GERARD EDIC | The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Freddie White-Johnson, left, the founder and president of the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation, and Verbain Foreman Sr. are two volunteers who distribute the state Health Department’s survey assessing Mississippians’ thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Survey to gather views on vaccine
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Sat,02/13/21-1:00AM , 299 Reads
A doctor with the state Department of Health is trying to understand Mississippians’ perceptions about getting COVID-19 vaccinations by conducting a statewide Coronavirus Vaccine Hesitancy Survey.

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MVSU receives $1M from FedEx
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Fri,02/12/21-2:18AM , 341 Reads
Mississippi Valley State University was one of four historically Black colleges and universities selected by FedEx to receive money from the global courier service’s $5 million pledge to advance inclusion and economic empowerment in the Black community.
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Food boxes to be given away Friday morning at ag center
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Thu,02/11/21-2:29AM , 295 Reads
Leflore County residents interested in receiving a box full of meat and dairy products and fresh produce will have the opportunity to do so Friday.

Food boxes will be given away for free beginning at 11 a.m. at the Leflore County Agri-Center on Cypress Avenue.
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Till center receives grant of about $700K
By GERARD EDIC - Staff Writer
Thu,02/11/21-2:22AM , 318 Reads
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner has received a grant of about $700,000 to help pay operating costs and fund other initiatives.
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