Bill Barrow, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Bill Barrow, Associated Press

DC | Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press , Bill Barrow, Associated Press •

December 18, 2025

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

The move could ease regulations and expand medical research by shifting marijuana from a Schedule I drug, like heroin, to a Schedule III substance, similar to ketamine.

DC | Bill Barrow, Associated Press •

December 15, 2025

Another blue wave? Meet the Democrat trying to make it happen and the Republican trying to stop her

It's routine for a president's party to lose ground in Congress during the first midterms after winning the White House. Trump, however, is in the rare position to test that historical trend with a second, nonconsecutive presidency.

DC | Bill Barrow, Associated Press •

January 9, 2025

Jimmy Carter honored with Washington funeral before burial in his Georgia hometown

Carter will be buried alongside his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, in the same town where they were born, lived most of their lives and died.

News | Bill Barrow, Associated Press , Alex Sanz, Associated Press •

December 30, 2024

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

The Carter Center said he died peacefully Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100 years old and had spent roughly 22 months in hospice care.

News

News | Mark Sherman, Associated Press •

April 1, 2026

Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments

News | Frank Corder •

April 1, 2026

Governor signs SHIELD Act into law seeking to further safeguard Mississippi elections

News | Frank Corder •

April 1, 2026

Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting dies as U.S. Supreme Court decision over racial gerrymandering nears

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

March 31, 2026

Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown

Business | Frank Corder •

March 26, 2026

DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion

Business | Frank Corder •

March 25, 2026

AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi

Culture

Culture | Susan Marquez •

April 1, 2026

Mississippi culture bearer: Calvin Phelps, Pike School of Art

Culture | Alistair Begg •

April 1, 2026

The Lord’s work

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

March 31, 2026

Where Charm Lives: Porch swing pickings in downtown Fulton

Opinion

Opinion | Patrick Sullivan •

April 1, 2026

Data Centers: Power-hungry but price-friendly

Opinion | Russ Latino •

April 1, 2026

On this April 1st, more government please

Opinion | Sid Salter •

April 1, 2026

For Mississippians of a certain age, everything old is new again at their gas pumps