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83rd National Folk Festival and Mississippi Arts Commission unveil captivating program for festival’s Mississippi folklife area

From the Gulf Coast to the Delta and the Prairie to the Hill Country, the Mississippi Folklife Area and Stage . . .

Todd-Smith: It was hard work. That is exactly why it is a miracle

Below is an opinion column by Laurie Todd-Smith: Moving up forty places in education rankings in a decade, in one . . .

Time to vote. Do some research.

This Tuesday, November 3, Northsiders will be going to the polls. Nationally, the big news is whether Republicans keep control . . .

Robert St. John: A wealth of friends

Robert St. John says food has always been his business, but what happens when people sit down and eat together . . .

Cellist Amy Catron to perform free concert Oct. 29 in French Camp

Amy Catron, cellist, will give a concert on Thursday October 29 at the French Camp Presbyterian Church at 6:00 pm . . .

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Reeves announces second round funding for Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Program
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,10/23/26-12:04AM , 1,097 Reads 9,585 Statewide
More than 370 applications were received in the second round, of which nearly 60 projects were approved totaling $32.6 million in funding. The third application period is now open, with a focus on modernizing the electronic health record systems in Mississippi.
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Robert St. John: A wealth of friends
By ROBERT ST. JOHN
Mon,10/26/26-1:00PM , 458 Reads 6,846 Statewide
Robert St. John says food has always been his business, but what happens when people sit down and eat together might be why he’s stayed in it.
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UM Researchers Use $2.6M Grant to Probe Mysteries of Universe
Tue,10/27/26-1:50PM , 454 Reads 766 Statewide
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Temporary guest workers are key to U.S. agriculture
Tue,10/27/26-1:50PM , 429 Reads 766 Statewide
Temporary guest workers
are key to U.S. agriculture

By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Extension Service

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi’s agricultural industry has a long history of using legal temporary agricultural workers to help meet seasonal labor needs, particularly in labor-intensive crops.
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Time to vote. Do some research.

This Tuesday, November 3, Northsiders will be going to the polls.

Nationally, the big news is whether Republicans keep control of the House and Senate. Historically, whichever party holds the White House tends to lose ground in the midterm elections.