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 | Jeremy Pittari •

December 20, 2024

Mississippi Dept. of Education pushes additional changes to K-12 funding formula

News | Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press •

December 20, 2024

Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month

News | Frank Corder •

December 20, 2024

State Rep. Charles Young, Jr. has died

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

December 16, 2024

Stark Aerospace adding nearly 100 jobs in Columbus to support new U.S. Navy contract

Business | Lynne Jeter •

December 11, 2024

Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network awarded $7.1 Million in RESTORE funding

Business | Frank Corder •

December 10, 2024

DeLisle announced as site for new PCC GulfChem plant

Culture

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

December 20, 2024

Folly of doubt

Culture | Ben Smith •

December 19, 2024

The duck massacre

Culture | Susan Marquez •

December 19, 2024

Local spirits make great gifts

Opinion

Opinion | Steven Gassenberger •

December 18, 2024

The PERS $25 billion problem

Opinion | Sid Salter •

December 18, 2024

GOP’s Clarke Reed fundamentally changed partisan politics in Mississippi and the South

Opinion | Jameson Taylor •

December 16, 2024

Federalism at the crossroads: What’s next for the states after Chevron?