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Cargill Teams With Australian Ag-Tech Firm to Save Water on Mississippi Cotton Farms
Minimizing water usage has become a goal for many cotton producers in their quest to harvest more sustainable crops. Better Cotton Teams with Pakistan's PULSE on Smallholder Farm Transparency Initiative To that end, agricultural giant Cargill has joined forces with Australia-based agricultural technology company Goanna Ag for a pilot program focused on improving irrigation efficiency in cotton fields in the Mississippi Delta. Goanna Ag specializes in on-farm irrigation management with its GoField software solution, which employs field sensors, satellite imagery, weather forecasts and crop data to achieve precise irrigation and optimize water usage. Through the partnership with Cargill, GoField technology will be available...
IHL approves 'first of its kind' degree programs for Mississippi universities
During Thursday's regular meeting, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approved six new degree programs within Mississippi universities. All but one of the new programs are the first of their kind in the state. The programs passed with unanimous approval. Associate Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs Casey Prestwood presented the new...
Mississippi is known for music that shapes the nation
JACKSON, Miss. — Music and those who make it helped put Mississippi on the map. “Mississippi is so pivotal and so crucial to the grand scheme of music in this world that it’s very hard to pinpoint it. We are not called the ‘Birthplace of music’ for nothing,’” said Brad Franklin, who is also known as “Kamikaze.”
North Louisiana power line project revived after lawmakers halted it
A proposed power line in north Louisiana that state lawmakers and landowners tried to block from development got a jumpstart Wednesday after the Louisiana Public Service Commission gave initial approval to the project. In a 3-2 vote, the commission accepted the recommendation of an administrative law judge to certify Pattern Energy’s Southern Spirit transmission project. […]
Convicted felon sentenced for plotting Thanksgiving attack on federal officials
(WGXA) — A convicted felon was sentenced to prison Thursday after taking part in online discussions to kidnap and attack federal officials on Thanksgiving in 2022. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Georgia, 50-year-old Joshua Colston of Mississippi and others discussed online a plan to kidnap or attack federal officials on Thanksgiving in 2022 on a platform called "NCM [National Constitutional Militia] Leadership."
Vols fall on road in season football opener
MERIDIAN – For the last several years, Lamar School and Starkville Academy have battled back and forth in a competitive series that has kicked off the regular season for both teams. The Volunteers have had moments of glory during that time, but it was the Raiders’ night in Friday...
Hurricane Ernesto brings impacts to Bermuda through Saturday evening
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Bermuda gets the full blow of Ernesto through Saturday evening as it moves very near if not directly over the Island. It’s going to slow down a bit while impacting Bermuda because it’ll lack a good steering flow for just a little while. Yet, by Sunday, it’ll get a kick towards the NE...and out to sea it goes while eventually loosing its tropical characteristics into next week.
Mississippi Animal Rescue League Critically Low on Puppy and Kitten Food
The Mississippi Animal Rescue League (MARL) is urgently asking for donations as they face a critical shortage of dry puppy and kitten food. The shelter relies on community support to care for its animals. They posted on Facebook saying they are down to the last bag of food purchased last week.
Client Mix-up Leads to Lawsuits, Bar Complaint Against Mississippi Comp Lawyer
What’s in a name? Thousands of dollars, a lost job, denied insurance coverage and the possibility of a suspended law license for a Mississippi workers’ compensation attorney, apparently. It all has to do with injured workers – both named Dorothy Anderson. One lives in Greenwood, Mississippi; the other...
It is time for Mississippi to celebrate Marjorie Baroni
Marjorie Baroni – one of Mississippi’s most courageous and committed civil rights activists – was born 100 years ago, on Aug. 16, 1924. Historians have taken note of her key role in the struggle for social justice in Natchez, but she is not well-known in her hometown. It is time to rectify that omission by celebrating her life and legacy.
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