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As agriculture has evolved in Mississippi, the state is losing its ‘middle class’ of farmers
In the early 1930s, Mississippi had over 300,000 farmers, the most ever recorded for the state in federal…
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MSU forensic anthropologist offers hope in identifying long missing persons
On June 1, 1960, Lyrian Barry-Stallings, a 5-foot-tall Black woman, boarded a Greyhound bus in Columbus to get…
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Lance Evans named new state superintendent of education
The Mississippi State Board of Education has named Mississippi native Lance Evans as the next state superintendent. Evans,…
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Governor’s allies on advisory board thwart effort to give poor moms timely health care
The state Medicaid director and a hospital CEO — neither of them doctors — bucked recommendations from health…
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Health officials look to solutions to Georgia’s high HIV rates
ATLANTA — Health officials are brainstorming ways to help curb HIV cases in Georgia. The state is ranked…
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Public service commissioner says he’s inspecting election materials after close loss
After losing reelection by a narrow margin, Central District Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey has sent notice to…
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Stamps declared winner of Central District PSC seat
State Rep. DeKeither Stamps, a week after Election Day, was declared winner on Tuesday by the Associated Press…
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Stamps wins race for public service commissioner
Democrat candidate DeKeither Stamps will represent Mississippi’s Central District on the three-seat Public Service Commission for the next…
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Infrastructure money flowing, but progress slow
For decades, the rusty old span bridge over the Pemigewasset River along New Hampshire’s Route 175 has been…
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MBN makes drug bust
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics on Wednesday announced multiple arrests and the seizure of guns and drugs in…