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Mississippi centenarian links strong faith to long life

By DAVID PANNELL, The Daily Journal, 35 Reads
Updated On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 01:47 PM

WREN, Miss. (AP) — Lillie Mae Word of Wren hasn’t raised a garden in the last couple of years.

It’s understandable, since she turned 105 years old in March. But if it would have been up to her, she’d have kept right on gardening.

Starkville, county considering teenager curfew to curb crime

By The Associated Press, 46 Reads
Posted On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 09:00 AM

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Both the city of Starkville and Oktibbeha county are weighing whether to impose a curfew on teenagers as a way to curb crime.

Hospice care center brightens patients' days with good deeds

By The Associated Press, 60 Reads
Updated On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 08:53 AM

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — A hospice care center in Mississippi is working to brighten patients' days with good deeds.

Wishing Well Project was started at SouthernCare Hospice in Picayune.

Grant helps Mississippi medical students work in rural areas

By The Associated Press, 59 Reads
Updated On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 08:50 AM

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — University of Mississippi Medical Center officials say they are seeing an impact from a multimillion dollar grant that aims to get more doctors working in rural areas.

By The Associated Press, 60 Reads
Updated On Sun, 05/09/2021 - 08:38 AM

MONTICELLO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi lake is reopening for fishing after being closed for four years. Lake Mary Crawford near Monticello reopens later this month.