Ben Finley, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Ben Finley, Associated Press

Culture | Ben Finley, Associated Press •

July 2, 2024

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis’ first hit. He barely got paid

Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out his later years on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, dressed in coveralls and leading a crew picking cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet potatoes.

News

News | Frank Corder •

September 3, 2025

National Democrats back candidates in Mississippi special legislative elections

News | Daniel Tyson •

September 3, 2025

Former Jackson Regency Hotel being demolished adjacent to Mississippi State Fairgrounds

News | Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press •

September 3, 2025

Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang, appeals court rules

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

September 3, 2025

Hood Industries invests $245 million in Waynesboro expansion

Business | Lynne Jeter •

August 29, 2025

Tri-state partnership boosts South’s automaker bid

Business | Lynne Jeter •

August 28, 2025

Northrop Grumman opens high-tech aerospace lab at Northeast Mississippi Community College

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

September 3, 2025

JackTown USA: Bringing the history of Jackson’s vibrant music scene to life

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 3, 2025

What to do with a guilty conscience

Culture | Alistair Begg •

September 2, 2025

Seeing and sharing Christ

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

September 3, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Rollins praised MSU’s ag tech, research during campus visit

Opinion | Chris Brown , Wayne Carr •

September 1, 2025

Mississippi shouldn’t subsidize bad decisions, Green New Deal in other states

Opinion | Brent Bailey •

September 1, 2025

Mississippi should help build the energy backbone – not block it