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Consider specialty crops for value
A smorgasbord of bright-red tomatoes and vibrant vegetables line the walls of Michael Katrutsa’s produce shop in rural Camden, Tennessee. What began a decade ago as a roadside farm stand is now an air-conditioned outbuilding packed with crates of watermelon, cantaloupe and his locally renowned sweet corn – all picked fresh by a handful of local employees each morning.
Mississippi’s rice crop poised for harvest of 156K acres
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – The growing season is wrapping up on Mississippi’s 2024 rice crop, and experts anticipate a slightly higher yield but depressed prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that rice harvest began the first week of August. As of August 11, the crop was rated 15% in excellent condition and 82% in […]
Miss Mississippi helps celebrate new white-tablecloth dining with nod to nostalgia
It is not every day that Miss Mississippi celebrates the future by welcoming back a restaurant of the past. Miss Mississippi 2024 Becky Williams was in Natchez this weekend to celebrate a new dining experience with The Rendezvous Restaurant’s grand opening. The Rendezvous restaurant on Main Street in Natchez...
MSU’s EcoCAR team visits MCC to recruit and show the future of fuel efficient vehicles
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi State University’s EcoCAR team is hitting the recruitment trail in hopes of recruiting some new members. Mississippi State is one of nearly a dozen teams in North America competing to create the most fuel-efficient car. This student-led team was at Meridian Community College today,...
Treasured Mississippi burger joint receives and upgrade
Ask anyone in Vicksburg where you can get the biggest and juiciest hamburger, and you are likely to hear the words “Mamma’s Super Burgers” top the list. After all, the restaurant’s longtime slogan is “You Bite the Meat Before the Bun.”. Mamma’s Super Burger, located...
Meridian Police Department investigates a Monday afternoon shooting
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Meridian Police Department officials confirm they received a call about a shooting around Highland Avenue Monday afternoon. They received a second call from a concerned citizen about a vehicle with bullet holes around the 2400 block of 24th Street, where it meets with 41st Avenue. Detectives also...
Tengda Hibachi Sushi serving up classics and putting on a show in Waveland
WAVELAND, Miss. (WLOX) - Located inside the old Hancock Whitney Bank on Highway 90 in Waveland, Tengda- which means “everything is getting better”- was packed for opening day. The menu has something for everyone; from raw to cooked sushi, and of course the classics like chicken and steak,...
Woman on ‘Girl Date’ Left Shocked When Long-distance Online Friend She’s Never Met Shows Up to Surprise Her
A woman who thought she was having a girl date with a friend was left open-mouthed and frozen in shock when a long-distance online friend she’d never met showed up to surprise her. Maribeth Johns, 27, from Batesville, Mississippi, had been speaking to Cody Stack for several months after the pair connected when he joined […] The post Woman on ‘Girl Date’ Left Shocked When Long-distance Online Friend She’s Never Met Shows Up to Surprise Her appeared first on Happilynews.com.
Mississippi town says there will be no parade for local Olympians
Mississippians quickly took to social media to call for a parade after Sam Kendricks and Shelby McEwen won silver medals at the Paris Olympics. A former Ole Miss athlete, Kendricks earned a silver medal in the men’s pole vault final, clearing the bar at 5.95 meters. It is his second Olympic medal, earning a bronze medal in the 2016 games.
Madison native makes her move to professional soccer
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) - Cariel Ellis is starting a new soccer journey that begins overseas. Madison Central and Holmes Community College graduate, Cariel Ellis, is taking her soccer skills to the next level. Ellis signed with the Melbourne City Football Club in Australia to play professional soccer. This football club...
Madison County Schools playground designed for all students to enjoy
MADISON, Miss. — Teachers and students are celebrating a new space for children of all abilities to enjoy recess. "(For) our kids, it's a little more difficult for them to throw the ball, run around and interact with other kids," said special education teacher Ashley Markland. On Tuesday, the...
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