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December 9, 2008

Flora loses biolab to Kan. over access to partner universities

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/9/8 While Mississippi officials argued Flora would be the best site for a federal biological laboratory, the Madison County town was ranked third by a panel that instead promoted a Manhattan, Kan., site. The decision was made largely because the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, which would study animal diseases, could tap…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 9, 2008

Letters to govs. intercepted

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/9/8 Suspicious letters containing powdery substances addressed to governors in at least six states, including Mississippi, were intercepted Monday, but no injuries were immediately reported. The letters were reported in Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana and Rhode Island. They disrupted state governments in a few of the states, forcing some evacuations and testing…