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One summer's night, I dug in my cleats at home plate just like Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams or Willie Mays, established major-league stars, would be doing on baseball diamonds elsewhere in America. They...
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Gracie Bruce realized she wanted to pursue a career in medicine while listening to her mother talk about working as a critical care nurse on the night shift in an intensive care unit. It wasn't until the Hattiesburg...
The Trump Administration announced recently that more than $104 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding is being put to work to modernize rural healthcare, expand access to services, and...
After much prayer and family discussions, I am announcing I will not seek re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2027. Next year will be my 24th year to serve in the MS Legislature, including 12...
The Town of Terry is, once again, without a medical professional to serve the community. The Nurse Practioner that was on staff has closed the clinic. It was located in the historic Combs Drug Store Building. There are...
"These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom)." (Genesis 36:1) Many reading this chapter may be quick to skip over it. The names are long, the characters seemingly unimportant. However, what we find is the love of...
Got all-weather walks and well-lit, non-slip footing where you need them? A lot is written about what makes a garden look good and work well, mostly dealing with plant selection and placement and how they work through...
Did you celebrate labor Monday before last, Labor Day? I did. But not organized labor. At least I get to choose. Organized labor isn't a fan of choice. Joining CBS in NYC, I was told: "You must join (and pay dues to)...
September 11, 2001, came out of nowhere. No warning. Literally a bright sun shiny day across America. September 12, 2001, dawned with a lot of deep, dark questions and very few answers or explanations. The day before...
One summer's night, I dug in my cleats at home plate just like Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams or Willie Mays, established major-league stars, would be doing on baseball diamonds elsewhere in America. They...
Someone asked me the other day where I get ideas to write about. Truthfully, it's a lot of personal experiences (general disasters that I try to make a bit funny) and my dear friends who occasionally provide subject...
Though he was born years after September 11, 2001, Mississippi State sophomore Bradyn Long carries a deep connection to that date's national tragedy, shaped by more than a dozen childhood visits to a quiet field near...
Three students in the School of Accountancy at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) have been awarded the prestigious Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholarship, a national honor that...
