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UMMC delivers life-saving transplant during system outage

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UMMC delivers life-saving transplant during system outage JACKSON, Miss. – Late one evening, Wade Watts received the call he had been waiting for: a donor liver was available. He and his wife, Sara, had to be at the hospital the next morning.

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MSDH Provides Prenatal Vitamins at County Health Departments

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MSDH Provides Prenatal Vitamins at County Health Departments Jackson, Miss.- One of the most proactive steps an expectant mother can take to ensure she delivers a healthy baby is to take prenatal vitamins. To ensure everyone has access to prenatal vitamins, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) distributes them to pregnant women at no cost at all county health departments that provide nursing services.

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Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Announces 2026 Easter Coloring Contest

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Mississippi Egg Marketing Board Announces 2026 Easter Coloring Contest JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board is hosting its annual Easter Coloring Contest now through Saturday, April 4. The contest is open to Mississippi school children ages 4 to 9 years old. One winner will be chosen from each age group and will receive a $50 gift card. One entry is allowed per child.

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PINK LEMONADE & SUCH

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PINK LEMONADE & SUCH By Lee Ann Flemming Article

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On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum.

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On January 26, 2026, the Attala County Board of Supervisors had an emergency meeting and approved a Warming Center to open at the Attala County Coliseum. We started off with only one guest staying the first night, due to the fact that most were already put up in motel rooms thanks to many donations collected the previous weekend. By our final night on Sunday, we had eight sleeping overnight. The community was extremely generous with donations, monetary and otherwise. Many came to us all hours of the day asking what they could do to help. People signed up for volunteer shifts.

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Health Sciences Complex at Hinds to Add 480 Training Seats for Mississippi’s Healthcare Workforce

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Health Sciences Complex at Hinds to Add 480 Training Seats for Mississippi’s Healthcare Workforce JACKSON, Miss. – AccelerateMS is supporting an expansion of Health Sciences training capacity at Hinds Community College that will add hundreds of new seats across high-demand healthcare programs and strengthen Mississippi’s healthcare workforce pipeline.

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First-Generation Ole Miss Student Selected as Truman Finalist

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First-Generation Ole Miss Student Selected as Truman Finalist Aminata Ba to interview for award next week; winners announced April 24 OXFORD, Miss. – The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has named University of Mississippi junior Aminata Ba as a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

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MSU Alumni Association honors outstanding volunteers

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MSU Alumni Association honors outstanding volunteers STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s recent Alumni Volunteer Leadership Weekend gathered Bulldogs from across the country to recognize outstanding alumni chapters and individuals, while providing networking and learning opportunities to enhance future engagement.

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MSDH Spreads Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Prevention

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MSDH Spreads Awareness of Colorectal Cancer Prevention

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Workshop aids those in pest management jobs

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Workshop aids those in pest management jobs By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service RAYMOND, Miss. -- Professionals who hold pest management certifications have an opportunity to fulfill the requirements for renewal at a Mississippi State University workshop March 24 in Raymond.

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Garden practices

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Garden practices By Felder Rushing What’s the hardest thing, psychologically, for normally reasonable gardeners to do? For decades I have extolled folks to adopt some very straightforward and rewarding horticultural practices which, on first glance, seem counterintuitive. Not talking about resisting new plants with unknown abilities to survive our climate, or raising the mower to have a thicker, fuller, less weedy lawn, or even being judgmental about how others prune their crape myrtles.

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Class / Legals

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for saleFire pit Metal Wood Storage Barrel- wood included. $50 FOR Both OR Best offer. CALL 662-770-0390 .for saleFOR SALE - 39774 HIGHWAY 14 W, MCCOOL, MS. 39108 BRICK HOME WITH 40 ACRES. Price: $249,900 Single Family home built in 1985 approximately 1621sq ft 3 bedroom 2 bath sold “AS IS” Country living with Highway Frontage and Endless Potential!

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Emmy Award-winning TV host to present Lipsey Lecture at Mississippi College

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MSDH Recognizes International HPV Cancer Awareness Day

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MSDH Recognizes International HPV Cancer Awareness Day JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is recognizing International HPV Cancer Awareness Day, today, March 4. Mississippi is developing a formal campaign involving stakeholders, including the American Cancer Society and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), to decrease HPV infections, which result in nearly 40,000 new HPV cancer cases each year.

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Kosciusko High hosts Miss Mississippi to promote safe driving

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Students recently served as pages in the Mississippi House of Representatives

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Whippets roll

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It’s on to the Mississippi Coliseum for Kosciusko after a 75-56 victory over Rosa Fort in the MHSAA 4A basketball playoffs Friday night at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville. The Whippets will play Morton in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The first semifinal game will match Leake Central and Greenwood at noon. Kosciusko trailed Rosa Fort 15-13 after one quarter, took control with 32 points in the second quarter for 45-32 halftime lead, maintained the 13-point advantage at 55-42 through three quarters and closed out the

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Genita Lawrence Byars

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Genita Lawrence Byars Genita Byars, 88, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at her residence in Kosciusko. Funeral services are 3:00 pm Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm at Culpepper Funeral Home. Butch Bell will officiate.

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MSU received priorities of north Mississippi farmers

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MSU received priorities of north Mississippi farmers By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service VERONA, Miss. -- About 150 people gathered in Lee County Thursday to let Mississippi State University personnel know what their priorities are in agriculture.

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