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🌱 Petal native helps make history in Southern Miss’s inclusive RISE program

Petal, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Petal! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Petal native helps make history in Southern Miss’s inclusive RISE program

Also on today's calendar: Moe. Tickets and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 59.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First RISE Graduates to Participate in Southern Miss Commencement (usm.edu) — A Petal native, Dan Lewis, is among the first graduates of Southern Miss’s inclusive RISE program, walking in commencement this week. Alongside fellow graduate Taylor Carley, he’s turning years of advocacy, leadership, and disability-rights work into a meaningful college milestone that highlights opportunities for local residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
   

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  • Sonic Corporation posted a job opening for Cook in Petal. Apply here.
  • Regions Financial Corporation posted a job opening for Relationship Banker - Team Lead (Petal Branch) in Petal. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Petal here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hattiesburg

  • Sixth Street Museum District Named the 2026 Bruce Van Nostrand Community Partner Award (Curricular) by the Center for Community Engagement at The University of Southern Mississippi (hubcityspokes.com)
  • Hattiesburg School for Neurodiverse Learners Offers Individualized K-12 Education (mississippifreepress.org)
  • People Drive From All Over Mississippi To Try This Iconic Breakfast Restaurant (takingthekids.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Petal

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Petal

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