will go as we hope it will?
By Jeff North on
3 months ago
We talk Tulane-Ole Miss, the Blake Anderson hire at Southern Miss, Coach Larry Ladner’s legacy in Mississippi basketball, and the New Orleans Saints and their new franchise quarterback.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Jackson is one of the fastest shrinking cities in the nation. Former residents of Mississippi’s capital say they moved to Texas for jobs, culture and opportunity.
Houston might as well be considered far west Jackson.
By Maya Miller - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Below is a press release from the Center for Economic Accountability:
A decade-long subsidy package for a Compass Datacenters project in Meridian, Mississippi has been selected as the nation’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” for 2025 by The Center for Economic Accountability.
By Press Release - The Center for Economic Accountability on
3 months ago
What a glorious Christmas this was weather wise. For almost an entire week, temperatures shot up into the mid-70s with mild winds and no rain. What a treat.
Several of these days neared the all-time 180-year record highs for those dates. Folks flocked outdoors and the walking trails were full of families getting exercise and enjoying God’s beauty.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 months ago
The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Five local governments in Mississippi have been awarded $44 million in roadway funding under the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program.
The projects are funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a measure Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R) helped negotiate as a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
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By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
3 months ago
All the stockings, all twenty-four are hanging on the stairway in a row.
All of them empty as they wait for the happies, and all tied with a bow.
Alabama’s Christmas music fills the air all through the house.
Lights twinkle in five trees and throughout all the boughs.
It’s Christmas time and the “Kids” are coming home.
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3 months ago
Someone gets to take care of it!
All those ribbons, bows, and colorful paper; After all the Christmas presents are unwrapped!
As our family has grown, matured, added to, and changed: we have adapted to different ways of the tradition of “opening presents!”
I like everything wrapped!’
Some would rather have it in a bag—-easy peasy!
By Connie Bunch - Columnist on
3 months ago
Ever on the lookout for stuff I can reuse or recycle from holiday decorations, Christmas is second to none. Even better than composting Halloween pumpkins.
Back when I used to go with fresh-cut trees to decorate, I recycled them after the holidays. Each yielded beautiful evergreen needles perfect for garden mulch, plus a sack of kindling from cut-up branches and small stack of fast-lighting firewood logs.
By Felder Rushing - Columnist on
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3 months ago
Winona Christian School senior running back Will Irwin had a final high school football game that most players can only dream about.
One of the top running backs in school history, Irwin capped off his high school career helping his team to an 8-2 mark in 2025. He rushed for more than 1,400 yards and scored more than 20 touchdowns. Irwin and his teammates lost in the semifinals of the Midsouth Association of Independent School’s Class AA to Lee Academy of Clarksdale.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Writer on
3 months ago
No Lane Kiffin - No Problem - for Ole Miss as they made Magnolia state history by playing in the first College Football Playoff game in our state’s history. The Rebels, ranked sixth in the CFP playoffs, defeated No. 11 Tulane, 41-10, in front of a record-breaking Vaught-Hemingway Stadium crowd of over 68,000. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss ran for two scores and passed for another to lead the Rebels offense. The win was also the first for new Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding.
By Dale McKee - Columnist on
3 months ago
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Winona's Alisha Taylor was named the Player of the Game for the Lady Tigers after they defeated Clarkdale High School 31-29 Saturday at the Philadelphia High Tournament. Presenting the award to Taylor is Philadelphia coach Danzel McCory.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
3 months ago
The Winona High School girls’ and boys’ soccer teams played only one time each last week with games against Riverside High School on Thursday getting rained out.
The Lady Tigers upped their record to 7-3-1 with a 6-2 win over Choctaw County High School Tuesday in Ackerman. Emily Casiday scored a team-high three goals, and Sofia Guzman had two goals. Mary Beth Brannon and Georgina Tyler had one goal each.
By Calvin Stevens - Sports Writer on
