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Funny how it happened, he said. 'I had two other guys with me and we had seven ducks, all gadwalls when they left after it started raining about 9:45,' said Fagan, of Jackson.

Mississippi's first duck season, which opened on Friday, will close today. Hunters can only hope for a miracle in migration before it opens again next weekend.

Soybean farmer Mason Dunn uses an irrigation system that recycles leftover water in an effort to conserve water, a precious commodity in the Delta region.

Mississippi remains the top state in the nation in catfish production, but the numbers are declining.

Mikki Smith was recently promoted to assistant vice president in the Byram office.

With imports of tilapia up 50 percent since 2003, the foreign fish has become a challenger to a U.S. catfish industry battling higher feed costs and decreasing demand, officials say.

The Justice Department, which monitors elections to ensure fairness to minorities, says it is sending election observers to six Mississippi cities for Tuesday's municipal elections.