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Once again, heart disease top killer in Mississippi; smoking is major contributor

By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Mon,02/06/23-9:26AM, 3,632 Reads
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Office of Vital Records, in 2021 more Mississippians died of heart disease than cancer and diabetes combined.
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Editorial: $750 million in crypto scams last year

Fri,04/08/22-6:38PM, 3,628 Reads 53,828 Statewide
One day soon, those famous emails from Nigerian princes proposing to share their riches with anyone willing to give up their bank account number in an email will be seen as quaint artifacts from the early years of the internet.
More serious scams have taken their place, and one that’s been very successful involves cryptocurrency.
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Hubert Simmons

Tue,02/11/20-8:44AM, 3,626 Reads
RIDGELAND — Hubert Ross “Hubie” Simmons passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, in Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.
Services for Hubie will be held 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow at the Mizpah Cemetery in Durant.
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Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Nearly $3M in Preservation Grants Awarded

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Fri,01/22/21-3:43PM, 3,625 Reads 58,698 Statewide
At a special meeting on January 22, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded nearly $3 million on behalf of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program to eighteen preservation and restoration projects from across the state.
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