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New hemp laws have business owners miffed
Franklin County Times - Alabama
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July 2, 2025
Melissa Hardin sets up a device one would use to smoke hemp related products at Green Leaf & Company in Florence on Friday. Alabama's new law, which took effect on Tuesday, bans smokable hemp products. CONTRIBUTED/DAN BUSEY FLORENCE — Melissa...
Amtrak Mardi Gras Service from Mobile to NOLA starts Aug. 18
Daily Mountain Eagle - Alabama
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Tickets are now available for a new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer convenient...
East Feliciana Parish bookings from May 25-June 26, 2025
The Advocate - Louisiana
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July 8, 2025
The following people were booked into the East Feliciana Parish Jail by Clinton, Jackson, Norwood, Slaughter or Wilson police departments, the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office or Louisiana State Police from May 25-June 26. May 25 Kendrick...
Meet Shreveport Opera's new artistic director, see plans for the company's 77th season
The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Louisiana
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The Shreveport Opera has named a new general and artistic director, a new director of patron services, and has announced the upcoming performances for the 77th season. Alan Hicks is the new general and artistic director for Shreveport Opera, shown...
This Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Gem Just Hit the Market for $2.5 Million
Elle Decor
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July 1, 2025
Missed out on last month’s chance to own a Frank Lloyd Wright original? Another one of the late architect’s rare designs just hit the market in Jackson, Mississippi—this time for $2.5 million—and it’s every bit as distinctive. Crescent Sotheby’s...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for June 28, 2025
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 28, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from June 28 drawing 02-03-28-31-33 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Amtrak Officially Returns to Mississippi Gulf Coast in August
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
by Caleb Salers, SuperTalk Reporter MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (ST) — Amtrak’s services will pick up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the region in just over two months. Officials announced that...
Hoskins Named to Spring 2025 Dean's Honor Roll at the University of Mississippi
The Mountain Press - Tennessee
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July 2, 2025
Lindsay Hoskins, of Caryville, TN, was named to the University of Mississippi's Spring 2025 Honor Roll lists. Hoskins, majoring in General Business, was named to the Dean's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of...
Springfield officials weigh naming and shaming ordinance violators with mounting unpaid tickets
WAMC - New York
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July 7, 2025
Approving a tighter-than-usual budget earlier this year, councilors in Springfield, Massachusetts are looking to bring cash to city coffers however they can. One route under consideration: naming and shaming ordinance violators into paying unpaid...
Which state loves fries the most?
Goldsboro News-Argus - North Carolina
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Christopher Williams By Talker The poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found the average person of the "Old Dominion" self-reported eating at least 21 pounds of spuds, closely followed by three other heavy-hitting states: Alabama, Georgia and Maryland — all...
New Augusta leaders vote to rename street after late businessman Clevis Breland
WDAM - Mississippi
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July 2, 2025
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (WDAM) - The New Augusta Board of Alderman voted Tuesday to name a street after late businessman Clevis Breland. Before passing in 2012, Breland owned more than 700 acres of Perry County. The plan is to rename part of Cedar and...
Coast businesses react to law requiring restaurants to label seafood as domestic or imported
WLOX - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Jordan Nicaud owns Bacchus on the Bayou in Ocean Springs, and he has domestic seafood labeled all over his menus. He’s adhering to our state’s new law, requiring businesses to stamp their seafood as either domestic or...
New West Glenwood development to open doors for local businesses
Post Independent - Colorado
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July 1, 2025
After years of contentious debate surrounding the meadow behind the Glenwood Springs Mall, a new project is bringing fresh commercial energy to West Glenwood. Citadel Business Park, located at 305 Center Drive near the intersection of Storm King...
First Mississippi Buc-ee’s opens in Coast Electric’s territory
Today in Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
Guy Johnson, Coast Electric’s vice president of economic development and sustainability, with Buc-ee at the recent grand opening in Harrison County. Buc-ee’s opened its first Mississippi location on June 9 in Pass Christian to big crowds and...
Amazon, Starbucks boycotts are now. July 4th economic blackout is soon
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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An economic blackout is planned for July 4th this year. Like previous boycotts, organizers are asking people to avoid shopping at big-box stores for the holiday to support local businesses. But this time there's a twist. The People's Union USA's...
BBB Business Tips: How to Protect Your Business from Scams
San Diego Business Journal - California
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July 1, 2025
With fraud tactics becoming more sophisticated each year, protecting your business from scams is no longer optional. Better Business Bureau (BBB) recently released a new study on the top threats facing businesses and the steps owners can take to...
Cadence Bank Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings And Webcast Schedule
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) HOUSTON and TUPELO, Miss., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE ) will release its second quarter 2025 earnings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, after the close of the financial markets. It will also hold its...
How small businesses are shaping the future of sustainable innovation
Mix 96.5 Tulsa - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
How small businesses are shaping the future of sustainable innovation Sustainability has been a buzzword in business for many years now, yet climate-conscious entrepreneurs face a surprising number of challenges when it comes to building a...
AI And Business in The Delta
Delta Business Journal - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
AI’s time might have come—but the clock hasn’t struck yet in this part of the state. At least, not yet. The question right now, at least as concerns Mississippi Delta businesses, is not are you using Artificial Intellingence in your operations—but...
Dual ribbon-cuttings welcomes Manila businesses
NEA Town Courier - Arkansas
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Two new businesses, Glow-aholic Spray Tans by Katie and J.Co photos, located at 104 North Baltimore in Manila, were welcomed with a ribbon cutting on Monday, June 30. The event was sponsored by the Mississippi County Regional Chamber of Commerce....