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Saturday, June 21st, 2025
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Good morning, Hattiesburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 21st of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A local ministry is serving hot meals twice a week to people in need, and it will keep the service available for residents who require extra support. WDAM
- ➤ Evangelist Helen Patterson said that Holy Ghost Fire Apostolic Church will serve fresh meals at 239 Broadway Drive on Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. (she urged residents to donate food) to help those in need. WDAM
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ The SSA list for 2024 shows that Mississippi parents have kept Ava as the most popular girl name for 11 years with the top five being Ava, Olivia, Amelia, Harper — and Mary. The report also reveals that William tops the boy names list, with John, James, Noah and Liam rounding out the favorites. Hattiesburg American
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Federal lawmakers are mulling changes to the Pell Grant program that would cut the maximum award from $7,395 to $5,710 and bump the credit-hour requirement from 12 to 15. More than 79,000 Mississippi college students may face reduced aid starting in the 2026-27 school year — community colleges and part-timers are most at risk — as advocates warn the changes could limit college access. Mississippi Today
- ➤ The Mississippi State Board of Education announced Monday that six Pine Belt school districts will receive portions of a $24 million grant to expand and create new State Invested Pre—K programs. Three districts will launch new programs with funds estimated at about $4.9 million allocated over three years to support classroom partnerships with Head Start. WDAM
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