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Lake Monroe Closed due to Tornado Damage
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has closed Lake Monroe until further notice due to extensive tornado damage. Lake Monroe is a 99-acre state fishing lake located...
MDOT District 5 Equipment Operators Roadeo winners announced
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) held its annual Equipment Operators Roadeo at its District 5 office in Newton on Thursday, March 23. "Safety is always our focus. Everything we do...
NCAAR doctoral candidate wins first place at rice conference
Anna Coker Smyly, a Mississippi State University doctoral candidate specializing in plant and soil science, won first place for her presentation at the 2023 Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG)...
MSU’s Womack confirmed as State Chemist by Mississippi Senate
By James Carskadon Mississippi State University’s Erika Womack has been confirmed as the State Chemist by the Mississippi Senate. With Senate confirmation on March 23rd, Womack will continue to lead...
Meet MSU’s newest mascot ‘Dak’ (Bully XXII) during Super Bulldog Weekend
The 2023 edition of Super Bulldog Weekend at Mississippi State University will be highlighted by Dak running onto the field at Davis Wade Stadium for a halftime ceremony in his honor. To be clear,...
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge In Mississippi Is So Well-Hidden, It Feels Like One Of The State’s Best Kept Secrets
Posted in Mississippi Farms & Wildlife, Nature by Jessica Wick Everyone knows Mississippi is a nature lover’s paradise. But it seems like our top natural wonders and best-known state parks tend...