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Petal, MS opens its first Chick-fil-A

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3 years ago

January 5, 2023

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-01-05 13:21:25

Customers lined up early Thursday morning to be among the first at Petal’s newest restaurant, Chick-fil-A.

The restaurant’s doors opened at 6:30 a.m. with dozens of vehicles navigating Evelyn Gandy Parkway and the adjoining Parkway Lane to get to the drive-thru.

“We had a line going all the way down Parkway Lane,” said owner and operator Annah Johnson. “It was kinda neat because we weren’t expecting it. I feel like it was flowing well. We’ll have to learn and we’ll grow as traffic picks up.”

Customers didn’t mind the wait, which was much shorter than expected.

Chick-fil-A officials want opening weekend to be a positive experience for everyone. Access to the service road off Evelyn Gandy Parkway is limited to the entrance near Magnolia State Bank. No entry will be allowed from the service road near McDonald's.

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.