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By Nathan Gregory
MSU Extension
STARKVILLE – Last year’s drought will likely affect this year’s hay acreage in Mississippi.
Rocky Lemus, forage specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said he anticipates about 690,000 hay acres. The state had about 750,000 acres devoted to hay production in 2016.

TUPELO – Forecasters say there will be a risk of large hail and wind damage as thunderstorms threaten Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
The national Storm Prediction Center has placed a large part of Mississippi at the highest risk of severe storms on Saturday. Forecasters say that area includes more than 1.3 million people and includes the cities of Jackson, Tupelo and Vicksburg.

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By Emma Crawford Kent
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Tupelo Public School District officials are gearing up to roll out the district’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative when the upcoming school year begins in August.

By Parrish Alford
Daily Journal