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Mississippi 30 Day Fund offering assistance to small businesses
As the COVID-19 crisis threatened hundreds of small business across Mississippi, Ocean Springs residents Marie and Brian Sanderson decided they couldn’t just stand by and ...
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COVID-19 cases top 20,000 in state
The state of Mississippi’s COVID-19 case total has reached 20,641 with 938 confirmed deaths according to statistics from the Mississippi State Department of Health. There ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:00 am
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Pandemic slows volunteer efforts
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold months ago, many local service-oriented groups and organizations faced unique challenges when it came to keeping their members and ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 7:00 am
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Local civic clubs hindered by pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold months ago, many local service-oriented groups and organizations faced unique challenges when it came to keeping their members and ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020 7:00 am
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Local musicians hit hard by pandemic restrictions
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, few industries were affected as drastically as the live music industry. When pandemic-related restrictions started being put into place, everything ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Thursday, June 11, 2020 7:00 am
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Pearl River County SPCA adjusts to COVID-19 changes
Though many saw the negative effects of COVID-19 in the past months, at Pearl River County SPCA, puppy and kitten adoptions saw an increase that ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Thursday, June 11, 2020 7:00 am
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Summer reading program moves online
The Pearl River County Library System’s summer reading program will be a little different from last year’s program due to COVID-19. This summer, the program ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 7:00 am
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Poplarville High’s valedictorian and salutatorian reflect on senior year disrupted by COVID-19
Ravyn Garrett and Aislynn Andrews, Poplarville High School’s 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian respectively, had an unconventional senior year as classes were cut short due to ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:00 am
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Pearl River County NAACP offering free N-95 masks
On Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, the Pearl River County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will be providing free ...
by Laurel Thrailkill, Thursday, June 4, 2020 7:00 am
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PRCC band director steps down after social media post
Pearl River County Community College’s band director resigned Tuesday after receiving backlash due to comments he made on a public social media post. The band ...