Culture
Chick-fil-A cow says ‘Don’t like chikin’? Try new brownie or coffee drink’
Chick-fil-A announced last week the national rollout of three new items that may help recharge and satisfy patrons. Starting September 14, a new chocolate fudge ... Read more
4 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Newborn endangered gorilla baby dies at New Orleans zoo
Less than a week after celebrating the birth of a critically endangered gorilla, the zoo in New Orleans is mourning its death. The baby western ... Read more
4 months ago by The Associated Press.
Mississippi native, author to appear on NBC Today Show Friday
A Mississippi native and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist will be featured Friday morning on NBC’s Today 3rd Hour show to talk about his new book. Ted ... Read more
5 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Tiny, critically endangered baby gorilla born at New Orleans zoo
A tiny baby gorilla has been born at the zoo in New Orleans. Keepers don’t yet know the sex of the critically endangered western lowland ... Read more
5 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Chadwick Boseman filmed in Mississippi and stole this town’s heart
While many people remember actor Chadwick Boseman as the star of “Black Panther,” the actor’s death last week resonated with many Natchez, Mississippi, residents who ... Read more
5 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
Deep Down: New book highlights uniqueness of Natchez, Mississippi
Author Richard Grant spent little time in Natchez before he knew he was going to write a book about the town and its people. “About ... Read more
5 months ago by Natchez Democrat Staff.
Mississippi native, Southern author Julia Reed dies of cancer
Julia Reed, a Mississippi native and Southern author, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 59. Reed, a native of Greenville, Mississippi, died ... Read more
5 months ago by Magnolia State Live.
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies after cancer battle; he filmed James Brown biopic in Mississippi
Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, ... Read more
5 months ago by Kevin Cooper.
Could Mississippi site hold keys to understanding what killed off dinosaurs?
In a trench behind an apartment complex off Highway 182 in west Starkville, a team of paleontologists were gathering handfuls of 66 million-year-old fossils. From ... Read more
5 months ago by The Associated Press.
Decorated Mississippi World War II pilot remembered as ‘true Southern gentleman’
Charles Leonard Katzenmeyer Jr. was a decorated World War II veteran who fought from the cockpit of a fighter-bomber and return home to resume his ... Read more