A traffic checkpoint in Copiah County over the Labor Day weekend resulted in two arrests for drug charges. Felony amounts of drugs, as well as firearms, cash and other paraphernalia were confiscated during the stops. Sheriff Swilley says there will be more checkpoints planned in an effort to curtail illegal activity in our area.
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In 2024, 100% of H-1B petitions filed by Educational Services employers across SW Mississippi News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.
There were 92 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Pike County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
There were 120 people who used housing choice vouchers in Wilkinson County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.
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