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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
December 8, 2021

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians joins Tribal Land Conservation Initiative

“This is an exceptional program to benefit our members and the environment,” said Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians announced that it is joining the Tribal Land Conservation Initiative. The Tribe will work with the non-profit National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC) to protect approximately 25,000 acres of land in…
Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 8, 2021

After Biden COVID vaccine mandates get nixed by courts, will Mississippi university staff mandates stay in place?

Ole Miss first to announce it is suspending efforts to vaccinate all employees. On Tuesday, a U.S. District Court in Georgia issued a stay in the lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s federal contractor vaccine mandate, restricting enforcement of the nationwide mandate. This means each of the Biden Administration vaccine mandates are currently halted by various…