57+ min ago  (486+ words) It's all common sense," State Senator Angela Hill said. Lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Tate Reeves (R) that requires driver's licenses to depict a person's biological sex at birth. State Senator Angela Hill (R) authored the legislation. She told Magnolia Tribune…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (475+ words) Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter: When Daniel Kirkwood Fordice was elected as the first Republican governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction in an upset of Democrat incumbent Ray Mabus in 1991, it signaled a sea change in Mississippi politics…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (382+ words) Brad White, the MDOT executive director, spoke Monday at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum, highlighting transportation funding and previewing expansion projects. The executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation said Monday afternoon that he is pleased with the nearly…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (509+ words) We miss Paul Harvey letting us know "the rest of the story." Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is touting a bill she co-sponsored to eliminate tariffs and countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports. "Mississippi farmers depend on affordable fertilizer to stay competitive,…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (311+ words) Tartan is the pattern of interlocking stripes of varying width and color producing a repeating pattern, most commonly used in Scottish Highland dress such as kilts. Mississippi will have an official state tartan as of July 1. "What is tartan?" you…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago  (388+ words) Below is a political opinion column by Trey Dellinger: The availability of mail-order abortion pills undermines the laws of pro-life states and endangers the mother's health. When the FDA initially approved mifepristone, it recognized these risks and only allowed these…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago  (392+ words) Calls are growing for Mississippi to redistrict ahead of the November midterms. Congressman Bennie Thompson says, "In South Africa, they say, "a luta continua," the struggle continues and we will continue to fight." Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson went on Al…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (414+ words) The Mississippi State Department of Health will be meeting with hospitals on Monday to help assess the status of those injured. Governor Tate Reeves (R) provided an update on the tornado response to still underway across Mississippi's Pine Belt region on…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (417+ words) Governor Tate Reeves called it "a good day for those who believe in the principle that all Americans are created equal. A good day for law and order. A good day for Mississippi!" The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (808+ words) Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion Meridian Community College is launching a new automotive technology program made possible through support from Accelerate MS. MCC students will receive hands-on training in…...