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 | Frank Corder •

November 6, 2026

Lipscomb, a first-time candidate, says, “These are not my first fights,” as she launches Secretary of State bid

News | Paul Wiseman, Associated Press •

November 6, 2026

U.S. continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans

News | Jeremy Pittari •

November 6, 2026

Reeves announces approval of more than 100 Opportunity Zones under federal tax program

Business

Business | Meredith Biesinger •

October 22, 2026

New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery

Business | Frank Corder •

October 20, 2026

Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility

Business | Cass Rutledge •

October 20, 2026

Lumber manufacturer investing $8.3 million in Macon expansion

Culture

Culture | Chris Burrows, Associated Press •

November 6, 2026

No. 2 Georgia and No. 12 Mississippi meet again in a showcase of two of the SEC’s best since 2023

Culture | Susan Marquez •

November 6, 2026

Veteran’s Day events held across Mississippi

Culture | Alistair Begg •

November 6, 2026

Love in action

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

November 4, 2026

Democrats took Republicans behind the woodshed. The GOP has only itself to blame

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 4, 2026

Like other tax proposals, California voters on Nov. 3 test-drove a tax on billionaires

Opinion | Russ Latino •

November 3, 2026

A time for choosing: America’s future is bigger than one election