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Magnolia Mornings: October 7, 2026

Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion In Mississippi 1. Mississippi . . .

Sherman Lee Dillon leaves a legacy of family, music, and deep love of community

Dillon played with artists like Rufus Thomas, Sam Myer, William Bell, J.T. Watkins, and McKinnley Mitchell, to name a few . . .

A Far Out stay in Starkville: The motel with a Johnny Cash past

The Far Out Motel in Starkville is a colorful, retro-inspired boutique motel that feels a little like stepping back into . . .

Governor Reeves praises President Trump’s order to allow red-dyed diesel on the road

Commissioner of Public Safety Sean Tindell has directed his agency not to enforce the dyed diesel prohibition on highways. “Thanks . . .

Salter: Growing calls to suspend or eliminate federal and state gas taxes have consequences

Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter: Federal and state fuel taxes are flat taxes. The current spike in . . .

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Mississippi Municipal League to Bring Municipal Leaders Together for 2026 Small Town Conference
Wed,10/07/26-2:29PM , 98 Reads 130 Statewide
Mississippi Municipal League to Bring Municipal Leaders Together for 2026 Small Town Conference
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Lax control enabled massive COVID fraud
Wed,10/07/26-1:24PM , 185 Reads 1,895 Statewide
Federal and state investigators may never be able to track down all of the fraud that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The scale of it is massive.
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Magnolia Mornings: September 30, 2026
By MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE STAFF
Fri,10/02/26-11:10AM , 371 Reads 5,499 Statewide
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Huntington Bank investing over $40 million to modernize Tupelo operations center, regional headquarters
By CASS RUTLEDGE - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Wed,10/07/26-2:26PM , 92 Reads 755 Statewide
Joseph Moss, Mississippi regional president for Huntington, said Tupelo has a proud history in financial services, and Huntington will build on that foundation with the scale, capabilities and local commitment to serve this region well into the future.
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Visiting Ruth in Manhattan

Ginny and I visited Ruth in Manhattan, then traveled to DC, where I had a media conference to attend.

Ruth had been encouraging us to visit. Apparently, there is an understood ritual that parents are supposed to visit their newly sprung children after they graduate and get a job somewhere. News to me.