• Optimism for the Mississippi economy on the increase
  Economist and officials with the Mississippi Employment Security Commission are becoming increasingly optimistic about the state's economy. While the unemployment rate of four-point-seven percent in December was up from November, officials say it was an improvement from the same month in 2003 and shows a positive trend of more people working and fewer people unemployed.

  At the University Research Center of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, economist Darrin Webb says even though there was a decline in retail sales in November, preliminary data shows an improvement in December and other evidence of an improvement in the state economy overall. (0:48)
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• Lynching Exhibit On Display at Jackson State
  A traveling exhibit displaying the atrocities of lynches that occurred in this country is currently on display at Jackson State University. MPB's Scott Phillips got an opportunity to view the exhibit prior to the general public. (1:33)
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• Economists and others increasingly optimistic about Mississippi economy
  State economists with the University Research Center of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning believe the long expected recovery for the state's economy is beginning to take hold. Wayne Sorge has the story. (1:28)
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• Mississippi Mayors honored in Biloxi
  Mississippi's African American Mayors were honored Thursday in Biloxi. MPB news contributor Patty Davis reports. (1:52)
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• Photographs of lynchings is on display at Jackson State University
  An exhibit featuring photographs of lynchings that occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s is on display at Jackson State University. Exhibit coordinator Monique Guillory says she hopes the exhibit will shed some light on the nation's dark past of lynchings in America. (0:19)
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  Southern Gardening Radio from the Mississippi State University Extension Service serves lawn and garden enthusiasts Monday through Friday with timely information presented in a 2-minute format.

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