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Everyone who follows football in the area likely assumed this season would be a transition year for Hattiesburg after legendary head coach Tony Vance announced his retirement last year.
Vance finished his career with a 157-64 coaching record, and Hattiesburg was also losing star quarterback Deuce Vance.
In February, Hattiesburg High School announced it would hire Kendall Lacey as the school’s next head coach, bringing him over from Valdosta High School in Georgia.
Most around the area believed it would certainly be a rebuilding year — everyone except Lacey.
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Smith Stringer learned early that competition was never optional.
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3 months 1 week ago
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Shaw Ingram, owner of Wax Fantastic Records, mans the helm of the new record store.
After opening their doors on November 1, Wax Fantastic Records has been rock-and-rolling right along. Shaw Ingram, the owner of Wax Fantastic, set out to open more than just a record shop- he wanted a space where the community can come together and bond over a mutual appreciation of music. When asked about the inspiration behind opening a record store, Ingram recalled memories from his childhood in Greenville and his parents’ stereo with a turntable.
By Amanda D. Lee on
3 months 1 week ago
Photo by Amanda D. Lee, © 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Shaw Ingram, owner of Wax Fantastic Records, mans the helm of the new record store.
After opening their doors on November 1, Wax Fantastic Records has been rock-and-rolling right along. Shaw Ingram, the owner of Wax Fantastic, set out to open more than just a record shop- he wanted a space where the community can come together and bond over a mutual appreciation of music. When asked about the inspiration behind opening a record store, Ingram recalled memories from his childhood in Greenville and his parents’ stereo with a turntable.
By Amanda D. Lee on
3 months 1 week ago
The Mardi Gras line, which includes stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, has drawn an average of over 420 people daily since it began in August.
Amtrak says more than 46,000 customers have ridden its Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal Mississippi between New Orleans and Mobile since its official start on August 18.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
The Mardi Gras line, which includes stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, has drawn an average of over 420 people daily since it began in August.
Amtrak says more than 46,000 customers have ridden its Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal Mississippi between New Orleans and Mobile since its official start on August 18.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
The Mardi Gras line, which includes stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, has drawn an average of over 420 people daily since it began in August.
Amtrak says more than 46,000 customers have ridden its Mardi Gras Service trains on the twice-daily round trips across Coastal Mississippi between New Orleans and Mobile since its official start on August 18.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school model.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school model.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Polling conducted earlier this year shows a majority of Americans support education freedom, open enrollment, true parent accountability measures, and direct funding models that give families greater control and flexibility to provide the best education possible for their children.
Lawmakers in Mississippi are not the only ones considering ways to expand education freedom and provide more parental flexibility. There is a growing national trend away from the traditional zip-code based school model.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
Author’s Note:
By Robert St. John on
3 months 1 week ago
Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
Author’s Note:
By Robert St. John on
3 months 1 week ago
Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
Author’s Note:
By Robert St. John on
3 months 1 week ago
Robert St. John says as we gather around our tables this season, let’s remember—Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a way of life.
Author’s Note:
By Robert St. John on
3 months 1 week ago
There’s a simple, earnest joy that happens when a room full of people come together to listen, sing, dance, or just enjoy. Seemingly ordinary moments become luminous.
By Mike Lopinto on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.
There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.
There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Whether you’re a regular citizen going about your daily life or the leader of the free world, we all have a duty to turn down the temperature of hatred and division.
There are simply no words sufficient enough to describe the evil that is murder. When a human being takes the life of another human being, something is clearly and deeply broken. And when a family member kills one or more of their own, the horror is compounded to an unimaginable degree.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.
All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.
After Jesus was born, Joseph took the young family to the Temple for apparently two major reasons talked about in the Law – for Mary’s post-birth purification and to present Mary’s firstborn to the Lord.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months 1 week ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
Jesus has arrived to change the world…but it’s going to get rough out there; that’s part of the deal. Go tell everybody, anyway.
All kinds of things you can do with the Christmas story. What we shouldn’t do – be satisfied in it.
After Jesus was born, Joseph took the young family to the Temple for apparently two major reasons talked about in the Law – for Mary’s post-birth purification and to present Mary’s firstborn to the Lord.
By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune on
