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Longleaf Elementary Q&A to be posted
For anyone who has questions concerning the planned Longleaf Elementary School, being built north of West Fourth Street between Jackson Road and Cross Creek Parkway, the Lamar Co. School District ...
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Black History program to honor four
Two members of a well-known sports family in Petal are among those scheduled to be recognized during Petal’s annual Black History Month program on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Petal Civic Center. A fo...
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Board member won't comment on arrest
When Lamar County School Board member Craig “Buddy” Morris was pulled over by authorities in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 24, his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit, ac...
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Runnels legacy continues in Chamber award
When the Petal Area Chamber of Commerce once again hands out its top awards during its annual banquet on Feb. 6, the top award – the Bobby Runnels Leadership Award – will continue to remind resid...
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Road project funds dwindling
A nationwide push to put more energy-efficient cars on the roads has, ironically, made it more difficult to initiate major road projects in the state, Southern District Transportation Commissioner ...
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Some Petal addresses to change
Letters were expected to go out this week to a number of homeowners and businesses with addresses listed as Highway 42 and New Richton Road stating that their addresses will be changing. “Centra...
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Ballfield project eyes April completion
As Petal’s ballfields project winds down to its final stages, plans are already underway for summer baseball tournaments to be played on the new fields. “We’re getting them lined up for July,” May...
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Clock to return to top of courthouse
Work is underway on renovating the historical Circuit Courthouse in Purvis, which will result in the return of the clock tower and the courtroom gallery, along with the addition of two rooms to t...
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Hwy. 42 work delayed
Although the Highway 42 four-laning project through Petal – which began on June 10 of last year – originally was scheduled to be completed by June of this year, “that’s not going to happen,” Mayor ...
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Development concerns Lamar residents
Some residents of the Cumberland subdivision on Highway 98 West are concerned that the addition of a medical clinic there will greatly increase traffic in the area, but the county’s planning depart...
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