Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 19, 2025

Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out

Columnist Sid Salter says the next time someone says term limits are the answer, remember it might sound like a clever way to “drain the swamp,” but it really drowns Mississippi’s voice in a more bottomless swamp.

Opinion | Jill Ford •

November 18, 2025

Keep opportunity in Mississippi: Put AI to work

State Rep. Jill Ford says to turn innovation into opportunity, Mississippi must continue pursuing policies that are practical, ambitious, and tailored to our people.

Opinion | Kelley Williams •

November 17, 2025

More flood for less rain

Kelley Williams says when the Mississippi River changes course, it will destroy everything in its path. It will be a disaster worse than the great 1927 flood.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

November 15, 2025

Those dark clouds are the debt

Douglas Carswell says costly foreign wars, mega bailouts, COVID giveaways and all those federal entitlement programs LBJ said would “end poverty”, eventually add up.

Opinion | Hunter Estes •

November 14, 2025

Mississippi should double down as an education innovator

Hunter Estes says when Mississippi families can vote with their feet, or with their wallets, education becomes a market of ideas, not centralized government control.

Opinion | Kelley Williams •

November 13, 2025

Wistful not thinking

Kelley Williams writes that natural avulsions, like with the Mississippi River, are Mother Nature’s way of rebooting rivers. "We can help her do the next one — at the right place. If we start now," he says.

Opinion | Ron Eller •

November 12, 2025

It’s time to restore trust in government: Why Congress needs term limits

Ron Eller says the dysfunction in Washington isn’t just bad luck or partisan gridlock — it’s the natural result of entrenched power.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 12, 2025

Grisham’s latest novel is not a legal thriller, but an introspective mystery about greed

Columnist Sid Salter reviews John Grisham's latest book, "The Widow."

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

November 7, 2025

Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker says as citizens in America we take our first amendment rights for granted, but religious oppression is alive and well around the world.

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

November 6, 2025

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson said there were “no big surprises" in Tuesday's election, just predictable results. “In the end, blue states voted blue.”

Opinion | Sid Salter •

November 5, 2025

Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources

Columnist Sid Salter says every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. By 2030, one in five U.S. residents will be senior citizens.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

October 29, 2025

Shutdown impacts in Mississippi require an understanding of reliance on federal funds

Columnist Sid Salter writes that to paint Mississippi solely as a dependent state would be to ignore recent major strides in economic development and tax reform.

News

News | Frank Corder •

January 7, 2026

Barbour, Bryant, Duff headline broad coalition of business leaders in support of universal school choice

News | Magnolia Tribune •

January 7, 2026

Magnolia Mornings: January 7, 2026

News | Jeremy Pittari •

January 6, 2026

Senate Education Committee moves teacher pay raise, public-to-public transfer bills forward

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

December 19, 2025

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Business | Frank Corder •

December 18, 2025

Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg

Business | Frank Corder •

December 15, 2025

Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County

Culture

Culture | Eric Olson, Associated Press •

January 7, 2026

College Football Playoff picks: Ole Miss is last hope for SEC to reach first title game in 3 years

Culture | Richelle Putnam •

January 7, 2026

Mississippi Writers Guild: Looking at the past, anticipating the future

Culture | John Marshall, Associated Press •

January 7, 2026

No. 6 seed Ole Miss, No. 10 Miami set up College Football Playoff game like no other

Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 7, 2026

The dumb leftist argument against school choice that won’t go away

Opinion | Sid Salter •

January 7, 2026

Mississippi’s 2026 mid-term incumbents appear safe but wary of kitchen-table issues

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 5, 2026

Opinion

Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out

Keep opportunity in Mississippi: Put AI to work

More flood for less rain

Those dark clouds are the debt

Mississippi should double down as an education innovator

Wistful not thinking

It’s time to restore trust in government: Why Congress needs term limits

Grisham’s latest novel is not a legal thriller, but an introspective mystery about greed

Every human being deserves the freedom to practice their faith as they see fit

Johnson’s election postmortem: 2026 – not 2025 – will buoy GOP hopes

Incoming ‘silver tsunami’ of seniors will strain federal and state government resources

Shutdown impacts in Mississippi require an understanding of reliance on federal funds

News

Barbour, Bryant, Duff headline broad coalition of business leaders in support of universal school choice

Magnolia Mornings: January 7, 2026

Senate Education Committee moves teacher pay raise, public-to-public transfer bills forward

Business

Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility

Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg

Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County

Culture

College Football Playoff picks: Ole Miss is last hope for SEC to reach first title game in 3 years

Mississippi Writers Guild: Looking at the past, anticipating the future

No. 6 seed Ole Miss, No. 10 Miami set up College Football Playoff game like no other

Opinion

The dumb leftist argument against school choice that won’t go away

Mississippi’s 2026 mid-term incumbents appear safe but wary of kitchen-table issues

Maduro’s ‘warm collectivism’ meets Trump’s ‘rugged individualism’

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