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A roadway in Olive Branch has reopened and traffic is flowing in both directions, Mayor Ken Adams said. MDOT maintenance has closed the on‑ramp to Highway 302 and a right lane on northbound Highway 305 remains closed.
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Olive Branch Police and Fire departments said in a social media post they appreciated Chick-fil-A Olive Branch for hosting the restaurant’s first “Breakfast with the Brave” event for local children.
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The group will present ‘On the Menu’ featuring Jeff Jones of MidSouth Homes of Refining Leaders at NWCC Ranger Center on March 18. Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers, organizers said.
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The Mississippi Senate approved $15 million to help low-income families access child care, but the funding faces uncertain prospects in the House amid ongoing debate.
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Corey Wiggins, a Hazlehurst native and federal official, will become the 15th president of Tougaloo College starting July 1, after a yearlong search.
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John Perkins, a pioneering civil rights pastor and author, died Friday at age 95. His life was marked by efforts to promote racial unity and justice.
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Mayor Ken Adams and the Olive Branch Police and Fire departments warned Sunday that a line of thunderstorms could bring damaging winds and quick spin-up tornadoes to the Mid-South.
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The president and CEO of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce commended Baptist Memorial Hospital–DeSoto’s leadership for its community engagement and safety measures during a recent advisory board meeting.
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Sonya Williams Barnes wrote that Senate Bill 2588, the Mississippi SHIELD Act, would place document burdens on voters who already face cost and access barriers.
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Seventeen-year-old Max Baria helped St. Stanislaus win the State Class 3A championship and will play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, a journey his family says followed years of loss and adoption.
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