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News

Graduates in gowns walk under a balloon arch.
July 17, 2025

A few of the people employed in various aspects of the green industry in Mississippi learned their skills while incarcerated at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility in Meridian.

The facility, like many in the state, offer the men housed there several educational opportunities that will provide avenues of gainful employment upon their release. In Meridian, Tammie Jennings teaches a horticulture class for inmates and calls upon the Mississippi State University Extension Service on occasion for support.

One man shoots a basketball on a court as others stand nearby.
March 20, 2025

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Practice was in session Friday at Mississippi State University’s Humphrey Coliseum as a group of local people with disabilities worked on their basketball shots.

Two women work with potted plants outdoors.
July 26, 2024

Gardeners who want to improve their own skills and give back to their communities can take advantage of an online training and certification opportunity this fall.
Registration for the next class of Master Gardeners opens Aug. 13 and closes Sept. 12. Participants can begin their training Oct. 1, and all coursework must be completed by Dec. 2. These expert volunteers are trained and certified in consumer horticulture and related areas by the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

Success Stories

A woman stands smiling in front of the seal for Forest, MS, that lists “Leading the Way” across the bottom.
Volume 11 Number 1

Cynthia Slaughter Melton describes herself as a professional volunteer.

 A woman seated among rose bushes, holding roses, and laughing.
Volume 11 Number 1

Known around Cleveland, Mississippi as “The Rose Lady,” Jane Dunlap marked 30 years as a Master Gardener in 2024, but her home county lacked its own chapter for the first half of that span.

A man, standing beside a wooden table filled with plants, looking into the distance.
Volume 10 Number 3

Lincoln County Master Gardeners have been bringing gardening to nursing home residents in Brookhaven since 2018.

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