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Groton-Dunstable grads used teamwork
Soloist Tom DeNatale, member of the Chamber Choir, sings his heart out to the Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends." sun/dianne bunis Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting our MyCapture site.
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Six win Celia Moh Scholarships
Six college students in courses related to home furnishings have been selected to receive the Celia Moh Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year.
Marisa Laudadio and Tony Laudadio, sibilings from Alcorn County, perform, while jostling for position with their violins, to a crowd of nearly 700 Thursday night at a talent show hosted by the annual 4-H State Congress on the campus of Mississippi State University.
Street to assume agriculture, forestry duties
A veteran administrator has been selected to head the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the Mississippi State University Extension Service in north Mississippi.
Tupelo hires intervention administrator
The Tupelo Public School District's newest administrator will be responsible for helping struggling students get the help they need.
Plant tough angelonia for summer-long color
GARY BACHMAN/MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICEAngelonia Serena white grows to 12 inches tall and spreads up to 14 inches wide.
Cathedral valedictorian enjoys academic challenges
Though tears of sadness will drench her goodbyes, Bailey said she cried tears of joy when she heard she was Cathedral's valedictorian.
Hurricanes in your living room - how local TV handles the big ones
Chief meteorologist Mike Buresh: Has a degree in earth-science and atmospheric sciences, Iowa State University, and American Meteorological Society broadcast meteorologist certification.
Fire ants are one of the most frustrating insect pests to deal with in Mississippi lawns, but they can be successfully controlled with the correct approach.
Student housing boom: Innovation key to new developments
Construction continues on the Savory House, a three-story apartment building on University Drive.
Graveman named to All-SEC Defensive team
Former Benjamin Russell High School and current Mississippi State University baseball standout Kendall Graveman was named to the 2012 All-SEC Defensive team yesterday afternoon.
Alcorn State University looks at bamboo for biofuels
Alcorn got into the biofuels research business in February thanks to the Mississippi Development Authority legislation that provided funding for the state's portion of the KiOR project, Alcorn's Dean of Agriculture Barry Bequette said Tuesday during a meeting Rep.
After a 30-year absence, Smith returned to the newspaper May 1, initially to cover Starkville and surrounding communities at the Dispatch's Starkville bureau.
Young Harris College Names New Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
A Gary L. Myers, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of English at Mississippi State University, has been selected as the new vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Young Harris College, YHC President Cathy Cox recently announced.
From making the first touchdown in the powder-puff football game to singing in the Mississippi Girls Honor Choir, Debra Whitley has done it all.
Where are GOP's family values?
The GOP keeps telling us that it is the Christian-Family Values Party. Let us look at what is going on in America today.
Getting to know 4 new trustees on state College Board
Gov. Phil Bryant recently appointed four new members to the State College Board, representing one-third of the group that makes all major decisions about the eight public universities, including who will lead them.
Krutz hired to DREC in Stoneville, Walker attends Lead21
Mississippi State University has hired Jason Krutz as irrigation specialist for its Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville.
MBJ Editorial: Questions we should ask the new chief of the Mda
Last time the State of Mississippi went to Gainesville, Fla., to fill a job, it scored a winner in Dan Mullen, whom Mississippi State University lured away from the University of Florida football coaching staff to be head Bulldog in Starkville.
Rural water systems ease well dependence
He and others in the southwest part of Itawamba County known as Peaceful Valley were getting water from individual wells.
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