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Cellist Amy Catron to perform free concert Oct. 29 in French Camp

Amy Catron, cellist, will give a concert on Thursday October 29 at the French Camp Presbyterian Church at 6:00 pm . . .

Fired Trooper Williams running for Governor of Mississippi as a Democrat

Ivana Williams was terminated from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, with DPS citing her sending sexually explicit photos of herself to . . .

Robert St. John: A wealth of friends

Robert St. John says food has always been his business, but what happens when people sit down and eat together . . .

Oxford Ghost Tours: A walk on the spooky side of the Square

The experience has become popular for date nights, outings with friends, and even birthday celebrations. Oxford has its share of . . .

Fifth Circuit allows Mississippi’s anti-DEI to take effect, calling Wingate’s injunction sloppy and an embarrassment

Judge Smith, in the Fifth Circuit majority opinion, called Wingate’s proceedings a “botch job,” saying that he “carelessly exercised his . . .

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Fall brings out blooms on old-fashioned plant
Tue,10/27/26-1:49PM , 390 Reads 706 Statewide
Fall brings out blooms
on old-fashioned plant

By Eddie Smith
MSU Extension Service

There is an old-fashioned flowering shrub that has been a treasured pass-along plant for generations, and its blooms are a common sight in the fall in the South.
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Todd-Smith: It was hard work. That is exactly why it is a miracle
By LAURIE TODD-SMITH - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,10/28/26-2:08PM , 108 Reads 829 Statewide
Below is an opinion column by Laurie Todd-Smith:

Moving up forty places in education rankings in a decade, in one of the poorest states in America, while most of the country was moving backward, meets the standard of a miracle. It was hard work. That is exactly why it qualifies.
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Eller, Foster work to unseat odds-on favorite Thompson in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
By CASS RUTLEDGE - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,10/28/26-11:54AM , 210 Reads 1,718 Statewide
The 78-year-old, 33-year incumbent Democrat looks to continue his hold on Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Bennie Thompson’s $1.4 million campaign war chest far exceeds his Republican and Independent challengers, who have a combined cash on hand of $47,000.
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Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board revokes license for underperforming school
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,10/28/26-2:02PM , 114 Reads 953 Statewide
As of December 31, the SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy in Canton will cease operations.
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Time to vote. Do some research.

This Tuesday, November 3, Northsiders will be going to the polls.

Nationally, the big news is whether Republicans keep control of the House and Senate. Historically, whichever party holds the White House tends to lose ground in the midterm elections.