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The FDA recently approved naloxone as an over-the-counter drug to help with opioid overdoses, meaning it could become more available locally.

The Lantern Project is a collaborative project Mississippi State University leads to provide access to records documenting enslaved persons.

Portia Ballard Espy’s grandmother carried her purse everywhere — to the dinner table and even to the bathroom. It never left her side. It wasn’t until her grandmother’s passing that Espy discovered the treasures it held.

The Lantern Project aims to digitize and make publicly available the legal records that document enslaved persons in Mississippi and beyond.

Lantern Project brings enslaved family history into the light.

A digital database is being developed to include victims of slavery across the South. Today, archivists gave a presentation on "The Lantern Project: Uncovering Local African-American History" at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.

Genealogy, or the study of family lineage, can be a fairly difficult process. It involves tracing all manner of documents backward through time to establish a connection.

As the opioid epidemic continues, Attorney General Josh Stein met with local leaders helping those struggling with addiction in the area. 

The lack of quality and evidence-based services that treat individuals with dignity and care while they try and navigate their trauma, substance use, and mental health is a crisis all across our country.

The ninth annual E.O. Jr. and Betty Templeton History and Genealogy Fair, hosted by Mississippi State University Libraries, is set for June 3.