🌱 How a Taylorsville co-op meeting could help lower your power bill

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Taylorsville co-op meeting could help lower your power bill
• How a Taylorsville meeting is speeding up rural internet connections

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
• Friday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• State electric co-ops address industry, community issues at annual media day session in Taylorsville (wdam.com) — Electric cooperatives from across Mississippi met Tuesday at Southern Pine Electric’s Taylorsville headquarters to discuss aging infrastructure, costs, and how to keep members’ power bills manageable. Leaders highlighted programs like PRVEPA’s free Comfort Advantage rebates and energy audits, offering practical ways Taylorsville-area residents can improve home efficiency and potentially lower summer electric bills.
   

• Electric co-ops expand high-speed internet to rural communities (wlbt.com) — Electric cooperatives gathered in Taylorsville at Southern Pine Electric to coordinate expanding high-speed internet across rural Mississippi, building on authority from the 2019 Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act. Officials described how new fiber lines are transforming education, remote work, and caregiving, and noted Pearl Con Fiber is nearing completion locally while eyeing future expansion beyond its current territory.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Computer 101 @LAU
  Laurel-Jones County Library , 530 Commerce St, Laurel, MS, 39440, United States
  9:00 am
• LOTTIE the Trolley @Soso
  Laurel-Jones County Library First Baptist Church, 271 Frosty Hinton Rd, Soso, United States
  3:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Fine Free Thursday
  Laurel-Jones County Library MS
• Baby + Me @ELL
  Laurel-Jones County Library Ellisville Public Library, 201 Poplar St, Ellisville, MS, 39437, United States
  9:00 am
• 3 Wheel Mania Mississippi →
  Canton Multipurpose & Equine Center, 501 Soldiers Colony Rd, Canton
  10:00 am
• Storytime @ELL
  Laurel-Jones County Library Ellisville Public Library, 201 Poplar St, Ellisville, MS, 39437, United States
  10:00 am
• Storytime at the Library: 10 AM - 11 AM
  Jones County Chamber of Commerce 153 Base Dr, Laurel, MS 39440
  10:00 am
• Bookworms Book Club @LAU
  Laurel-Jones County Library , 530 Commerce St, Laurel, MS, 39440, United States
  12:00 pm
• Graphic Novel Club @ELL
  Laurel-Jones County Library Ellisville Public Library, 201 Poplar St, Ellisville, MS, 39437, United States
  5:30 pm
• Books & Brew Book Club @ELL
  Laurel-Jones County Library Ellisville Public Library, 201 Poplar St, Ellisville, MS, 39437, United States
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Eggs & Issues: 2026 Legislative Breakfast with Jones County Legislators
  Jones County Chamber of Commerce Laurel Country Club 2011 US-84 Laurel, MS 39440
  8:00 am
• LRMA Historic District Walking Tour: 10:30 AM
  Jones County Chamber of Commerce Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Museum Lobby 565 N. Fifth Avenue Laurel, MS 39440
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Bay Springs. Apply here.
• Sanderson Farms posted a job opening for Loader Driver in Collins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Taylorsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Laurel

• Laurel Salvation Army Thrift Store offers help and hope (wdam.com)
• Lucky 7 drive-by suspect arrested (leader-call.com)
• Investigation continues after Missouri running back injured in weekend Laurel club shooting (wdam.com)

Ellisville

• Super Regional at JC starts Wednesday (leader-call.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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