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Nearly 150 years in the making. 10 of the oldest restaurants in, near, Jackson, MS
The Clarion Ledger has put together a list of 10 of the oldest restaurants that are still operating in the Jackson area. H.D.
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Three rural Mississippi hospitals join program testing alternative payment model
WASHINGTON (WDAM) - Mississippi’s rural hospitals have been hanging on by a thread for 20 years. According to Chartis, a leader in healthcare facility research, Mississippi is tied for third as ...
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Mississippi School of the Arts’ Colyer named Rural Teacher of the Year by MSU-William Carey University partnership
STARKVILLE, Miss.—The Mississippi Rural Education Association is honoring Mississippi School of the Arts science teacher Lindsay Colyer as Rural Teacher of the Year. Lindsay Colyer, third from left, ...
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The Fried Chicken At This Charming Restaurant In Mississippi Out-Of-This-World Delicious
Originally constructed in the late 1800s, the building first served the community as ... and an assortment of artifacts that chronicle rural Mississippi life. The dining space feels comfortably ...
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This Charming Restaurant In Mississippi Has The Most Delicious Fried Chicken In The US
The weathered clapboard exterior of The Old Country Store stands as a time capsule from the 1800s, beckoning hungry travelers ... and an assortment of memorabilia that chronicles rural Mississippi ...
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Rural Mississippi schools struggle to attract teachers, and keep them once they have them
Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene County, where school leaders struggle to recruit and retain experienced educators.
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Rural Mississippi schools fight to attract and keep teachers amid shortages
LEAKESVILLE — Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene County, where school leaders struggle to recruit and retain experienced ...
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Weird history: Primitive form of air conditioning in 1800s NWLA
Dogtrots, for the most part, were often built by early settlers, rural homesteaders, and sharecroppers in the American South. The floor plan of a typical dogtrot in Mississippi during the mid-19th ...
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Bill of Health: Rural Mississippi confronts health care crisis amid calls for Medicaid expansion
Her story is a common one in Mississippi’s rural areas, where limited access to affordable health care has long been a challenge. The Mississippi Trauma Care System Foundation tracks hospital ...
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What Democracy Looks Like in Rural Wisconsin: One Woman Counting Her Neighbors’ Votes
Ms. Toberman, 61, is one of the more than 1,800 municipal clerks in Wisconsin ... voters to register or elections to run in Magnolia, a rural farming community of 734 people, Ms. Toberman ...
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Alabama, Mississippi receive millions to improve rural health care; here’s how they’ll spend it
Delta Health Center, one of the local grantees in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, is expected to use the funding to ensure that women in rural areas can access prenatal care earlier and are connected to ...