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🌱 How worried should Newton County residents be about rising jobless numbers?

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  • How worried should Newton County residents be about rising jobless numbers?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newton County: January Unemployment Rises Slightly in County (newtoncountyappeal.com) — Newton County’s January unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7%, with about 294 residents counted as jobless and a slightly smaller overall labor force. While that’s a modest increase from December, the county still ranks among the lower unemployment areas in Mississippi, roughly matching the statewide rate and remaining better than many other counties.
   

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  • East Mississippi State Hospital posted a job opening for Registered Nurse (RN) in Meridian. Apply here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest

  • Barry Phillips (sctonline.net)
  • Schools prepare for higher grading standards (sctonline.net)
  • Legacy and community celebrate the life and legacy of coach, eductor, and election commissioner Roy Pinkston (sctonline.net)

Meridian

  • Clarkdale's Rivers Jay signs with Meridian Community College soccer program (meridianstar.com)
  • Meridian to begin school zone speed enforcement with radar cameras (wtok.com)
  • Philadelphia Teen Reported Missing After Last Seen in Meridian (darkhorsepressnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newton

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newton

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.