Ag commissioner promotes Mississippi Christmas trees

JACKSON – This holiday season, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson encourages those celebrating Christmas to make this year a “Genuine Mississippi” Christmas by purchasing a Mississippi grown tree.  “The Mississippi Department …

Mississippi Christmas Trees!

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson Promotes Mississippi Christmas Trees   JACKSON, Miss. – …

USM junior named Miss University of Southern Mississippi

From University of Southern Mississippi Office of University Communications HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A nursing major in her junior year was crowned Miss University of Southern Mississippi recently. Annalee Toler, of Liberty, Mississippi, secured the …

Non-native dolphins found dead on Mississippi island

The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies received a call over the weekend about dolphins stranded on Mississippi's Petit Bois Island and when responders arrived, they found four pantropical spotted dolphins, a species rarely seen in Mississippi waters, …

Mississippi State University Libraries to digitize untold civil rights stories with CLIR grant

The material pictured represents a small percentage of the more than 100,000 civil rights related items to be digitized with the two-year Council on Library and Information Resources grant. Items shown are from the Clay County Civil Rights, Freedom School …

First Responders: Mississippi Highway Patrol prepares for Thanksgiving holiday travel

Annalee Toler Crowned Miss University of Southern Mississippi  

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. University of Southern Mississippi (USM) junior Annalee Toler’s dream of competing in and …

Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 Tippah County killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court

Charles Ray Crawford was convicted and sentenced to death in 1994 for kidnapping and killing 20-year-old community college student Kristy Ray. JACKSON, Miss — The Mississippi attorney general is requesting an execution date for a man who's been on …

Education: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians visit Armstrong Junior High for Native American History Month

“Halito!” That’s how the afternoon began, as Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben and 2024-2025 Choctaw Indian Princess Leilani Elyse Allen addressed the Armstrong Junior High School student body in their native Choctaw language. On Thursday, Ben, Allen and other …

Mississippi company expanding and adding jobs with help of MDA

Burford Electric Service is expanding in Columbus. The project is a $3.55 million corporate investment and will create 14 jobs, according to the Mississippi Development Authority. Burford Electric Service is a third-generation family-owned Mississippi …