Business | The Sun-Sentinel

Home

free content

Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
By Lynne Jeter - Magnolia Tribune
Wed,04/09/25-9:42AM , 315 Reads 7,980 Statewide
Mississippi Main Street rolls out five-year community development strategy.
Click Here to Read More

Pictured at a recent open house for the new WADE Inc. John Deere dealership in Sumner are, from left, CEO Wade Litton; local ag producer Jim Wilbourn; Sumner Alderman Frank Mitchener; ag producer and Sumner Mayor Jackson Webb; and Sean Stubbs, general manager of WADE in Sumner and corporate service manager for WADE Inc. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

free content

Local John Deere dealership opens at new location in Sumner
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/03/25-5:31PM , 6,152 Reads
SUMNER — The John Deere farm equipment dealership in Tallahatchie County, owned and operated by Greenwood-based WADE Inc., recently relocated all of its local operations from a longtime location in Webb to a new facility at 12990 U.S. Highway 49 E.
Click Here to Read More

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson

free content

Ag commissioner applauds Trump administration’s reciprocal tariff plan
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Thu,04/03/25-12:00PM , 1,217 Reads
JACKSON — Following the announcement from President Donald J. Trump Wednesday afternoon detailing his administration’s plan to implement reciprocal tariffs, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson issued the following statement.
Click Here to Read More

Surveys are conducted with farm operators nationwide during the first two weeks of March to collect data on which row crops they plan to plant and how many acres. In Mississippi, growers intend to plant 41% more corn in 2025 than the previous year, but 31% less cotton. (Illustration by MSU Extension Service)

free content

Farmers plan to plant more corn, less cotton
By Nathan Gregory - MSU Extension Service
Thu,04/03/25-11:00AM , 1,186 Reads
STARKVILLE — Row crop growers in Mississippi expect to plant more corn in 2025 than they did last year, but not as much cotton or as many soybeans.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Business

The E-Edition

July 23, 2026

Local poll

Submit Your Poll

Local Polls

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Charleston, 38921, MS

Current Temp

78°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 9%
Max Temp: 92°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 80°F
Dew Point: 79°F
Humidity: 91%
Sunrise: 6:07 AM
Sunset: 8:05 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 22 mph
Sky Cover: 50%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 79°F
Moon Rise: 6:26 PM
Moon Set: 3:07 AM

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More