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Magnolia Mornings: October 21, 2026

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

The art of the Partlow Boot

Sold online and through upscale boutiques and department stores nationwide, the Partlow brand pays homage to their colorful paternal grandmother . . .

Fairbanks Morse Defense doubling manufacturing capacity at its Pascagoula facility

The $60 million expansion adds 38,000 square feet of new manufacturing space while growing the company’s workforce in Jackson County . . .

The Sun-Sentinel graphic shows letter-grade scores issued to Tallahatchie County public schools and public school districts by the Mississippi Department of Education after an analysis of data for the 2025-26 school year.

Local schools, school districts receive state achievement marks

Both the East Tallahatchie School District and West Tallahatchie School District recorded higher district-level point totals on a state grading . . .

Charleston Thrives

Building Engagement for Charleston’s Future What Helps People Move from Participation to Shared Action? Charleston Thrives is a community-led effort . . .

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Peggy's Ponderings
By PEGGY SIMS
Mon,10/26/26-2:23PM , 149 Reads
Every time we turn on the news today, we hear about the war over in the Holy Land. How horrific that we could desecrate Jesus’s homeland. It makes me think about the war that was going on when I was born in the forties.
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Tillatoba News
By PATCIE DECK
Mon,10/26/26-2:22PM , 115 Reads
Congratulations to my grandson, William Dale Dukes (Junior) and Caitlin Danielle (Kat) Benson, who were united in marriage Oct. 13. Kat is the daughter of Tiffany Clark Houston of Charleston. Attending were the sister of the bride, Sydney Blair Benson; brother of the groom, Waylon Dukes, Holly and children, Haven Rose and Waylon Jr.
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Blue Cane Little Hubbard News
By MELBA TAYLOR
Mon,10/26/26-2:03PM , 149 Reads
Warm and pleasant greetings to all. We hope you are enjoying a good week.
Our community was saddened to have news that Chiquita Bearden Oliver, former resident of the Blue Cane community, passed. Chiquita grew up in the community and graduated from Charleston High School. She was the eldest daughter of the late Tanzil Bearden.
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Oakland News
By LINDA ROSS ALDY
Mon,10/26/26-1:50PM , 475 Reads
I am writing this from Hong Kong on the last day of my travels. Imagine Mississippi’s most humid day, probably in August, and then combine that humidity with hundreds of high-rise buildings holding that humidity in and you have some idea of the weather we have encountered here.
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Peggy's Ponderings

Every time we turn on the news today, we hear about the war over in the Holy Land. How horrific that we could desecrate Jesus’s homeland. It makes me think about the war that was going on when I was born in the forties.