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By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 370 Reads
On Wed, 08/27/2025 - 03:48 PM

Mayor Horhn is proposing to let the Convention Center run Thalia Mara Hall. Horhn says that since the Convention Center ended a third-party management contract, operating losses have gone from $2.5 million to nearly breakeven.
On top of the list of turning around Jackson is to get a good hotel across from the convention center. That state legislature should help with that.

Thalia Mara Hall needs to be restored

By Wyatt Emmerich, READ MORE > 370 Reads
On Wed, 08/27/2025 - 03:48 PM

Davis:Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

By Lesley Davis - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 243 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 03:40 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Lesley Davis:

Lesley Davis says American taxpayers unwittingly funded a radical ideological takeover that discriminated against women by pushing men into single sex organizations and private spaces.

Davis:Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

By Lesley Davis - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 243 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 03:40 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Lesley Davis:

Lesley Davis says American taxpayers unwittingly funded a radical ideological takeover that discriminated against women by pushing men into single sex organizations and private spaces.

Women’s archery growing in Mississippi

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On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 03:36 PM

Local archery phenom Morgan Rives out of William Carey is a large part of why the sport is growing all across Mississippi and the Southeastern United States.

Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Tom’s Fried Pies

By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 248 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 03:06 PM

If you’ve never had a fried hand pie, then head to Richland and grab a savory or sweet treat, or both.

Tucked away in the corner of a shopping center on Highway 49 in Richland is a place where your taste buds will get a pleasant surprise. If you’ve never had a fried hand pie, then the folks at Tom’s Fried Pies are waiting to introduce you to this Southern staple.

LIfe Lines - Recalling the Storm of the Century

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 947 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 02:31 PM

I just read through our special section on Katrina — the Storm of the Century that hit Simpson County on a Monday like this in 2005. Only, not like this at all.
Today is warm and sunny and calm, and I know that I can do anything I want to do this afternoon. I can go home and turn on lights and read a book, I can make coffee, I can go out and water plants, I can play Solitaire on my computer or text a friend on my phone. I couldn’t do anything like that on August 29, 2005.

The Reading Lamp - ‘Salvage the Bones’ recreates Hurricane Katrina

By Donna McLean, READ MORE > 885 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 02:08 PM

As we recognize the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi this month, I am recalling the book I read that forever solidified the image of that deadly storm for me. Seven years after it hit on August 29, 2005, our Magee Books-n-Lunch Club read Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward.
I make notes on the books I read, and this was my evaluation of Ward’s novel in 2012: “Our August book club selection was one of the two or three most moving and authentic novels I’ve ever read, though several times I didn’t think I could make it through the story.”

Pass Christian family, like Gulf Coast, overcomes devastation of Hurricane Katrina

By Franchelle Daniels - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 421 Reads
On Tue, 08/26/2025 - 11:48 AM

Editor’s note: Mississippi Today Ideas is publishing guest essays from people impacted by Hurricane Katrina during the week of the 20th anniversary of the storm that hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005.

Speaking about Hurricane Katrina feels almost like speaking at a funeral. There’s grief, memory and the weight of honoring both those who survived and those who did not. The storm was not just another hurricane. It was a turning point in countless lives, mine included.

Foote: Apple in China - A consequential book with global implications

By Ashby Foote, READ MORE > 1,174 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 02:38 PM

Ashby Foote reviews Patrick McGee’s book, saying it offers plenty of critical lessons for investors, business tycoons and diplomats.

President Donald Trump embraces Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves during a campaign rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo Nov. 1, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Harrison: Putin, Trump and Reeves all agree that mail-in voting is bad

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 440 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:36 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and many Mississippi politicians, including Gov. Tate Reeves, have something in common – their disdain for mail-in voting.

Harrison: Putin, Trump and Reeves all agree that mail-in voting is bad

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 440 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:36 PM

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:

Russia’s Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and many Mississippi politicians, including Gov. Tate Reeves, have something in common – their disdain for mail-in voting.

Friedeman: When there is something better than empathy

By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 458 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:32 PM

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:

God’s Spirit is still at work, calling us to walk with Him and rely upon His leadership as we interact with those around us.

A former student from India came to town years ago. Asked him to speak in my church. He was good. Real good. After the service, I was chatting with a first-time visitor who was lamenting his marital separation.

Friedeman: When there is something better than empathy

By Matt Friedeman - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 458 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:32 PM

Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:

God’s Spirit is still at work, calling us to walk with Him and rely upon His leadership as we interact with those around us.

St. John: Vacations through time

By Robert St. John, READ MORE > 973 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:46 AM

Robert St. John reflects on vacations, saying they don’t have to be far-flung or fancy to matter. What makes them lasting is the time spent with the people we love.

Estes: It’s time for term limits

By Hunter Estes, READ MORE > 449 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:42 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Hunter Estes:

Hunter Estes says term limits ensure that power is constantly returned to the hands of the people, where it belongs, rather than being allowed to calcify in the grip of a select few.

Any time I have the chance to talk politics with fellow Mississippians, there is almost always one issue that has near-unanimous support. No matter one’s party or political preferences, term limits are robustly and dramatically supported by the majority of Mississippians.

Estes: It’s time for term limits

By Hunter Estes, READ MORE > 449 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:42 AM

Below is a political opinion column by Hunter Estes:

Hunter Estes says term limits ensure that power is constantly returned to the hands of the people, where it belongs, rather than being allowed to calcify in the grip of a select few.

College football is back: Miss. State at Southern Miss, Georgia State at Ole Miss

By Parrish Alford - Magnolia Tribune, READ MORE > 2,040 Reads
On Mon, 08/25/2025 - 10:32 AM

Preview Week 1 in the 2025 college football season as Mississippi’s Big 3 kickoff this Saturday.

The greatest impediment to fall weddings is back as college football returns for Mississippi’s Big 3 this week.

Mississippi State at Southern Miss

Two of those teams – Mississippi State and Southern Mississippi – face off against one another in an 11 a.m. kickoff at the Golden Eagles’ M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg.

Richardson: Pull of home helps Jackson native overcome brain drain

By Terrance Richardson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 157 Reads
On Fri, 08/22/2025 - 02:28 PM

Below is an opinion column by Terrance Richardson:

Editor’s note: This Mississippi Today Ideas essay is published as part of our Brain Drain project, which seeks answers to Mississippi’s brain drain problem. To read more about the project, click here.

Richardson: Pull of home helps Jackson native overcome brain drain

By Terrance Richardson - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 157 Reads
On Fri, 08/22/2025 - 02:28 PM

Below is an opinion column by Terrance Richardson:

Mississippi State at Southern Miss

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