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New mural creates a fun space for reading at a Madison elementary school

Even on a damp day, the gaily painted blooms, ladybugs and butterflies on a brick wall of Madison Avenue Elementary . . .

SCOTUS order not expected to affect Mississippi’s new anti-abortion pill law

“Our legislation was carefully written to prohibit the unlawful sale, transfer, distribution, or prescribing of abortion-inducing drugs for the purpose . . .

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center funding for continued infrastructure improvements

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center funding for continued infrastructure improvements JACKSON, Miss. – The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical . . .

Enrollment declines demand consolidation

The steady decline in enrollment in Mississippi’s public schools over the past dozen years raises two questions: Why is it . . .

From Mississippi to defending America under the sea: One sailor’s journey to USS Greeneville

“Being able to serve my country in the U.S. Navy means everything to me,” Seaman Austyn Mundell said. “I get . . .

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G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center funding for continued infrastructure improvements
Mon,05/18/26-5:31PM , 347 Reads
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John Provis
Wed,05/20/26-6:29PM , 65 Reads
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John Provis, 84, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, veteran, and friend, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on May 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.
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Enrollment declines demand consolidation
Wed,05/20/26-2:56PM , 186 Reads 2,689 Statewide
The steady decline in enrollment in Mississippi’s public schools over the past dozen years raises two questions: Why is it happening? What is the state doing about it?

There is no single answer as to why Mississippi now has almost 70,000 fewer students in the public schools than it did in 2013.
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Delta Council holds 91st meeting at DREC
Mon,05/18/26-5:43PM , 205 Reads 358 Statewide
Delta Council holds
91st meeting at DREC

By Susan Collins-Smith
MSU Extension Service

RAYMOND, Miss. -- For the first time in 90 years, the Delta Council held its annual meeting on the grounds of the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville May 8.
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Southern Miss School of Psychology Earns 100 Percent Placement for Ph.D. Match Day

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