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Lifestyle

Mississippians spend an average of $41 at happy hour

With Happy Hour Day just around the corner on Nov. 12, Americans are raising their glasses to one ...

News

USACE Vicksburg District announces changes in campground fees for North MS Lakes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces that beginning May 1, new fee rates will go into effect ...

Health

It’s time for fall/winter vaccinations to fight respiratory viruses

The Mississippi State Department of Health encourages everyone to get appropriate updated vaccinations to avoid severe outcomes such ...

News

Man to spend life in prison for possession of child porn

Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recent sentencing of Jimmie Ray Fields of Lucedale, who will spend the ...

Garden/Outdoors

Soybean, cotton harvests benefit from clear weather

By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Extension Service Harvest for two of the state’s most significant row crops is well ...

Garden/Outdoors

Corn, rice harvest is wrapped for 2024

Corn and rice harvests wrapped up for Mississippi fields a bit ahead of schedule, helped by the ideal ...

News

New agricultural hauler permit coming to Mississippi

As a result of new federal legislation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation has created a new Special Interstate ...

Food

Holiday sales open for MSU cheese shop

By MSU Communications Holiday sales are open online and in-store for Mississippi State’s cheese. With the holidays fast ...

Lifestyle

Bestselling author Ken Abraham finds a home for his new novel in collaborative project

By Tom Mayer tmayer@cullmantimes.com Ken Abraham has written more than 100 books — exactly 108, by his own ...

News

Oxford musicians to perform at First Memphis Pizza Festival

The Inaugural Memphis Pizza Festival happens this Saturday, Sept. 21, at Agricenter International, where over 20 of the ...

News

Newk’s customers can help fight ovarian cancer

Newk’s Cares, the charitable initiative of Newk’s Eatery, is set to honor the late Lori Newcomb on Sept. 24 ...

News

MS’s Election Division among several states targeted with suspicious package

On Monday, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Elections Division received a suspicious package similar to those distributed to ...

News

Escaped inmate caught in Lafayette County

An escaped inmate from Carroll County Regional Correctional Facility was caught in Lafayette County Wednesday evening. According to ...

Lifestyle

Mighty Roots Music Festival this weekend in Stovall

One of this summer’s breakout bands across the nation, flipturn, is playing an east coast show and then ...

Arts

The Mississippi Arts Commission anounces 2025 Governor’s Arts Awards recipients

The Mississippi Arts Commission announced the recipients of the 2025 Governor’s Arts Awards. This year, MAC honored two ...

News

Tropical storm expected to bring heavy rain, gusty winds to Oxford

Tropical Storm Francine is predicted to bring heavy rain and strong winds to Lafayette County by Thursday. Tropical ...

News

Second death reported in Mississippi from West Nile Virus

The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed the second death from a human case of West Nile ...

News

Benton County tax assessor arrested for embezzlement

Shannon Wilburn, former Benton County Tax Assessor, was arrested recently on one count of embezzlement in public office. ...

News

MDOT kicks off Road to Game Day 2024

Gearing up for the season requires a game plan, and through the “Road to Game Day” campaign, the ...

History

Network debut set for MSU Films’ documentary ‘9/20’

By MSU Communications Nine days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks rocked the nation, Mississippi State hosted one ...

News

SNAP recipients encouraged to protect their account information and PIN

The Mississippi Department of Human Services reminds customers about phishing scams related to SNAP benefits. Criminals gain access ...

News

Syphilis cases rise nationally, statewide and locally

Cases of syphilis have increased 80% since 2018, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health, with much ...

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