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 •

April 22, 2025

Mississippi Board of Education discusses ending U.S. History test as graduation requirement, unwinding of DEI

News | Annie Ma, Associated Press •

April 22, 2025

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

News | Magnolia Tribune •

April 22, 2025

Magnolia Mornings: April 22, 2025

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 17, 2025

GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 15, 2025

ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County

Business | Lynne Jeter •

April 9, 2025

Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

April 22, 2025

Graduate by Hilton Oxford, a Mississippi must

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

April 22, 2025

All we need for today

Culture | Parrish Alford •

April 21, 2025

Dart, a possible first rounder, makes Kiffin two-for-two. Can Simmons complete the trifecta?

Opinion

Opinion | Kimberly Ross •

April 21, 2025

From Shapiro to Trump, political rage does not justify political violence

Opinion | Jonathan Bain •

April 18, 2025

“One Door” is an open door for welfare expansion in Mississippi

Opinion | Sam Franklin •

April 17, 2025

Tariffs at the dawn of the American republic