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Stay lucky, drive sober this St. Paddy’s Day weekend
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Samuel Shane Hudgins
Shane Hudgins, 53, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at his residence in Sallis, MS.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Culpepper Funeral Home. James Culpepper will officiate. Burial will be at Coleman Cemetery.
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Samuel Shane Hudgins
Shane Hudgins, 53, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at his residence in Sallis, MS.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Culpepper Funeral Home. James Culpepper will officiate. Burial will be at Coleman Cemetery.
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Samuel Shane Hudgins
Shane Hudgins, 53, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at his residence in Sallis, MS.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Culpepper Funeral Home. James Culpepper will officiate. Burial will be at Coleman Cemetery.
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MSU’s Barrett named director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Jason Barrett, an award-winning Mississippi State Extension specialist with an extensive background in agriculture, is the new director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute.
Barrett, who joined the institute in 2020, was named director earlier this year after serving in associate and interim director roles since 2024.
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MSU’s Barrett named director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Jason Barrett, an award-winning Mississippi State Extension specialist with an extensive background in agriculture, is the new director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute.
Barrett, who joined the institute in 2020, was named director earlier this year after serving in associate and interim director roles since 2024.
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MSU-Meridian 2027 PA class receives white coats in ceremony
MERIDIAN, Miss.—In a time-honored tradition of the medical profession, 27 Mississippi State University-Meridian Master of Physician Assistant Studies students in the university program’s 5th cohort have received their first white coats this month, signaling their readiness to move from the didactic phase of education to clinical rotations.
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MSU-Meridian 2027 PA class receives white coats in ceremony
MERIDIAN, Miss.—In a time-honored tradition of the medical profession, 27 Mississippi State University-Meridian Master of Physician Assistant Studies students in the university program’s 5th cohort have received their first white coats this month, signaling their readiness to move from the didactic phase of education to clinical rotations.
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KOSCIUSKO TRACTOR SUPPLY STORE INVITES YOUTH TO GET GROWING WITH PLANT-A-SEED EVENT
Free activity introduces young people to world of gardening
KOSCIUSKO, Miss., March 25, 2026 – The Kosciusko Tractor Supply store is inviting young gardeners to its Plant-A-Seed event for a free opportunity to learn the basics of gardening with a hands-on activity.
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KOSCIUSKO TRACTOR SUPPLY STORE INVITES YOUTH TO GET GROWING WITH PLANT-A-SEED EVENT
Free activity introduces young people to world of gardening
KOSCIUSKO, Miss., March 25, 2026 – The Kosciusko Tractor Supply store is inviting young gardeners to its Plant-A-Seed event for a free opportunity to learn the basics of gardening with a hands-on activity.
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In a world that’s always changing, Anthony’s reminds you how it feels when something stays the same in all the right ways.
The first time I went to Anthony’s was for a 50th-birthday dinner.
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The Mississippi State Health Officer’s public stance championing the importance of vaccinations and childhood immunizations would appear to be at odds with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
Multiple media outlets rushed out articles this week claiming that Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney and at least two others were under consideration to be the White House’s pick to the lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Mississippi State Health Officer’s public stance championing the importance of vaccinations and childhood immunizations would appear to be at odds with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
Multiple media outlets rushed out articles this week claiming that Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney and at least two others were under consideration to be the White House’s pick to the lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Adams County Supervisor, who has yet to concede in the midterm primary, looks to support strong conservative candidates in the 2027 Mississippi election cycle.
Adams County Supervisor and successful oilman Kevin Wilson announced this week that he was donating $500,000 to a new political action committee “to support strong conservative leadership and build the foundation for a competitive 2027 cycle.”
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The Adams County Supervisor, who has yet to concede in the midterm primary, looks to support strong conservative candidates in the 2027 Mississippi election cycle.
Adams County Supervisor and successful oilman Kevin Wilson announced this week that he was donating $500,000 to a new political action committee “to support strong conservative leadership and build the foundation for a competitive 2027 cycle.”
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State Rep. Rickey Thompson says temporary work is often unregulated, “resulting in widespread abuse, including unreasonably long term job assignments without benefits.”
State Rep. Rickey Thompson (D) has introduced a resolution in the Mississippi House of Representatives to “urge the State of Mississippi” to adopt a Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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State Rep. Rickey Thompson says temporary work is often unregulated, “resulting in widespread abuse, including unreasonably long term job assignments without benefits.”
State Rep. Rickey Thompson (D) has introduced a resolution in the Mississippi House of Representatives to “urge the State of Mississippi” to adopt a Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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The SSOC will collaborate with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security as well as federal cybersecurity centers and public-sector threat-intelligence partners.
A bill to create a State Security Operations Center (SSOC) is headed to Governor Tate Reeves (R) after lawmakers agreed on the conference report Wednesday morning.
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Gunn, elected to the position in 2012, was the first Republican Speaker of the Mississippi House since Reconstruction. He expressed pride in all that was accomplished during his 12-year tenure.
The Mississippi Legislature gathered on the second floor rotunda of the State Capitol Wednesday for the unveiling of the most recent portrait to grace its halls, that of former Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the 61st Speaker of the Mississippi House.
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Gunn, elected to the position in 2012, was the first Republican Speaker of the Mississippi House since Reconstruction. He expressed pride in all that was accomplished during his 12-year tenure.
The Mississippi Legislature gathered on the second floor rotunda of the State Capitol Wednesday for the unveiling of the most recent portrait to grace its halls, that of former Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, the 61st Speaker of the Mississippi House.
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