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District residents visit with senator at Capitol
Certain nonprofits eligible for disaster loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding certain private nonprofit organizations (PNPs) in Mississippi that July 22 is the filing deadline for federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) for economic losses caused by Hurricane Ida from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1, 2021. PNPs located in Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Franklin, George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson,…
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2022 Tomato Festival photo contest winner
MSU announces honors lists
Mississippi State University has announced the President’s and Dean’s lists for the 2022 spring semester. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of course work with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Local students earning…
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Community & Religious Calendar
June 26 The Hazlehurst High School Class of 1971 will meet at 4 p.m., June 26, at the library in Hazlehurst. For more information, contact Ruby Bank Davis at 769-237-9150. June 27 Greater Damascus Church will have VBS from 6 to 8 p.m., June 27 through July 1. The church is located at 1013 Damascus…
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Co-Lin to offer new degree for STEM majors
Copiah-Lincoln Community College has announced a new degree option for students beginning in the fall 2022 semester, the Associate in Science (AS). The new degree focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and is designed to allow for a more seamless transfer to a four-year university for students majoring in STEM areas. The 60-hour…
Read MoreMSU First Day of Summer Field Day to be held June 21
By Tricia Nelson This year, the Fall Flower and Garden Fest at the Mississippi State University Truck Crops Experiment Station which the public has come to love in October has been moved to Tuesday, June 21, and renamed the First Day of Summer Field Day. Coordinators have modified the event the past few years and…
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