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Community Calendar 4-2-2026

Wed,04/01/26-11:11AM, 573 Reads
April 2
The 66th annual Mendenhall Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held on Thursday, April 2, at the National Guard Armory. Silent Auction begins at 6 p.m. with program and meal at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. To purchase, call 601-847-1725 or 601-847-2525.
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St. John: 4,000 miles from home

By ROBERT ST. JOHN ROBERT ST. JOHN
Mon,03/23/26-7:46PM, 553 Reads 16,949 Statewide
Robert St. John says his restaurant business and travel business aren’t two businesses. They’re the same business. It’s all hospitality.
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Jessie Gay Stewart Shorter

Wed,03/25/26-2:10PM, 552 Reads
Jessie Gay “Jake” Stewart Shorter received her eternal reward on Thursday, March 20, 2026. Mrs. Jessie passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family and friends.
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Latino: Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly

By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/20/26-12:06PM, 544 Reads 15,685 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
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Theocracy is anathema to U. S.

By JAY WIENER JAY WIENER
Thu,04/02/26-11:24AM, 538 Reads 19,429 Statewide
Albert Einstein wrote on May 23, 1946 that “The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking...”
One can say the same of the torching of Temple Beth Israel, three months ago, on January 10, 2026.
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Marion LeVera Robinson

Wed,03/25/26-1:11PM, 536 Reads
Marion LeVera Robinson, known to many as Vera, of Pinola, Mississippi, left this world to join her Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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Measles today, polio tomorrow?

By BILL CRAWFORD BILL CRAWFORD
Thu,03/19/26-12:32PM, 522 Reads 14,332 Statewide
Measles hit Spartanburg, South Carolina, hard. Reuters reported last month nearly 1,000 individuals got infected in Spartanburg County since October.
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Who should get tariff refunds?

Wed,03/18/26-11:58AM, 513 Reads 15,516 Statewide
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were unconstitutional, one of the dissenting justices, Brett Kavanaugh, predicted that the process of issuing refunds would be a mess.
He will only be right about that if the government overcomplicates things.
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Reeves should want oversight on health care funds

Wed,04/15/26-12:58PM, 504 Reads 9,806 Statewide
When it comes to the spending of the public’s money, what’s more important, efficiency or accountability?
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Charlotte Lowery Alford

Wed,04/08/26-9:04AM, 502 Reads
Charlotte Lowery Alford, lovingly known as “Grammy,” was born on March 7, 1956, and passed away peacefully on March 24, 2026. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend whose love for her family and faith in the Lord were the foundations of her life.
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