🌱 New Hebron church grieves beloved couple after shocking double homicide

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• New Hebron church grieves beloved couple after shocking double homicide

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Mississippi Church Mourns Beloved Pianist, Husband After Teen Charged in Double Murder (beliefnet.com) — New Hebron Baptist Church members are mourning longtime pianist Carol Blair and her husband Bill after they were found murdered in their home, with a local teen now charged. The close-knit congregation near Mendenhall is leaning on prayer, honoring the couple’s decades of service, and calling for both accountability and spiritual redemption as the legal case moves forward.
   

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Friday June 12

• FCA mtg in gym
  Oak Grove Middle School Hattiesburg, MS 39402
  7:40 am
• June 12th Equipment Auction →
  Circle B Farm & Auction LLC, 282 Purvis To Columbia Rd, Columbia
  9:00 am
• Coffee Connection →
  Laurel-Jones County Library, 530 Commerce St, Laurel
  10:00 am
• LOTTIE the Trolley @Sandersville
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  1:00 pm
• Friendship Fridays →
  Byram City Hall, 5901 Terry Rd, Byram
  2:00 pm
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  Laurel-Jones County Library CERF Building, 8 Tomechi Anowa Dr., Heidelberg, 39439, United States
  3:00 pm
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  Smith-Wills Stadium, 1200 Lakeland Dr, Jackson
  4:00 pm
• Live Music – B3 Patio →
  Burgers Blues Barbecue - Brandon, 168 W Government St, Brandon
  5:00 pm
• Sushi Class with Rebekah Satcher →
  The Bay, 103 Short Bay St, Hattiesburg
  6:00 pm
• Magic Presents: Open the Archive (Special Draft) — Top Tier Board Games →
  Top Tier Board Games, 4700 Hardy St L, Hattiesburg
  6:00 pm
• USA Watch Party & Outdoor Screening →
  Flowood Chamber Winner's Circle Park
  6:30 pm
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  Painting with a Twist, 6555 US-98 Ste 4, Hattiesburg
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Magee Fire Department Investigating Explosions (mageenews.com)
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• City in for busy summer (simpsoncounty.ms)

Brookhaven

• Heritage Trust conference visits historic Brookhaven (dailyleader.com)

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