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Mississippi medical marijuana sees regulation bottleneck

Dozens of licensed cultivators have about 80,000 marijuana plants growing. Around 1,100 patients have signed up for medical…

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As winter surge approaches, few Mississippians get updated COVID-19 booster

The bivalent COVID-19 booster – which provides protection against both the original strain of the virus as well…

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Leflore County jury declines to indict Carolyn Bryant in Emmett Till’s death

A Leflore County grand jury has found insufficient evidence to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham for her role in…

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Head Start students score behind peers in pre-K

Students who participate through Head Start, a federally-funded program that promotes school readiness in children from low-income families,…

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Mississippi has nation’s highest rate of stillbirths

Mississippi once again has the country’s highest rate of fetal death, according to data released by the Centers…

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New state health officer aims to improve health outcomes

Dr. Daniel Edney, a long-time Vicksburg physician, Meridian native and Mississippi’s new state health officer, is focused on…

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Avenging his cattle’s death, Mississippi farmer discovers a pollution loophole

ECRU – John Adam Nowlin wants the world to know what killed his cows. Nowlin, a farmer who…

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Officials have no plans to reopen Emmett Till lynching case despite new evidence

Mississippi officials who could reopen the 1955 lynching case of Emmett Till do not have plans to proceed…

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Hopefuls race for licenses as growers plant state’s first medical marijuana crops

Mississippi’s hopeful medical marijuana dispensary owners are in turf wars across the state as they rush to get…

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New incentives for self-generated renewables a ‘win for clean energy’

The Mississippi Public Service Commission on Tuesday added a new rebate and low-income credits in its updated rule…