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🌱 Leakesville's Universal Services plans expansion bringing 25 jobs

Leakesville, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Leakesville's Universal Services plans expansion bringing 25 jobs

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 74, low: 41.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 66 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Leakesville company investing $4.25M, creating 25 Jobs (clarionledger.com) — Universal Services plans a $4.25 million expansion in Leakesville that is expected to create 25 jobs. The fabrication contractor will build a 16,000-square-foot facility at its existing location and add equipment to expand production. The company expects to finish construction by mid-2028 and fill the positions within three years, according to the Mississippi Development Authority.
   

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  • Jackson County School District Superintendent David Baggett announces plans to retire (wlox.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Leakesville

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