Canton News

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSN WELCOMES SENATE PASSAGE OF THE FARM BILL, CALLS ON HOUSE TO WORK QUICKLY Jun. 11, 2013 American Soybean Association reports: With a vote of 66 to 27 this evening, the United States Senate voted to pass the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, better known as the 2013 Farm Bill.

We were surprised to read Stacey Pickering's attack on our report about the $1.3 billion in subsidies made available to Nissan in connection with its assembly operations in Mississippi.

The ASA DuPont Young Leader program is identifies and cultivates farmer leaders who are shaping not only the U.S. soybean industry but all of agriculture.

Most people probably don't know how big reticulated pythons and Gaboon vipers really are.

The board named electrician John Garrett as interim general manager and the Blackmon & Blackmon Law Firm as counsel.

Flora voters head to the poll for the first time this municipal election season while Madison voters will not be required to visit their precincts in Tuesday's general election.

Two newcomers secured seats on the Canton Board of Aldermen while a court challenge is hanging over a third race.

In the battle of the business owners advocating change in Canton, voters selected Democrat Arnel Bolden as their new mayor for the next four years.

As part of a delegation of Mississippi workers, clergy and students, I am here in South Africa to make a historic request for aid and assistance.

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSN, DUPONT PIONEER ANNOUNCE 2014 YOUNG LEADER PROGRAM Jun. 4, 2013 Source: American Soybean Association news release The American Soybean Association and DuPont Pioneer are seeking applicants for the 2014 Young Leader Program.

Harvard's 362nd commencement begins Thursday morning with the annual conferring of degrees and honorary degrees.

Glover, also a labor rights activist, is in South Africa as part of a trade union delegation from the United States that seeks international support for auto workers in Canton, Mississippi.

A Washington, D.C. based organization called Good Jobs First recently released a false and misleading report funded by the United Auto Workers concerning the Nissan plant in Canton.

He wants to invite the nation to reason together with him when nearly half the country thinks his premises and theirs are utterly at odds.

Nissan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Canton plant with a free-to-all Saturday festival at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson that includes a circus, concert by Kool & the Gang and fireworks show.

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Mississippi's Nissan Factory Auto Workers Take Message of Worker's Justice to NY's International Auto Show with .

Subsidies provided to Nissan by state and local governments in Mississippi will amount to more than $1.3 billion - about 3A1 2 times more than has been previously reported, according to a report by Good Jobs First .

Complaints about alleged irregularities in Canton elections have prompted the Madison County district attorney's office to start collecting information in anticipation of an official investigation.