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A white house with grand columns and two pumpkin displays on each side
October 22, 2020 - Filed Under: Family, Floral Design

Can we all take a moment to appreciate our county Extension agents? Llike everyone else, the way they did their job turned upside down due to COVID-19. They went from hosting events in their respective counties to using social media to share information and ideas with the public. 

January 12, 2018 - Filed Under: Crops, Weed Control for Crops, Farming, Environment

ROLLING FORK, Miss. -- The Mississippi State University Extension Service invites producers, landowners and professionals in the Delta to a Cover Crop Field Day Jan. 19.

Emily Reid Carter, Mississippi State University Extension agent in Sharkey and Issaquena counties, is reliving the memories of Helen Johnstone Harris, a Delta woman who died in 1917. Carter is part of a community-wide effort to bring tourists to the rural Delta community near Rolling Fork, Miss. (Photo by University Relations/Russ Houston)
October 29, 2013 - Filed Under: Agri-tourism, Community, Rural Development

ROLLING FORK -- Emily Reid Carter is living her dreams and reliving the memories of Helen Johnstone Harris, a Delta woman who died in 1917.

A 1986 educational psychology graduate of Mississippi State University, Carter initially considered a move to Nashville to pursue a music career. As a student at MSU, she was active in the Baptist Student Union and sang in the Fishermen, one of the BSU’s performance groups. She also competed in the Miss MSU pageant using vocals as her talent.