2 months 1 week ago
Move over, Archie. You may have to share a “Welcome to Drew” billboard with Stafford Shurden very soon.
Stafford Shurden’s resume in itself will arouse your curiosity and have you perusing the first pages of his recent book, Meet and Three. A play on words between “meat” and “meet” makes perfect sense in this memoir.
The farmer, restaurateur, retired judge, podcaster, connoisseur, and reviewer of gas station cuisine can now add “author” to his list of accomplishments.
By Marilyn Tinnin - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
Move over, Archie. You may have to share a “Welcome to Drew” billboard with Stafford Shurden very soon.
Stafford Shurden’s resume in itself will arouse your curiosity and have you perusing the first pages of his recent book, Meet and Three. A play on words between “meat” and “meet” makes perfect sense in this memoir.
The farmer, restaurateur, retired judge, podcaster, connoisseur, and reviewer of gas station cuisine can now add “author” to his list of accomplishments.
By Marilyn Tinnin - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Public-to-public transfers, sometimes called open enrollment or portability, are not robustly used. The policy is not a panacea. It can be a lifeline for hardship, though.
Forty-six (46) states, plus the District of Columbia, allow a student to transfer from the public school they are assigned to into another public school. Mississippi is among them.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Public-to-public transfers, sometimes called open enrollment or portability, are not robustly used. The policy is not a panacea. It can be a lifeline for hardship, though.
Forty-six (46) states, plus the District of Columbia, allow a student to transfer from the public school they are assigned to into another public school. Mississippi is among them.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
The drug is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States, leading those seeking treatment to seek care out of the country.
Lawmakers on the Mississippi House Public Health and Human Services Committee got down to work Tuesday afternoon, passing five bills out of committee for full consideration by their chamber.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
The drug is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States, leading those seeking treatment to seek care out of the country.
Lawmakers on the Mississippi House Public Health and Human Services Committee got down to work Tuesday afternoon, passing five bills out of committee for full consideration by their chamber.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 1 week ago
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1. MEMA urges Mississippians to prepare now for winter storm
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is urging Mississippians to prepare now for a strong winter storm moving through the Magnolia State this weekend.
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
2 months 1 week ago
The ownership and financing of Meta's giant data center in northeast Louisiana needs more scrutiny from state regulators, according to environmental advocates who say the structure increases the risk for utility ratepayers.
Environmental law nonprofit Earthjustice asked the Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday to investigate whether the newly disclosed structure of the campus under construction in Richland Parish weakens protections promised to customers of Entergy, the New Orleans-based utility building the infrastructure needed to power the massive project.
By Nolan McKendry - The Center Square on
2 months 1 week ago
The ownership and financing of Meta's giant data center in northeast Louisiana needs more scrutiny from state regulators, according to environmental advocates who say the structure increases the risk for utility ratepayers.
Environmental law nonprofit Earthjustice asked the Louisiana Public Service Commission on Wednesday to investigate whether the newly disclosed structure of the campus under construction in Richland Parish weakens protections promised to customers of Entergy, the New Orleans-based utility building the infrastructure needed to power the massive project.
By Nolan McKendry - The Center Square on
2 months 1 week ago
Tue, Jan 20 2026, 5:30 - 6:30pm
2 months 1 week ago
Tue, Jan 20 2026, 5 - 6pm
Madison Parish Port Commission will hold its January Board meeting
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 5:00pm
Madison Parish Port Board Room
1603 Felicia Drive Tallulah, La. 71282
2 months 1 week ago
The Madison Parish Police Jury re-elected its leadership during its Jan. 12 regular meeting at the Madison Parish Courthouse.
Jurors unanimously selected Jane G. Sanders as president, Johnny Hughes as vice president and Jerry Hicks as finance chairman. The jury also approved Margarett Dew to continue serving as secretary-treasurer, a staff position.
A representative of the parish’s sales tax collector, based in Concordia Parish, provided year-end collection totals and discussed how the office tracks compliance across jurisdictions.
By Timothy Holdiness - Publisher/Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
The Madison Parish Police Jury re-elected its leadership during its Jan. 12 regular meeting at the Madison Parish Courthouse.
Jurors unanimously selected Jane G. Sanders as president, Johnny Hughes as vice president and Jerry Hicks as finance chairman. The jury also approved Margarett Dew to continue serving as secretary-treasurer, a staff position.
A representative of the parish’s sales tax collector, based in Concordia Parish, provided year-end collection totals and discussed how the office tracks compliance across jurisdictions.
By Timothy Holdiness - Publisher/Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
The Madison Parish Police Jury re-elected its leadership during its Jan. 12 regular meeting at the Madison Parish Courthouse.
Jurors unanimously selected Jane G. Sanders as president, Johnny Hughes as vice president and Jerry Hicks as finance chairman. The jury also approved Margarett Dew to continue serving as secretary-treasurer, a staff position.
A representative of the parish’s sales tax collector, based in Concordia Parish, provided year-end collection totals and discussed how the office tracks compliance across jurisdictions.
By Timothy Holdiness - Publisher/Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Earl Joe Nelson of Biloxi and Monekea Smith-Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri appeared in Federal Court before District Judge Sharion Aycock in Aberdeen and pled guilty to conspiracy to commit embezzlement.
According to the DOJ, on a previous court date in October 2025, Mario Willis of Southaven, also pled guilty to the same conspiracy.
By Special to the Tate Record on
2 months 1 week ago
Chad Crowe
Chad Crowe, a veteran of more two decades in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools as a teacher, coach and administrator, was named the new Head of School for Kirk Academy Tuesday afternoon, according to Board President Chuck Rose.
Crowe takes over for Rob Shillito, who resigned in October 2025 to take the Head of School position at Starkville Academy.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
Chad Crowe
Chad Crowe, a veteran of more two decades in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools as a teacher, coach and administrator, was named the new Head of School for Kirk Academy Tuesday afternoon, according to Board President Chuck Rose.
Crowe takes over for Rob Shillito, who resigned in October 2025 to take the Head of School position at Starkville Academy.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
Chad Crowe
Chad Crowe, a veteran of more two decades in the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools as a teacher, coach and administrator, was named the new Head of School for Kirk Academy Tuesday afternoon, according to Board President Chuck Rose.
Crowe takes over for Rob Shillito, who resigned in October 2025 to take the Head of School position at Starkville Academy.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
2 months 1 week ago
Mississippi’s rural health care system is preparing for a mix of new funding and new challenges as the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” — officially the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — begins reshaping how small-town hospitals and clinics survive.
The OBBBA seeks to reduce federal health spending through deep cuts and stricter Medicaid rules. The law adds new work requirements, tightens eligibility and raises copays, while letting enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire — changes that could raise costs for many Mississippians.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
2 months 1 week ago
Mississippi’s rural health care system is preparing for a mix of new funding and new challenges as the federal “Big Beautiful Bill” — officially the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — begins reshaping how small-town hospitals and clinics survive.
The OBBBA seeks to reduce federal health spending through deep cuts and stricter Medicaid rules. The law adds new work requirements, tightens eligibility and raises copays, while letting enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expire — changes that could raise costs for many Mississippians.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
