Eric Olson, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Eric Olson, Associated Press

Culture | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

May 15, 2026

These guys don’t just drive the team bus. They go the extra mile for the players who love them

Team bus drivers like Jackie McCloud, Courtney Ellis and Larry Thurman are more than just drivers; they’re part of the team. Ellis gives pep talks and leads cheers in the Delta State dugout.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

January 30, 2026

O’Connor wanted the challenge of coaching baseball in SEC, and he’ll get one at Mississippi State

Brian O'Connor turned down multiple offers over the past decade but Mississippi State made an offer he couldn't refuse.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

January 20, 2026

No. 1 Indiana tops final AP Top 25 football poll of season, Ole Miss finishes at No. 3

It is the highest final ranking for the Ole Miss Rebels since 1962.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

January 7, 2026

College Football Playoff picks: Ole Miss is last hope for SEC to reach first title game in 3 years

The “It Just Means More” conference hasn't gone three years without a title since a four-year stretch from 1999-2002.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

December 18, 2025

College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals

SEC teams Oklahoma, Mississippi and Texas A&M and Oregon of the Big Ten are hosting and conditions will be far different from the brutal cold at 2024 northern hosts Notre Dame, Penn State and Ohio State.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

October 22, 2025

No. 8 Ole Miss to test defense of No. 13 Sooners in 1 of 3 Top 25 SEC games

The Rebels, coming off a 43-35 loss at Georgia, are playing their second straight top-15 team on the road.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

October 15, 2025

No. 5 Mississippi-No. 9 Georgia tops list of five Top 25 matchups

College football fans have a packed weekend with a season-high five Top 25 matchups on Saturday.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

August 27, 2025

College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games

At No. 21, Ole Miss looks to handle business in its opening week matchup with Georgia State.

News | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

February 6, 2025

NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women’s competition to athletes assigned female at birth

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports.

Sports | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

January 21, 2025

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Notre Dame are 1-2 in final poll; Mississippi and BYU ahead of playoff teams

Oregon, which had been No. 1 in eight straight polls entering the playoff, finished No. 3. Texas and Penn State were next. No. 11 Mississippi and No. 12 BYU were ahead of playoff teams.

News

News | Frank Corder •

May 18, 2026

$23 million in CDBG funds going to 41 Mississippi communities

News | Fatima Hussein, Associated Press , Eric Tucker, Associated Press , Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press •

May 18, 2026

Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

News | Jeremy Pittari •

May 18, 2026

SCOTUS order not expected to affect Mississippi’s new anti-abortion pill law

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Business | Frank Corder •

May 11, 2026

Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

May 18, 2026

The forest and the pine trees

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 18, 2026

Run hard

Culture | Matt Friedeman •

May 17, 2026

We have an ascending God

Opinion

Opinion | Mike Ezell •

May 14, 2026

Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political

Opinion | Sid Salter •

May 13, 2026

Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice

Opinion | Trey Dellinger •

May 11, 2026

Eric Olson, Associated Press

These guys don’t just drive the team bus. They go the extra mile for the players who love them

O’Connor wanted the challenge of coaching baseball in SEC, and he’ll get one at Mississippi State

No. 1 Indiana tops final AP Top 25 football poll of season, Ole Miss finishes at No. 3

College Football Playoff picks: Ole Miss is last hope for SEC to reach first title game in 3 years

College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals

No. 8 Ole Miss to test defense of No. 13 Sooners in 1 of 3 Top 25 SEC games

No. 5 Mississippi-No. 9 Georgia tops list of five Top 25 matchups

College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games

NCAA changes transgender policy to limit women’s competition to athletes assigned female at birth

AP Top 25: Ohio St, Notre Dame are 1-2 in final poll; Mississippi and BYU ahead of playoff teams

News

$23 million in CDBG funds going to 41 Mississippi communities

Justice Department announces a $1.7B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit

SCOTUS order not expected to affect Mississippi’s new anti-abortion pill law

Business

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Lockers Manufacturing announces $9.7 million expansion in Batesville

Culture

The forest and the pine trees

Run hard

We have an ascending God

Opinion

Supporting law enforcement shouldn’t be political

Remembering the legacies of former GOP Gov. Kirk Fordice and First Lady Pat Fordice

New Mississippi abortion pill law protects women

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