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Kristel Robinson and her son Aiden, 11, pose for a portrait outside of their home in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Aiden was accidentally burned and was treated at the JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center in 2019. The center, which is the only burn center in the state, is set to close in October. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

‘Very concerned about our patients’: Inside the final days of Mississippi’s only burn center
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/23/22-1:14PM, 208 Reads
Mississippi’s only burn center employees, who were only given about a month’s notice that the center would close, are in shock. But the center’s leaders are determined to find a home somewhere else in the state.
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Local women place in Miss MSU pageant
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Thu,09/22/22-5:00PM, 619 Reads
Anna-Katherine Thompson was crowned Miss Mississippi State University on Sunday, Sept. 11. The competition is a preliminary pageant for Miss Mississippi and Miss America.
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Homeschoolers take field trip to Courthouse, Sheriff's Office
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Thu,09/22/22-4:30PM, 486 Reads
Local homeschool students had a chance to tour the Newton County courthouse and the Sheriff’s Department.
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Decatur native publishes book to help people find solace
By AMY HEDRICK ROBERTSON
Thu,09/22/22-3:30PM, 577 Reads
Growing up in Decatur as a self-proclaimed Opie Taylor from the Andy Griffith Show and working for 40 years as a family physician taught Dr. J. Lee Valentine, D.O. a lot about the human body and even spirituality, but his wife Helen’s one question following her cancer diagnosis sent him looking for an answer to a question many ask.
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