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August 14, 2019 - Filed Under: Family, Children and Parenting

The Mississippi State University Extension Service plans to ease the transition to school for families with young children through a new Head Start program on the Gulf Coast.

Colorful flowers are planted next to a sign at the entrance of the North Bay Elementary School garden.
May 11, 2018 - Filed Under: Master Gardener, Herb Gardens, Vegetable Gardens, Youth Gardening

BILOXI, Miss. -- Students at North Bay Elementary School in Biloxi got another hands-on learning component this spring with the addition of a school garden.

Jessica Lero, left, records the types of trash Kaileb Williams, center, and Laila Williams found while participating in the 2016 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup on Oct. 22 in Biloxi, Mississippi, with their Mississippi State University Extension Service 4-H club in Harrison County. They joined about 2,400 volunteers to collect more than an estimated 10 tons of trash during the 28th annual event. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Susan Collins-Smith)
October 27, 2016 - Filed Under: 4-H, Natural Resources, Environment

BILOXI, Miss. -- About 2,400 volunteers helped remove trash from beaches and other waterways during the Mississippi Coastal Cleanup on Oct. 22.

Organizers estimate that volunteers collected more than 10 tons of debris at the 28th annual Gulf Coast event. The Mississippi State University Extension Service organizes and implements the Coastal Cleanup in partnership with the Mississippi Marine Debris Task Force. Members of the community and local organizations combed more than 50 sites located on beaches, barrier islands and coastal waterways.

May 14, 2001 - Filed Under: Irrigation

MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Gardeners anticipate each spring as a time to get their plants off to a good start, but problems with weather can put a damper on the season.

Spring is usually a wet time in Mississippi, but this year was dry across much of the state. Gardeners trying to get a good start to their flowers and vegetables may have been disappointed. Specialists with Mississippi State University's Extension Service said the season is not lost even if it got off to a poor start.