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Picayune has fluoride in the water
PICAYUNE — Picayune residents have been getting a daily dose of fluoride to help protect their teeth for about two months now. The process began Feb. 15 and is added weekly to the operating wells in Picayune. Through a grant with the Mississippi Health Department the proper equipment and chemicals were supplied to the city, […]
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Mississippi Senate Resolution 5
Senate Resolution 5 (As Adopted by Senate) A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE SULLIVAN-SCHEIN CORPORATION FOR ITS GENEROUS GIFT TO THE CITIZENS OF MISSISSIPPI, A MOBILE DENTAL-OFFICE-ON-WHEELS CALLED “TOMORROW’S DENTAL OFFICE TODAY,” WHICH WILL SERVE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. WHEREAS, at the ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Sullivan-Schein Corporation gave a […]
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Guntown may add fluoride to water; citizens protest
GUNTOWN – Officials are considering whether to add fluoride to the town’s drinking water, despite one resident’s objections. “Several home and business owners locally have been discussing the upcoming meeting and many are opposed to the thought of fluoride in their drinking water,” wrote Ann Myers, owner of Guntown Antiques, in a letter to Town […]
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City decides against fluoridation of water
After months of heated debate, Clarksdale leaders decided not to fluoridate the city’s water supply. Led by Ward 3 Commissioner Buster Moton, the mayor and his board voted unanimously to strike down the motion. “It seemed like the board was dragging along something,” Moton said. “It didn’t really need to be dragged along. To put […]
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Picayune council votes to fluoridate drinking water
The Picayune City Council has voted to fluoridate the city’s drinking water supply and will fill out a grant application to get the estimated $35,000 cost for the equipment and installation for free. John Justice, a fluoridation administrator with the Mississippi State Department of Health, recently spoke to the Picayune City Council about adding fluoride […]
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Coahoma County’s water fluoride-deficient, health officials say
Residents of Coahoma County don’t get the amount of fluoride in tap water recommended by the state Health Department. They join more than half of the state’s residents in that category. Fluoride is a naturally occurring chemical put in public water supplies since the 1950s to help protect teeth from decay. Between 0.8 and 1.2 […]
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