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

News | Jeremy Pittari •

June 30, 2026

Dispersal of Opioid Settlement funds nears

News | Russ Latino •

June 29, 2026

Hinds County DA Jody Owens pleads guilty in Jackson bribery case, resigns from office

News | Frank Corder •

June 29, 2026

Nine Mississippi sites listed in National Register of Historic Places so far in 2026

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

June 23, 2026

Keytronic announces $8.89 million expansion in Corinth

Business | Frank Corder •

June 17, 2026

Gould Industries locating in southwest Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

June 16, 2026

U.S. Army contracts with General Atomics for long-range maneuvering projectile program

Culture

Culture | Alistair Begg •

July 1, 2026

The true Israel

Culture | Meredith Biesinger •

June 30, 2026

From beard oil to pizza: Discovering Munson & Bros. in Columbus

Culture | Alistair Begg •

June 30, 2026

A solid diet

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

July 1, 2026

Delta journalist Jim Abbott’s ‘Paper Man’ memoir captures his unique, impactful career

Opinion | Russ Latino •

June 30, 2026

An American Inheritance Requires a Moral People

Opinion | Russ Latino •

June 26, 2026

An American Inheritance for Everyone