Fourth-graders lobby for a state fruit at the Statehouse. Here's what they're proposing

Monday morning, the rotunda was filled with giggles and chatter as the young persimmon promoters entered the capitol.
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Thanks to Fourth-Graders Mississippi Now Has a State Fruit

Massachusetts has the cranberry. Florida of course, the orange. California, the avocado. But until now, Mississippi was without a state fruit. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
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Indiana fourth graders push for state fruit at statehouse

INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Today brought a pint-sized push to make persimmon the Indiana state fruit. The exercise involved a bunch of Indiana elementary students making the statehouse their home for much ...
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Thanks to Fourth-Graders Mississippi Now Has a State Fruit

Massachusetts has the cranberry. Florida of course, the orange. California, the avocado. But until now, Mississippi was without a state fruit. That changed this week thanks to fourth-grade pupils at ...