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June 10, 2020

SALTER: Unity March, rally felt far different than prior Mississippi reactions to past racial injustices

By: Sid Salter At Saturday’s Starkville Unity March and subsequent rally on the campus of Mississippi State University, I watched and listened. I saw local white merchants bringing cases of bottled water and local white-owned restaurants dropping off food for organizers and the police. I saw many white business leaders, bankers, and civic club members…
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June 9, 2020

Ag Commissioner Encourages Public Comments on Yazoo Area Pump Project

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson is encouraging the public to submit comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District as it prepares a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Yazoo Area Pump Project in the Yazoo Backwater Area of Mississippi.  The SEIS is in response to historical flooding that continues…