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Powerball, Mega Millions Causing Boost in Business

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By Cameron Ladner STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) ---People across Mississippi have been flocking to their local gas stations ever since scratch off tickets came to the state near the end of last year. That buzz has doubled down in recent months with the new…

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Weather Didn’t Stop Runners From Half-Marathon

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By Cameron Ladner STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News)---- Friends, families and athletes of all skill levels gathered to participate in Starkville’s 34th annual Frostbite Half-Marathon in January. Founded by the Starkville running club in 1984, the race has gained…

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Mississippi State University Hosts 14 Annual Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival With Gatsby Fashion Gala

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By Hudson Coombs Mississippi State, Miss. (Take 30 News)--- From February 27th to February 29th of 2020, Mississippi State University hosted the 14th annual Charles H. Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival which was accompanied by the Gatsby Fashion Gala within the…

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Mississippi State Baseball Fans Gathered To Take Part In Fan Day Festivities

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By Hudson Coombs Mississippi State, Miss. (Take 30 News)--- On February 8th, 2020, Mississippi State University hosted its annual Baseball Fan Day at the Palmeiro Center on campus. Fans of Mississippi State’s baseball team were able to come out and meet the team prior…

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Reservation-Wide Curfew in Effect

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By Autumn McMillan PHILADELPHIA, MS (Take 30 News)--- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben implements a curfew for the reservation. Community members are required to be home at 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning.    The…

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Coronavirus Changes the Way We Worship

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By: Tori Boatner   WEST POINT, Miss (Take 30 News) --Mississippi is in a state of emergency and closures are happening everywhere including schools, universities, and even churches. One West Point church is relying on different delivery methods to continue…

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Grants to Curb Alcohol Abuse, Suicide in Young Adults

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By Elizabeth McGaw  STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) ---- A local Starkville man strives to bring about preventative change in the Oktibbeha school system and on Mississippi State University’s campus. Dr. Michael Nadorff, an assistant psychology professor at…

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Hobie's on Main Takes Over Historic State Theater

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STARKVILLE, MS (Take 30 News)-- The historic State Theater has been a landmark of downtown Starkville since the 1930s and this year it's been repurposed as an upstairs-downstairs bar operated by Hobie's on Main. Since its opening, the State Theater's…

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New Tobacco Law has Local Businesses Feeling Burned

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By Dalton Whitfield STARKVILLE, Miss. (Take 30 News) --- On January 1st, A new federal law was implemented in Mississippi. This new law prevented anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing tobacco products. This new was named the T21 Law. This new law also covered…

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