When Yolanda Ni, an eighth-grader at Oak Grove Middle School, recently spelled the word “apothecary” to win the 2019 Mississippi Spelling Bee in Jackson, her thoughts immediately turned to her English teacher, Ginger Weathers.
According to numbers from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the exit ramp from Interstate 59 to the Evelyn Gandy Parkway sees approximately 5,800 vehicles per day, while the opposite ramp coming from Petal to Hattiesburg gets about 6,400 vehicles per day.
Of the 82 counties in Mississippi, Lamar County has placed first in financial health, according to a recent study by a New York financial technology company.
Since Lumberton schools were consolidated into the Lamar County School District last summer, officials have overseen a wide variety of renovations, including added cameras, additional fencing, work to the field houses and athletic areas and ceiling repair.
During the past several years, First Priority of South Mississippi has had the good fortune to have several high-profile sports figures – including Lou Holtz and Dabo Swinney – speak at the yearly Golf Tournament and Live/Silent Auction to help raise funds for the organization.
Under current Mississippi state law, possession of up to 30 grams of marijuana calls for a fine of $100-$250, with increasing fines – and possible jail time – for subsequent offenses.
A Lamar County pub that closed in January pending an alcohol permit from the Mississippi Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control is expected to re-open soon with the ability to sell alcoholic beverages.
Friendly City officials expect the Petal Fire Department’s new fire rating of 4 – which was recently improved from a 5 by the Mississippi State Rating Bureau – to be a huge boost for residents and businesses within the city limits.
The voter turnout during Tuesday’s special election for Mississippi House District 101 was probably nowhere near as high as election officials would have liked, but it was enough to send two of the five candidates to an April 2 runoff election.
On March 2, 1904, Theodor Geisel, one of America’s most influential animators and author of children’s books, was born.
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