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Wed,04/08/26-10:00AM , 982 Reads
The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office reported 11 arrests from March 30 to April 6.
The SCSO reported the following arrest: warrant, petit larceny (2), DUI 1st, domestic violence (2), simple assault, disturbing the peace, public drunk, improper equipment, and no driver’s license.
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Kenneth King Shows, 66, of Mendenhall, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1959, in Mendenhall, Mississippi.
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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
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Wed,04/08/26-6:02PM , 668 Reads 23,472 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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Willie Joy Rachel, 95, of Carthage, Mississippi, passed away Monday, March 30, 2026, at the Trend Health &Rehab of Carthage.
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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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