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Northwest Mississippi Community College said it emailed housing assignment updates to students’ official NWCC email accounts for the fall 2026 to spring 2027 academic year. The college directed students needing login help to a provided video and asked those with questions to email housing@northwestms.edu.

Author Stacy Dodd will host a book-signing for his new memoir, “The Fire Inside: How God Turned Rock Bottom Into a Kingdom Assignment,” at Coffee Central on Aug. 8, a news release said.

DeSoto Family Theatre announced the supporting leads for its regional premiere of Finding Neverland, set for July 31-Aug. 2 at the Heindl Center in Senatobia, the theatre said in a social media post.

The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce said Elite Eyecare will celebrate its fourth anniversary next Friday with a noon photo-op and a trunk show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

HYPE organizers said their young professionals series will resume in August with an after-hours networking event. The group said additional details will be released next week.

The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce said Debbie Mendenhall discussed tourism’s economic impact and opportunities at the Landers Center during its Grits & Government event, and thanked attendees and a local caterer.

The organization said it enjoyed hosting a BYI intern this summer, praising Elise’s commitment and calling a recent video a reminder that attention to detail matters.

The Southaven Chamber Foundation will recognize its Bridge Academy Class of 2026 at a Quarterly Luncheon Aug. 19, with DeSoto County Schools Superintendent Cory Uselton as keynote, the foundation said.

The chamber said it will host a 9:30 a.m. celebration Friday at its office to welcome Socialite Rentals LLC as a new member. The chamber said the company offers marquee letters and numbers, photo booths, balloon arches and backdrops.

Sweet Fizz, a new beverage shop in Hernando, will open Saturday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m., the business said.