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2 months 2 weeks ago
President Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland has drawn criticism and skepticism from allies around the globe.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday that President Donald Trump (R) has not set a timeline to acquire Greenland but it is “definitely a priority for him.”
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Similar bills were introduced during the 2025 legislative session but did not gain enough support from both chambers to make it to the governor’s desk.
In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, four bills were filed to ban cell phone use in Mississippi public school classrooms.
Two of those bills came out of the Senate, where SB 2099 was authored by State Senator Briggs Hopson (R) and SB 2069 was authored by Senator Dennis DeBar (R).
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Colonel Chris Cooksey, Commander of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team for the Mississippi National Guard, told lawmakers that chaplain support is plays a major role in reducing service member suicide rates.
Legislators on the Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force heard Monday of the importance of having someone to talk to when dealing with mental health issues, particularly for members of the military and the nation’s veterans.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Senator Lydia Chassaniol believes the measure will pass again this session and Governor Tate Reeves will support the legislation with the accompanying budget bills.
State Senator Lydia Chassaniol (R), chair of the Senate Tourism Committee, brought back a bill on Tuesday that aims to create a standalone Mississippi Department of Tourism.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Kimberly Ross:
Neither Renee Good nor Jonathan Ross should be political pawns. One person is dead, the other person has to live with the knowledge he took her life, and a country that has been sitting on a tinderbox inches ever closer to explosion.
By Kimberly Ross - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
The FBI’s affidavit against Spencer Pittman in the Beth Israel fire lays out damning details and also provides clues as to Pittman’s motives. A particular phrase used by Pittman appears frequently in anti-semitic propaganda from internet provocateurs like Nick Fuentes.
Jackson, Miss. — On Monday, Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, appeared via Zoom from a hospital bed, for his initial court appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
By Russ Latino and Daniel Tyson - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Shakina Martin, 45, of Independence, Miss., passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026.
Services will be Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Thyatira Church of Christ Family Life Center.
Burial follows in Wyatte Community Cemetery.
Pate-Jones Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Carmen Darlene Cook, 66, of Crenshaw, Miss., passed away Monday, January 12, 2026.
Services will be Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Crenshaw Baptist Church.
Burial follows in Longtown Cemetery.
Pate-Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 2 weeks ago
One of the Southeast's top economic development executives will take the reins of the Tate County Economic Development Foundation.
The Tate County Board of Supervisors and the Tate County Economic Development Foundation have announced the hiring of Joe Max Higgins to fill the vacancy in the community’s community’s economic and industrial development organization.
The announcement was made Monday night following a meeting of the EDF Board and community stakeholders.
By Floyd Ingram on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Karen Mackie Tate, 77, of Senatobia, Miss., passed away January 7, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Frances Boling, 80, of Sarah, Miss., passed away January 9, 2026 at her home in Sarah.
Services are Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 2 p.m. at Pate-Jones Funeral Home in Senatobia.
Burial follows in Flag Lake Cemetery.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 2 weeks ago
Robert St. John talks Carnival. He says king cakes are subjective. Everyone has an opinion. He has several strong ones.
Most people who aren’t from around here don’t realize how much Mardi Gras matters in my hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
By Robert St. John on
2 months 2 weeks ago
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2 months 3 weeks ago
James Ronald “Ron” Bolen peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior on January 7, 2026.
He was born on January 23, 1952, in Calhoun City, Miss., and was the only child of Ruth Caulder Bolen and James “Jim” Bolen.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Alorian Story finished with her tenth double double of the season at Lawson State in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A slow start came back to hurt the Northwest Mississippi Community College women's basketball team (9-5) as they dropped their first road game of the season in a 75-64 loss to Lawson State Community College (7-8) on Wednesday night.
"Hats off to Lawson, they did a great job with their game plan and that's why they deserved the win tonight," Head Coach Lataryl Williams said. "I just didn't think we closed the game like we should have. They made the plays that we didn't and that's why they came out on top."
By Special to the Tate Record on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Employees of the Leflore County Juvenile Detention Center walked off the job Friday after not receiving any pay since Nov. 7, shutting down the facility.
In an email sent Friday morning to Leflore County Sheriff James Payne and Leflore County Administrator Cynthia Stanciel and shared with the Commonwealth, Leflore County and Youth Court Judge James Littleton said the detention center shut down since no employees of the center were at work to provide security, book juveniles held there or perform drug tests, among other services.
By GERARD EDIC - The Greenwood Commonwealth on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, has announced the successful closure of its deal to acquire Ozarks Heritage Financial Group, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Legacy Bank & Trust, a $1.9 billion asset CDFI headquartered in Springfield, Mo. This strategic acquisition and joining of two mission-focused institutions will create a nearly $5 billion asset CDFI with an expanded footprint and enhanced capacity to serve customers and communities.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) has been elected by his fellow Appalachian governors to serve as the 2026 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) States’ Co-Chair.
ARC announced the news this week, noting that Reeves will serve as ARC’s 73rd States’ Co-Chair and the sixth Mississippi Governor to hold the position since 1965.
By Special to the Tate Record on
2 months 3 weeks ago
JACKSON — The Mississippi State Senate has passed substantial funding for the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) along with multiple bills to strengthen Mississippi’s education system, including a teacher pay raise, reducing restrictions on retired teachers returning to work, and making public-to-public transfers easier for students.
By The Tate Record on
2 months 3 weeks ago
Following Wednesday’s vote in the Mississippi Senate, every Senate Democrat stood united in opposition to legislation that would expand public-to-public school transfers without adequate safeguards—commonly referred to as a “school choice” bill.
Senate Democrats voted No, citing serious concerns that the legislation would weaken public education by draining resources from already underfunded school districts, undermining local control, and increasing inequities across the state.
By The Tate Record on
