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Knitting, learning and fun
Participants learn the basics of finger knitting during a hands-on workshop led by Katie Shotts of the Winston County Extension Office at the Winston County Library last week. Attendees created lap blankets and pillows while exploring the relaxing, no-needle craft. All supplies were provided as part of the class, which introduced beginners to finger knitting techniques. Winston County Library hopes to offer it again in the future.
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The City of Hattiesburg took a major step to expand local housing options at its March 17 City Council meeting by adopting new regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), commonly referred to as “mother-in-law suites.”
Through an amendment to the city’s Land Development Code, ADUs are now permitted in agricultural and residential zoning districts, as well as the B-1 and B-2 business districts. ADUs may also be considered in the B-4 zoning district through the conditional use approval process.
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When you are buried at sea, you join the legion of those who are flotsam and jetsam at the mercy of the tides, your bones moving with the currents, eternally adrift and forever missing.
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Researchers say the center will be the first of its kind in the nation.
The University of Mississippi on Monday announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling, which researchers describe as the “first of its kind in the nation” amid rising national concern about betting on collegiate sports.
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Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.
That same month, Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe for the Wimbledon championship. Tom Watson, now 76, won golf’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, Scotland. William Winter was Mississippi’s governor. Ronald Reagan was president. Pete Rose led the National League in hitting. From Rocky III, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” was No. 1 on the record charts.
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Steve Knight became the head men’s basketball coach at William Carey College way back in July of 1982 at the age of 25.
That same month, Jimmy Connors beat John McEnroe for the Wimbledon championship. Tom Watson, now 76, won golf’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, Scotland. William Winter was Mississippi’s governor. Ronald Reagan was president. Pete Rose led the National League in hitting. From Rocky III, Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” was No. 1 on the record charts.
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Rep. Sam Creekmore, chair of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee, speaks during a press conference on ibogaine at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. Mississippi lawmakers are considering whether to fund clinical trials of the drug as a treatment for opioid addiction. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
Lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves for signature Wednesday to fund clinical trials related to the psychedelic drug ibogaine, action that could add $5 million of Mississippi’s opioid settlement money to study the drug.
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