Nearly 3,500 students are on the spring 2024 graduation list at Mississippi State University. Local students earning degrees inlcude:

— Anna Frances Taffar, of Arab, receiving a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

— James Akin, of Hanceville, receiving a Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

— Lindsey Lowery, of Hanceville, receiving a Bachelor of Business Adm Summa Cum Laude from MSU’s College of Business.