Issue 12
Published June 23, 2026 · Bilingual edition
A holiday-week edition. A free way to keep the kids reading all summer, the rules on where you can actually light fireworks before the Fourth, and a fair, side-by-side look at the biggest development fight the town has on its hands.
Community · Libraries
Summer Reading Is On at the Magnolia Library, and It's Free Through July 25
The county library system's program, "Unearth a Story," is running now at the Malcolm Purvis branch. Self-paced, free, and open to everyone, with events all summer. How to sign the kids up before it closes July 25.
Read the story →Community · Public Safety
Where You Can Set Off Fireworks This Fourth, and Where You Can't
Legal in unincorporated Magnolia, banned inside the city limits. No burn ban right now, but that can change. The sales window, the city-versus-county line, and the two things people still get wrong every year.
Read the story →Civic Watch · Two Views
The Magnolia Town Center: Two Views on the Same Page
A billion-dollar, 200-acre development behind City Hall, a petition past 2,600 signatures, and no council vote yet. The strongest case for and the strongest case against, equal column width, and a "You decide" close.
Read the story →Coming next
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