Mike Stobbe, Associated Press, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

News | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press •

June 16, 2026

The U.S. infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low, though it still trails other similar nations

Latest CDC data shows Mississippi had the highest infant mortality rate, at 9.65 deaths per 1,000 births, and New Hampshire had the lowest, at just under 3 per 1,000.

News | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press •

February 6, 2026

U.S. births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports just over 3.6 million births in 2025, about 24,000 fewer than in 2024.

Healthcare | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press •

July 24, 2025

The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows

The birth rate has been sliding in America for close to two decades as more women are waiting longer to have children or never taking that step at all.

DC | Mike Stobbe, Associated Press , Kasturi Pananjady, Associated Press •

April 8, 2025

Why water fluoridation is under fire in the US

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants communities to stop fluoridating water. Some places are already pulling back on fluoridation, including communities in Mississippi.

News

Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith with President Donald Trump

News | Frank Corder •

July 21, 2026

With President Trump in her corner, Senator Hyde-Smith doesn’t pull punches as she seeks re-election

News | Frank Corder •

July 21, 2026

Insurance Commissioner urges residents to prepare ahead of Bertha

News | Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press •

July 21, 2026

Appeals court rejects Biden’s bid to block release of recordings of ghostwriter interviews

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

July 14, 2026

Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County

Business | Frank Corder •

July 8, 2026

Mississippi-based UniTek Global Services acquires Concurrent Utility Services

Business | Frank Corder •

July 7, 2026

Hood Industries closing Wiggins mill after 56 years

Culture

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

July 21, 2026

Fishbone Alley and the art of reinvention

Culture | Alistair Begg •

July 21, 2026

What will you do with Jesus?

Culture | Robert St. John •

July 20, 2026

The perfect peach

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

July 21, 2026

Nolan Wells’ death is tragic on so many levels

Opinion | Sid Salter •

July 15, 2026

Sen. Graham’s sudden death will impact seniority, congressional majority prospects

Opinion | Kelley Williams •

July 13, 2026

Black Swans and Mudberg