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  • The outpatient physical rehabilitation clinic will be closing within 15 days as a part of a layoff of 86 employees at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A limited staff of physical therapists will remain on staff during that time while patients transition to other physical therapy clinics in the area.

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    Hospital laying off 86, dropping 4 services

    By BRENT MAZE - The Greenwood Commonwealth
    Wed,04/08/26-6:02PM , 568 Reads 22,560 Statewide

    Financially teetering Greenwood Leflore Hospital is laying off 86 employees and eliminating four more of its services in the hopes of surviving long enough to be taken over by another operator.

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  • Photo by Jack Ryan. Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Todd Jackson, left, of the Hattiesburg-based Area Development Partnership, is pictured with Pike County Economic Development District executive director Jill Busby, McComb Rotary Club member Charlie Lewis and Rotary president Becky Buie.

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    How Hattiesburg improved economic development

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    A Hattiesburg official discussed how better relationships between elected officials, along with financial aid from local businesses, has led to noticeable economic development successes.

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    Opinion: Presidential power has its limits

    Thu,04/09/26-7:14PM , 120 Reads 3,740 Statewide

    Several recent actions that haven’t gone President Trump’s way prove his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, was right on the money when she said last year that her boss has “an alcoholic’s personality,” and believes he can do anything he wants.

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    Lawmakers were best at being cautious

    Thu,04/09/26-3:48PM , 213 Reads 5,123 Statewide

    When Mississippi lawmakers spend three to four months in Jackson considering thousands of proposals, it’s a certainty that they will end the session with a mixed record.

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Photo by Jack Ryan. Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Todd Jackson, left, of the Hattiesburg-based Area Development Partnership, is pictured with Pike County Economic Development District executive director Jill Busby, McComb Rotary Club member Charlie Lewis and Rotary president Becky Buie.

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