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Opinion: Surprisingly bad decisions

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Flowers: Mississippi does not have pharmacies to spare

Below is an opinion column by Merle Flowers: Mississippi can protect independent pharmacies without gambling with pharmacy access. Fix reimbursement . . .

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Mac Gordon: School mergers a likely topic for 2027

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    With 58 seconds remaining in the game, LSU reached 4th‑and‑goal at the Ole Miss six, needing both a touchdown and a two‑point conversion to pull even and potentially force overtime in Oxford. 

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    Taylor and Chambliss eyeing The Heisman

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    On3 Sports posted its week four “College Football Heisman Poll,” with Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss at No.1 and right behind him sits Mississippi State signal caller Kamario Taylor.

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    Attala sheriff warns of potent opioid as Ole Miss student deaths are investigated

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    The Attala County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about cychlorphine, an emerging synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other illicit drugs without a person’s knowledge.

    The warning follows the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. The cause of their deaths has not been confirmed at this time. 

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