1 day 10 hours ago
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
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1 day 10 hours ago
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
By Ruthie Robison - The Enterprise-Tocsin on
1 day 10 hours ago
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the U.S. Marshal Service that occurred Monday morning at a residence on Mill Street in Indianola.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, the deceased has been identified as Demetric Bryant, 25, of Indianola. Burton said that his body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy.
By Ruthie Robison - The Enterprise-Tocsin on
1 day 12 hours ago
Native may be the new buzzword for choosing landscape plants, but it often gets in the way of good gardening.
Not knocking native plants; after all, this past president of the Mississippi Native Plant Society grows and lectures on their benefits and uses. But when it comes to translating their crucial role in supporting wildlife and creating a “sense of place” in our region into tangible action, a lot gets lost in good intentions and lip service. Being native may not be the tipping point for getting them into gardens, at least for most folks.
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1 day 12 hours ago
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Lawmakers agreed to a 16% increase in state funding for the social welfare healthcare program. The Division of Medicaid had requested an increase of $390 million.
Mississippi lawmakers have approved the conference report for the state’s Medicaid appropriation, with state funding for the social welfare healthcare program.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
Mississippi appropriators are hammering out the state budget as the 2026 regular legislative session nears its end.
The Fiscal Year 2027 estimated state budget is nearly $7.4 billion, up slightly from $7.3 billion in FY 2026.
By Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
1 day 12 hours ago
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1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
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1 day 12 hours ago
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1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
1 day 12 hours ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
In Mississippi
1. IRS offering free tax help in Mississippi
The Internal Revenue Service announced that special Saturday hours will be available over the next few months at select Taxpayer Assistance Centers across the country, including Mississippi.
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1 day 14 hours ago
Clark Hicks is a civil litigation attorney and Hattiesburg resident. Write him at clark@hicksattorneys.com.
My parents came from Oklahoma. Cattle country. Those sprawling grasses cultivated fine beef when covered wagons first rolled through Indian territory. Cowboys roamed the land for generations, rounding up steers, bulls, cows, and heifers. A delicious steak in Oklahoma was as common as tornados and crude oil. But in 1972, when the Hicks family migrated to Mississippi, we had difficulty finding a good ribeye. Instead, the Magnolia State boasted of the finest mudcats and polliwogs in the nation. Catfish?!
By Clark Hicks on
2 days 5 hours ago
MOBILE, Ala. – The William Carey baseball team dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader against the Mobile Rams, falling 7–6 in the opener before suffering a heartbreaking 9–8 loss in 12 innings in the series finale.
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2 days 7 hours ago
The WCU softball team earned a conference doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon, knocking off Faulkner University 3–1 in the opener before rolling to a 7–0 shutout in game two.
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2 days 8 hours ago
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — The No. 2 Pearl River baseball team unleashed an offensive onslaught Saturday afternoon, piling up 27 runs on 17 extra-base hits to sweep Coahoma. The Wildcats claimed game one 15-8 before run-ruling the Tigers 12-1 in game two.
"We scored a bunch of runs today and hit a lot of balls really hard," head coach Michael Avalon said. "We hit with authority and power. I was really proud of that. This game is tough at times, but today we're thankful for what we were able to do."
By Dylan Dunaway on
2 days 10 hours ago
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — It was a history-making, record-breaking day for the No. 1 Pearl River softball program Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats swept Coahoma, 7-0 and 8-0.
Not only did Shania Fondren (Batesville; South Panola) break the program's single-season home run record, but Teegan DeWitt (Pass Christian; Hancock) tossed a five-inning perfect game. PRCC also celebrated its sophomore class between games.
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3 days 4 hours ago
Photo by Russ Cloy, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Southern Miss had everything it needed in the first inning, bases loaded, no outs and a chance to seize control.
It walked away with one run, and never recovered and Appalachian State made sure it paid for it.
After stranding the bases loaded with no outs in the first inning, the Golden Eagles managed just one hit over the next five innings, falling 6-2 to App State as the Mountaineers used a pair of three-run innings to take control late.
By DIMA MIXON on
3 days 4 hours ago
Photo by Russ Cloy, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Southern Miss had everything it needed in the first inning, bases loaded, no outs and a chance to seize control.
It walked away with one run, and never recovered and Appalachian State made sure it paid for it.
After stranding the bases loaded with no outs in the first inning, the Golden Eagles managed just one hit over the next five innings, falling 6-2 to App State as the Mountaineers used a pair of three-run innings to take control late.
By DIMA MIXON on
