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News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 10, 2021

Will the COVID vaccine be required for members of the Mississippi National Guard?

The Pentagon announced on Monday that members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15 The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by September 15, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press. That deadline could be pushed up if…
News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 10, 2021

Mississippi-based Sanderson Farms sold for $4.5 billion

Nation’s third largest poultry producer is being acquired for $4.53 billion as price of chicken soars. Cargill and privately held Continental Grain plan to combine Sanderson Farms with Wayne Farms, a Continental Grain subsidiary, to form a new, privately held poultry business. Operations will include poultry processing plants and prepared foods plants across Alabama, Arkansas,…