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Atmos Energy Celebrates National School Breakfast Week by Serving Mississippi Students and Teachers
FLOWOOD, Miss. – March 3, 2026 – In celebration of National School Breakfast Week, Atmos Energy will be serving delicious meals to students and faculty at elementary schools across the state, reinforcing the company’s commitment to fueling safe and thriving communities.
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JACKSON, MS – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) proudly presents its 23rd Annual Fossil Road Show on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fossil lovers, rock collectors, and budding paleontologists, get ready to pack up your fossils and hit the road! This hands‑on, family‑friendly event invites visitors of all ages to bring their fossil finds for on‑the‑spot identification by the museum’s team of expert scientists.
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The revival scheduled at New Hope M. B. Church in West, MS, for March 9-11, 2026, Monday- Wednesday, has been cancelled.
The Pastor Installation Service scheduled for March 15, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. at the New Hope M.B. Church in West, MS has been cancelled.
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UM Team Develops 3D-printed Bandage to Help Heal Chronic Wounds
Scaffolds contain biodegradable, natural ingredients that reduce chance of infection
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of University of Mississippi researchers is developing a way to use 3D printed medicated patches to help close persistent sores and ulcers.
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MSU hosts 2026 Marszalek Lecture with award-winning Civil War historian
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University Libraries welcomes students, faculty and community members to attend the 2026 John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Library Fund Lecture Series on March 5 in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library.
Free and open to the public, the annual program highlights outstanding graduate research alongside a distinguished guest lecture.
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Earlier this year, colleges in no income tax states used that as a selling point when trying to snag players in the transfer portal. Mississippi lawmakers say the Magnolia State needs to remain competitive in that arena.
In this new era of college football so heavily focused on the almighty dollar, schools in states with no income tax have sought to use that to their benefit when recruiting players.
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Below is a political opinion column by Roger Wicker:
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker carries peace through strength message to Europe.
The tyrants in China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are on the move, and their aggression makes at least one thing clear: America needs strong, reliable friends. In February, I traveled to Europe to bring a message to our most important allies. In this increasingly dangerous world, the nations of Europe and North America must stand united.
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Another bill that would have allowed terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis gummies while being treated in a hospital did not pass the Senate Public Health Committee this week.
The Senate passed a bill out of the Public Health Committee this week that could allow people suffering from neurological conditions or addiction to receive Ibogaine treatment, while killing another bill that would allow terminally ill patients to receive medical cannabis gummies while being treated in a hospital.
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1. Moss Point native makes “American Idol” Top 30
Moss Point native Daniel Stallworth advanced into the Top 30 on “American Idol” Monday night after performing “Stand By Me.”
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A variety of azaleas
bring spring blooms
By Eddie Smith
MSU Extension Service
Few shrubs say “spring in Mississippi” quite like azaleas, and mine are getting ready to burst with blooms.
Azaleas thrive here so well that some gardeners get the impression you can simply stick them in the ground and walk away. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
Azaleas are well adapted to our climate, but they still have some very specific needs if you want them to look their best year after year.
First and foremost, azaleas must have excellent drainage.
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Meatballs
By Lee Ann Flemming
Food is very “trendy”. There are food fads, just as there are in fashion. Cupcakes have been around for a very long time. Usually they were reserved as treats for the children. The past few years, they have been showing up everywhere. Weddings have been featuring cupcake trees instead of wedding cakes. Specialty cupcake bakeries are popping up everywhere and have been featured in food magazines and television programs.
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Check Your Smoke Alarms As Time Springs Forward
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Snow? Increasingly ‘no’ according to new MSU research
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Faculty at Mississippi State University are continuing groundbreaking work at the intersection of mathematics, statistics and climate science with the publication of a new peer-reviewed study examining regional snow cover trends across the Northern Hemisphere. The results suggest shrinking snow coverage as well as seasonal shifts for when the wintry layer comes and goes.
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Mississippi Theatre Association honors MSU legacies with named awards
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi Theatre Association renamed two of its annual DramaFest awards in honor of longtime Mississippi State faculty members Wayne “Dur” Durst and Betty “Jo” Durst, recognizing their decades of service and lasting impact on theater education in Mississippi.
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UMMC clinics to reopen Monday, begin rescheduling missed appointments after cyberattack
JACKSON, Miss. – University of Mississippi Medical Center clinics will resume normal operations and appointment schedules on Monday as it continues recovery efforts following a cyberattack on Feb. 19.
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1. UMMC reopens clinics after cyberattack
The University of Mississippi Medical Center says their clinics will resume normal operations and appointment schedules on Monday as it continues recovery efforts following a cyberattack on February 19.
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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
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
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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