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The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department reported arrests from two safety checkpoints and one traffic stop in October. The cases involved methamphetamine or controlled-substance charges, misdemeanor traffic violations, and justice court warrants.
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Baldwyn High School seniors recently shadowed workers in HVAC, electrical, obstetrics and manufacturing settings, according to the Baldwyn School District. The experiences included Northeast Mississippi Community College, New Albany OBGYN and New Way Trucks.
Read MoreThe Mississippi Secretary of State says polls for the 2026 General Election open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, with absentee and voter-ID deadlines also approaching for voters who need them.
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Baldwyn High School students and a junior were shown workplace roles this week through job-shadowing experiences at Northeast Mississippi Community College, New Albany OB/GYN, Lee County Farm Bureau Insurance and Glen Wilson Aircraft, according to school posts.
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Baldwyn School District announced free breakfast and lunch for all students in 2026-27, listed cheer camp dates, noted a regional golf title and said its Veterans Day program is set for the BHS gym.
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Baldwyn School District posts say students shadowed at North Mississippi Medical Center, Coldwell Banker and Baldwyn Veterinary Hospital, while other seniors toured Northeast Mississippi Community College’s CTE programs to compare careers and training options.
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Northeast Mississippi Community College reported a nursing conference presentation in Destin, a spring-semester orientation set for Nov. 18, a construction engineering industry visit and recognition as a 2026 Most Promising Place to Work in Community Colleges.
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Northeast Mississippi Community College recognized Tiffany Johnson as this month’s Northeast Way Award recipient and said its Proctoring Center will stay open during fall break while campus is closed. Tiger athletics also shared its fall break schedule and upcoming home and road games.
Read MoreThe Mississippi Secretary of State reported 15,170 absentee ballots requested, 14,771 sent and 9,761 received statewide for the Nov. 3 general election. The office also listed an Oct. 9 deadline for nonpartisan judicial campaign finance reports and an Oct. 31 in-person absentee deadline.
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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks shared a guide on using exclusion cages to judge food-plot use and posted two wildlife education events, including a wildlife rehabilitation program and an October Ask a Biologist Q&A.
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