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Traffic on I-55 southbound is limited to one lane between Goodman Road and Church Road while MDOT crews work on the Horn Lake Creek Bridge. Motorists should expect delays or use alternate routes, MDOT said.
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Organizers said the Soccer Complex and partner companies will host a food donation drive during soccer games Saturday, March 28, with a donation bin near the pavilion. They asked for canned goods, peanut butter and jelly to benefit the Hernando/Nesbit Interfaith Council on Poverty.
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The company said it oversees maintenance, coordinates vendors, responds to homeowner requests and works with boards on budgets to keep communities running. It provided an office address in Hernando, Mississippi, and a phone number.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College announced in a post that Wylee Sayle of Southaven, Mississippi, was named its Most Beautiful for 2026. The college listed runners-up and said it will share more photos.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College said Dr. Michael Heindl was chosen as one of 23 community college leaders in the new cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship.
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Mississippi officials are redirecting remaining federal infrastructure funds to avoid losing nearly $306 million as the Dec. 31 deadline approaches. Legislation signed into law accelerates spending and reallocates unspent money.
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A Holly Springs woman has been arrested in connection with a violent dog attack earlier this month that left a
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Mississippi’s secretary of state supplied unverified address data from Experian to county officials, and Mississippi Today reported the errors led to some voters being wrongly marked inactive and prevented from voting in the March 10 congressional primaries.
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Crooked Letter Sports says a three-game SEC series in Oxford and Major League Baseball’s Opening Day make for a “Mississippi baseball fan’s delight.” The outlet also said episodes are available to stream and that audio is automated for accessibility.
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More than one-third of U.S. newspapers have vanished since 2005, leaving many Heartland counties without reliable local news sources, according to a recent report. Nonprofit journalism efforts are striving to fill the gap.
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