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Beers, seltzers, golf simulators, more: Inside the new brewery opening on the Mississippi Coast

The Advocate 04 Feb 2026
Downtown Pass Christian has a new compound of places to dine, stay and play, and soon it will have its own brew pub ... .
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Sweet tradition: Inside the Mississippi legacy of Paul’s Pastry

Delta Democrat-Times 30 Jan 2026
Every year, Paul’s Pastry Shop receives orders from all over the country, including North Pole, Alaska—proof that even the coldest corners of the country could use a little Mississippi warmth, preferably wrapped in icing and sprinkles.
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Dennis Anderson: Doomed to a cold, watery death, three hunters were awash in the Mississippi ...

The Brunswick News 28 Jan 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — On the day before Thanksgiving, Cole Wagaman awoke uncertain whether he would hunt ducks. He lives in Kasson, in southern Minnesota, and the wind was whipping snow out of the northwest at 30 miles an hour, with a ... .
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MinnPost selected to host Report for America corps member in partnership with the Mississippi River ...

MinnPost 27 Jan 2026
Report for America has selected MinnPost to host a reporter focused on drinking water in Minnesota in partnership with the Mississippi River Basin Ag and Water Desk ... As the Mississippi River headwaters ...
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Hard Times in the Mississippi Delta as Farmers Consider Letting Crops Rot

New York Times 25 Jan 2026
Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt ... .
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Anderson: Doomed to a cold, watery death, three hunters were awash in the Mississippi River ...

Star Tribune 23 Jan 2026
Caught in a maelstrom, their boat swamped and they bobbed amid whitecaps ... .
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New NCSL Report: State Policy Options for Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Mississippi River Watershed (NCSL - National Conference of State Legislatures)

Public Technologies 22 Jan 2026
- Spanning 31 states and serving as a vital water, economic and ecological resource, the Mississippi River basin faces growing environmental and infrastructure pressures ... "The Mississippi River Watershed ... To read the entire report, click here.
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Opinion | The ‘Mississippi Marathon’ Is Teaching Kids to Read

Wall Street Journal 21 Jan 2026
By focusing on phonics, the state’s public schools rocketed from 49th place in the nation to ninth ... .
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Herrington transferred to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman

New Albany Gazette 21 Jan 2026
Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., 25, was transported to the Mississippi State Penitentiary on Jan. 8. He is currently housed in Unit 42, a 56-bed hospital on the sprawling 18,000-acre complex in north Sunflower County ... Newsletters ... .
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Letters: Why not go under the Mississippi instead of over it?

The Advocate 19 Jan 2026
Why can’t the state of Louisiana build a tunnel under the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge instead of a bridge that will destroy the historic cypress forests? ... .
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