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Tate Reeves · WaynesboroWAYNESBORO, Miss. (WHLT) - Hood Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of structural wood products, will expand its sawmill operations in Wayne County. The project is a $245 million corporate investment. According to officials, the expansion involves the construction of a new advanced sawmill in Waynesboro. The mill will be built in multiple phases on a site adjacent to the company’s existing mill.
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Hood Industries plans $245M expansion for Wayne County sawmill
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Clarksdale · ClarksdaleKarli Matthews, a middle school student at Lee Academy in Clarksdale, has been named Mississippi’s state champion for the National Civics Bee, an annual competition is designed to strengthen civics education and literacy among secondary school students, their families, and their communities. She will represent the state as one of only 27 finalists at the National Civics Bee Championship, scheduled for Nov. 10-11, in Washington, D.C. This year’s …See the Story