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Light pink blooms cover the branches of a shrub.

A variety of azaleas bring spring blooms

Close up of a red-tailed hawk with a child’s wide eyes in the background.

Celebrating Traditions

Hundreds gathered in early February to celebrate tradition—skills like metal forging, knife making, weaving, spinning, and quilting, as well as heritage livestock and raptor birds—at the 2026 Forge Day and Heritage Festival.

Composite of portraits of Jeff Gore and Brian Pieralisi

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Gore, Pieralisi awarded excellence in Cotton IPM

Downed pine limbs scattered across a forest floor with standing trees in the background.

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Damage assessments help forest managers bounce back

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Workshop aids those in pest management jobs

Close up picture of an adult holding a child's hand.

Extension for Real Life

What is the TIPPS Program?

Parenting is hard. That’s for sure. But does it seem like nurturing and protecting your children in today’s world is harder than what your parents experienced when you were a child?

Extension for Real Life

How to Manage Stink Bugs

You’ll soon start seeing, and maybe even smelling, a common southern insect in your landscape and garden. You may have spotted a few in your home this winter

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Collector of Revenue I - Biloxi
March 9, 2026 | 12pm –March 12, 2026 | 12pm
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