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Learn the basics of coffee roasting in Mississippi

Chances are you wake up to a morning cup of coffee and…

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Martini, shaken or stirred: What do Mississippi gin makers say?

It’s been dubbed the Great Martini debate, thanks to James Bond. But…

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Mississippi students get an opportunity for excellence

The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is Mississippi's only public residential…

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Picayune Dancers to Compete at the World Dance Championship

Twenty years ago, Tonya Barnum opened Center Stage School of Dance in…

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Grandma Green Completes UM Degree after 30-Year Break

There were quite a few cheers when Phyllis Green, of Oxford, walked…

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Maternal Fetal Medicine Brings Care Team Together for Mothers, Babies

At UMMC's Center for Maternal and Fetal Care, experts who treat mothers…

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Mississippi church ministry provides 1,160 dresses

In 2011,  Highland Baptist Church in Meridian, Mississippi started a sewing club,…

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Gautier high school siblings start seafood market

Drake and Chase Killingsworth grew up in a family of fishermen. From…

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Start the conversation about Alzheimer’s

Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease.  Alzheimer’s…

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Who should have an AED?

Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, check and monitor heart rhythm and can…

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