Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
News
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
Education: Lawmakers ‘incomplete?’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 4/20/8 If Mississippi lawmakers were getting a report card for their efforts in adding quality to public education this legislative session, they would have to receive an incomplete. The 2008 Legislature had significant achievements, including fully funding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, as part of the Quality Education Act of 2008. But…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
Bodyguard Fla. trip wasteful, unnecessary
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/20/8 At $12,326, it would be a stretch to call Mayor Frank Melton’s travel budget exorbitant. For a mayor of a mid-sized city, it’s not a lot of money. Peanuts, really. It’s good business for a mayor to travel from time to time as long as his city is realizing a return on…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
Legislative action a mixed bag for Jackson
The Clarion-Ledger, 4/20/8 Bills approved in the 2008 legislative session that would crack down on copper theft, combat drug houses and enhance the penalties for some violent crimes could help make Jackson safer, city officials and delegation members say. All of those, as well as a bill that would put $160,000 toward the Jackson Police…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
A town’s dilemma
Highway plan stirs ire Officials at MDOT, including environmental engineer Claiborne Barnwell, have heard these complaints for a long time now. “We’ve met with numerous people on several occasions,” Barnwell says, “and the only thing anybody remotely agreed on was getting the truck traffic off Church Street. But nobody ever came up with a way…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
Saban offers Brookwood tackle
Saban offers Brookwood tackle Brookwood offensive tackle Kellen Williams hit the recruiting jackpot on Wednesday. After learning early in the day that a scholarship offer is in the mail from FSU, the 6-foot-5, 290-pound Williams received an offer from Alabama during a phone call with Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban late Wednesday. Williams already had…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 21, 2008
DJ – EDITORIAL:Sanctuary stand
EDITORIAL:Sanctuary stand If the case against the Sanctuary staffers goes to trial, it will have to rely on information gathered by two investigators fired for misconduct. Whatever that misconduct was – reportedly, it was encouraging the complaining family members to talk to the Associated Press – it brings into question the validity of what their…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 20, 2008
Alabama blasts State 21-7
Alabama blasts State 21-7 Alabama pounded four home runs among its 22 hits to blast Mississippi State 21-7 Saturday in the first game of a Southeastern Conference baseball doubleheader. Ross Wilson hit two homers for Alabama (21-18, 7-9 SEC) and Del Howard had a grand slam during the Crimson Tide’s eight-run seventh inning. Cody Freeman…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 19, 2008
McNair calls it a career
McNair calls it a career Owings Mills, MD (Sports Network) – Former MVP quarterback Steve McNair announced his retirement from the NFL Thursday, making it official at an afternoon press conference. McNair spent his final two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens after playing his first 11 years with the Tennessee Titans franchise. He was a…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 19, 2008
Session ends with tiff over Earth Day resolution
Legislative Session Ends The final battle of the session occurred in the House, where Rep. Jim Ellington blasted a resolution designating April 22 as “Mississippi Earth Day.” Ellington, R-Raymond, objected to a portion of the resolution that dealt with the “combat of ‘Global Warming.’ ” He said nobody knows whether global warming exists. But state…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 19, 2008
YP – Why the prosecution of Minor AND Diaz was a very good thing
This week, the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep John Conyers (D) released a report outlining what the Democrats on the committee believe to be the political nature of prosecutions by the Justice Department for public corruption. One of those prosecutions mentioned on Page 26 was that of Judge Oliver Diaz and Paul Minor, a…
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
3,589
3,590
3,591
3,592
3,593
…
4,211
Next
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 19, 2008
Session ends but job is not done
Session ends but job is not done Gov. Haley Barbour says he will call a special session before June 30 so lawmakers can consider a hospital tax to cover part of the Medicaid budget. He also wants them to authorize the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to stay in business when the fiscal year starts…
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
April 19, 2008
Rep. Thompson launches e-newsletter to aid small businesses
Rep. Thompson launches e-newsletter to aid small businesses His office has recently distributed the third issue of his newsletter, Business Opportunities at DHS, which lists upcoming DHS solicitations, provides links to helpful government Web sites, cites upcoming meetings and conferences, and discusses top R&D and procurement priorities of DHS, which his congressional committee oversees. “I…
News
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
August 20, 2025
Legislative committee weighs cost, benefit of adding GLP-1 drugs to Mississippi state employee health plan
News
|
Frank Corder
•
August 20, 2025
Hunting for a deal? Mississippi’s 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday is next week
News
|
Magnolia Tribune
•
August 20, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 20, 2025
Business
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
Business
|
Lynne Jeter
•
August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
Business
|
Daniel Tyson
•
August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
Culture
Culture
|
Robbie Faulk, Associated Press
•
August 20, 2025
Mississippi State working to bounce back from rough first season under Jeff Lebby
Culture
|
Chris Burrows, Associated Press
•
August 20, 2025
Lane Kiffin’s new challenge: Rebuilding Ole Miss with just four returning starters
Culture
|
Richelle Putnam
•
August 20, 2025
Brad Watson: Between sunshine and shadow
Opinion
Opinion
|
Sid Salter
•
August 20, 2025
Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy
Opinion
|
Philip Wegmann
•
August 19, 2025
Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
Opinion
|
Josh Appel
•
August 18, 2025
C.S. Lewis in the Age of Bleakness
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
Email
(Required)
Comments
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
