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State health officials: Six COVID-19 cases in Mississippi, including three in Forrest Co.
By JOSHUA WILSON
Fri,03/13/20-5:13PM , 3,675 Reads
There are now six presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, including three cases in Forrest County, according to state health officials.

The first Forrest County case was identified Wednesday night, and the two additional cases in the county were announced Friday.
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From Hattiesburg to Hollywood: Wesley Eure
By JOSHUA WILSON
Fri,03/13/20-1:40PM , 10,894 Reads
It was a bleak and damp Wednesday morning in early February when I connected by phone with Wesley Eure (pronounced “your,”) who grew up in Hattiesburg and went on to become an actor, singer and wearer of many other hats.
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School officials: No closures, mass athletic event cancellations planned
By JOSHUA WILSON
Fri,03/13/20-12:04PM , 6,292 Reads
Local school districts are not planning closures or mass cancellations of athletic events at this time.

According to the Mississippi Department of Education, schools are required to consult state health officials – along with the county health department – to determine when it is appropriate to close a school.
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Book Review: Mitchell’s ‘Race Against Time’ confronts the South’s difficult past
By JOSHUA WILSON
Fri,03/13/20-9:56AM , 2,073 Reads
Mississippi-based investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell is a hero in my eyes, and I was happy to see his much-anticipated memoir, “Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era,” hit bookshelves earlier this year.
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Hattiesburg, 39401, MS

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Chance of Rain: 40%
Max Temp: 76°F
Min Temp: 60°F
Feels Like: 66°F
Dew Point: 64°F
Humidity: 93%
Sunrise: 6:26 AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM

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Sky Cover: 72%
Visibility: 10 mi
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