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May 27, 2026
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JACKSON — Mississippi has the highest death rate in the nation for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
An estimated 7.4 million Americans over age 65 are currently living with the condition, a number expected to nearly double by 2050. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know that despite the data, you may be able to stave off the disease by making intentional decisions to improve your brain health.
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JACKSON — Mississippi has the highest death rate in the nation for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
An estimated 7.4 million Americans over age 65 are currently living with the condition, a number expected to nearly double by 2050. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) wants you to know that despite the data, you may be able to stave off the disease by making intentional decisions to improve your brain health.
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Roley Odell White, age age 71, passed away Thursday, June 4.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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CHARLESTON — Jerry Lee Cartheron, age 64, passed away Sunday, June 7.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Massey Grove Missionary Baptist Church near Oakland. J Brown Community Funeral Services in Charleston had charge of arrangements.
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May 20, 2026
JONESBORO, Ark. — May’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, report is shining a biofueled ray of light as it forecasts higher average prices for soybeans and corn.
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May 20, 2026
JONESBORO, Ark. — May’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, report is shining a biofueled ray of light as it forecasts higher average prices for soybeans and corn.
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MBA Students Turn Community Support Into Help for Fellow Students
Ole Miss social entrepreneurship course channels donor generosity into real‑world impact
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi MBA students proved this spring that business education can be as much about empathy and impact as spreadsheets and strategy, and they raised thousands of dollars along the way.
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MBA Students Turn Community Support Into Help for Fellow Students
Ole Miss social entrepreneurship course channels donor generosity into real‑world impact
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of University of Mississippi MBA students proved this spring that business education can be as much about empathy and impact as spreadsheets and strategy, and they raised thousands of dollars along the way.
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
By Jay Wiener on
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I had a preliminary conversation with Robert Luckett, Director of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, en route to a booksigning, while preparing this piece. It was not lost on me that photographs comprising the backdrop to the event were primarily those of white authors: prominently Eudora Welty, William Faulkner and, largest of all, Ernest Hemingway, an author from elsewhere.
The omission of African American authors — Mississippians Margaret Walker, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey among them — is a sin of unintentional omission rather than racism.
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The Dumas City Council heard concerns of fluctuating disconnect water shutoff dates at the regular session on April 13, 2026.
Dumas Resident Ms. Stephanie Jones gave a presentation Requesting for Resident Disconnect Notices. She spoke about the importance of having water and how not having water can affect our health. She expressed her concerns about the fluctuating disconnect dates. Jones requested to receive a second disconnect notice for our residents in Dumas.
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