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UM geological engineering graduate student Kristian Macias uses a ground-penetrating radar unit to collect data near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services)

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UM geologists investigate geological history of nation's capital
By Edwin B. Smith - University of Mississippi Communications
Sun,09/26/21-6:00AM , 1,460 Reads
OXFORD – No one foresaw the 2011 earthquake that shook Washington, D.C., but better maps of the structural geological history of the area will help seismologists understand the potential risks.
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Floodwaters stand in Tallahatchie County agricultural fields south of Charleston on June 10, 2021. (Photo by Christopher Williamson)

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Tallahatchie included in disaster declaration due to June flooding
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Fri,09/24/21-9:22AM , 1,253 Reads
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack has designated 17 Mississippi counties, including Tallahatchie, as a primary disaster area for ag producers due to losses suffered as a result of rain, flash flooding and flooding occurring June 1-19.
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50 Tallahatchians taken by COVID-19
By Clay McFerrin
Thu,09/23/21-7:18PM , 1,323 Reads
Tallahatchie County's 50th COVID-19 related death was reported Wednesday by the Mississippi State Department of Health.

It was the second local death attributed to the pandemic in as many weeks, with the 49th cited by MSDH in its Sept. 15 daily report.
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Bruce Sanders is pictured at Harmony Lanes, a bowling alley in Cleveland, Mississippi, where he competed for this year's National Veterans Wheelchair Games atHOME. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Webb native Bruce Sanders wins silver medal in veterans games
By Clay McFerrin
Thu,09/23/21-5:47PM , 2,120 Reads
Bruce Sanders recently won a silver medal in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
That Sanders, 59, a Webb native and paralyzed Marine Corps veteran, triumphed in the Games is nothing new.
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