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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 15, 2020

Idaho Forest Group locating sawmill operations in Lamar County, creating 135 jobs

Lumber producer Idaho Forest Group is locating sawmill operations in Lumberton in Lamar County. The project is a $120 million corporate investment and will create up to 135 jobs. “With millions of acres of forestland available to agribusiness leaders such as Idaho Forest Group, Mississippi has experienced significant growth in this vital economic sector in recent months,” Gov. Tate Reeves said.…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
December 14, 2020

Mississippi healthcare officials receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccination

On Monday, healthcare officials in Mississippi received the state’s first rounds of the COVID-19 vaccination. The state has been given 25,000 vaccinations in this first delivery. They are expected to go to frontline healthcare workers first, then the most at risk, eventually being made available to the public by the beginning of spring. Of those…