Magnolia Tribune, Author at Magnolia Tribune

Magnolia Tribune

This article was produced by Magnolia Tribune staff.

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 26, 2014

Politico asks “Is the tea party ready to chill out?” after miserable election year endings

Is the tea party ready to chill out? After 2014 losses, conservative activists chart a new strategy. It was a miserable year for the tea party, with its highest-profile candidates all losing to establishment-backed incumbents. In Kansas, Milton Wolf, a doctor and distant relative of President Barack Obama, was roiled by a professional scandal and…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

YP – Former Senator Irb Benjamin (D) from Rienzi abruptly cuts ties with Alcorn/Grenada county jails

Former state legislator Irb Benjamin from Rienzi has abruptly cut ties with two prisons. WTVA reports that he resigned as Alcorn County Warden this past week. Emily Pettus had a more expansive piece on Benjamin who has run prisons through a private company. Alcorn County Board of Supervisors president Lowell Hinton told The Associated Press…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Wicker not conceding any states in 2016, wants NRSC active in all 24 up for election

Roger Wicker Looks for Fast Start at NRSC Wicker beat out Nevada Sen. Dean Heller for the chairmanship in a closed-door Nov. 13 GOP conference meeting. Six days later, seated behind his desk on the fifth floor of Dirksen, Wicker was confident in the party’s ability to hold a potential 54-seat majority, despite a map…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Austin Barbour says grassroots “need to take back over the Tea Party at the local level”

Tolbert: Austin Barbour Calls For Grassroots To Retake Tea Party Mississippi native political consultant Austin Barbour was in Arkansas this weekend. He stopped to speak at the Clinton School of Public Service on his way to Fayetteville for some sort of football event. I am guessing the Little Rock speech was the highlight of his…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Ferguson to run for Desoto Co. Schools Superintendent to replace Kuykendall

Ferguson to run for School Supt. Longtime educator and former Horn Lake High School Principal James M. “Jim” Ferguson has announced his plans to run for Superintendent of Education for DeSoto County Schools. Ferguson, 45, is a fourth-generation educator, a former “Administrator of the Year,” and Chickasaw Conference Coach of the Year in baseball as…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Chris McDaniel grifting again? Former staffer says McDaniel is forming ‘United Conservatives Fund’

Former Republican Chris McDaniel campaign coalitions director turned Democrat Travis Childers endorser Scott Brewster took to Twitter and Facebook Monday night to announce a new fundraising effort McDaniel is undertaking… Brewster wrote: “#Chris McDaniel announces the formation of the United Conservatives Fund tonight. This is huge news for the future growth of the conservative movement…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Williamson, Landrum head to Jones County circuit judge runoff

WDAM – TV 7 – News, Weather and Sports WDAM 11/23/14

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Ali ShamsidDeen wants Hinds County election investigation

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 11/23/14

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Congressman Thompson defends Obama immigration executive action on WLBT Red/Blue Review

MSNewsNow.com – Jackson, MS WLBT 11/23/14

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 25, 2014

Jackson City Council Ward 1 debate tonight

New format for Ward 1 debate JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Candidates who are hoping to lead Ward 1 will face off Tuesday night. The Hinds County Republican party announced they plan to incorporate a new “chess-clock format” for this debate. The four Republican candidates: Charles Barbour, Ashby Foote, Richard Sellers, and Amile Wilson…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 24, 2014

Mississippi auditor: Corruption shouldn’t result in a state pension

Mississippi auditor: Corruption shouldn’t result in a state pension State Auditor Stacey Pickering says he wants the Legislature takes on the issue when the session begins in January. He said he’s already talked to members of the state House and Senate about getting a bill passed. “Prison time has nothing to do with it (collecting…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

November 24, 2014

Cochran, Palazzo top federal delegation net worth list of wealthiest in Congress

Who’s Mississippi’s wealthiest member of Congress? The Mississippi delegation’s ranks and net worth: Sen. Thad Cochran #145 $1.59 million Rep. Steven Palazzo #212 $810,000 Rep. Bennie Thompson #302 $300,000 Rep. Gregg Harper #388 $40,000 Rep. Alan Nunnelee #417 -$30,000 Sen. Roger Wicker #467 -$200,000 Clarion Ledger 11/21/14

News

News | Daniel Tyson •

March 30, 2026

Legislature creates Jackson Water Authority, sends bill to governor

News | Jeremy Pittari •

March 30, 2026

Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline

News | Daniel Tyson •

March 30, 2026

Inmate dyslexia testing, study dies in Mississippi Legislature

Business

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

Business | Frank Corder •

March 20, 2026

International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County

Culture

Culture | Robert St. John •

March 30, 2026

Nobody plans for this

Culture | Alistair Begg •

March 30, 2026

Citizens of somewhere else

Culture | Marilyn Tinnin •

March 27, 2026

Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 26, 2026

Facts, not feelings, are a hard sell in teacher pay raise debate

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 25, 2026

Senate Democrat suing state over Mississippi Supreme Court map named by Hosemann to help redraw lines

Opinion | Sid Salter •

March 25, 2026

Magnolia Tribune

Politico asks “Is the tea party ready to chill out?” after miserable election year endings

YP – Former Senator Irb Benjamin (D) from Rienzi abruptly cuts ties with Alcorn/Grenada county jails

Wicker not conceding any states in 2016, wants NRSC active in all 24 up for election

Austin Barbour says grassroots “need to take back over the Tea Party at the local level”

Ferguson to run for Desoto Co. Schools Superintendent to replace Kuykendall

Chris McDaniel grifting again? Former staffer says McDaniel is forming ‘United Conservatives Fund’

Williamson, Landrum head to Jones County circuit judge runoff

Ali ShamsidDeen wants Hinds County election investigation

Congressman Thompson defends Obama immigration executive action on WLBT Red/Blue Review

Jackson City Council Ward 1 debate tonight

Mississippi auditor: Corruption shouldn’t result in a state pension

Cochran, Palazzo top federal delegation net worth list of wealthiest in Congress

News

Legislature creates Jackson Water Authority, sends bill to governor

Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline

Inmate dyslexia testing, study dies in Mississippi Legislature

Business

DG Foods announces $1.19 million expansion

AeroShield Alliance locating headquarters in Mississippi

International Paper to build new $225 million facility in Rankin County

Culture

Nobody plans for this

Citizens of somewhere else

Richard Truly: Mississippi’s astronaut and national treasure

Opinion

Facts, not feelings, are a hard sell in teacher pay raise debate

Senate Democrat suing state over Mississippi Supreme Court map named by Hosemann to help redraw lines

Supreme Court action on Mississippi cases impacts protest rights, balloting procedures

All the latest delivered to your inbox!

Title Placeholder