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By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Did you know there is a tree that produces fruit in late winter and early spring? That tree is the loquat and as I drive around Mississippi on these cold winter days, I have noticed many of them in gardens and landscapes. With their evergreen elegance and delectable fruit,…

Registration is now open for the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s See, Test and Treat event where free cervical, breast, and oral cancer screenings will be offered for qualifying uninsured and underinsured women. The Institute and the College of American Pathologists Foundation are hosting the event from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., Saturday, April…

Fossil enthusiasts are invited to pack up their rock and fossil discoveries and head to MDWFP’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) for the 21st Annual Fossil Road Show from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday, March 2. “Bring your fossil discoveries to get expert opinions about their ages and identities from our team of…

By Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Fresh farm-raised food from the garden usually follows a simple and inexpensive path, and often the farmer is also the cook and the consumer. On the larger and more common commercial scale, farm-to-table food is a bit more complicated: traveling over local roads, state highways, and federal…

By Susan Collins-Smith, MSU Extension Service As drought takes its toll on Mississippi’s trees, foresters encourage landowners and homeowners to be on the lookout for pine bark beetles as spring arrives. Butch Bailey, a forester with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said most of the tree death people are seeing across the state is…

By Andy Gipson, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Most everyone seems to understand that workforce development is crucial in addressing Mississippi’s labor challenges.  Most everyone accepts that reaching our youth, training them, and keeping them in Mississippi is key to our success when it comes to workforce development.  As Ag Commissioner, I believe that Mississippi’s…

Longtime blues musician Bobby Rush won his third Grammy Award Sunday for the album “All My Love For You” in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. Copiah County native Dexter Allen recorded, engineered, and performed guitar and bass on the album. Allen was born in Crystal Springs, the son of musical Pastors Lee and Ruthie…

By Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune “You’re from where?” It is probably one of the more common follow-up questions if you’re from a little-known small town in Mississippi, and it’s one that folks in Rockport are asked all too often. To be fair, there are very few people living in Rockport, none of whom have a Rockport…

By Tricia Nelson In a recent work session of the Crystal Springs Board of Aldermen, a vote was approved for Entergy to begin swapping the city’s lights for LEDs. A survey of the town’s lights was conducted, and an Entergy representative and the board discussed how many and which of the 776 lights were to…

Members of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Board of Trustees, administration, athletic department, along with representatives from Paul Jackson and Son Construction, and Allred Stolarski Architecture of Ocean Springs cut the ribbon to officially open the newly-constructed press box/concession stand at the Lady Wolves softball field. The project is just another example of the college’s vision…