The University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Nursing and Health Professions is partnering with Forrest Health, allowing nursing students to gain work experience at Forrest General while earning their degrees.
The space will be open every second Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon. The free event will feature reduced light and sound levels, sensory bags and designated quiet spaces throughout the museum.
The Highland Park Lighting Project will add 20 lights along the route to the hospital, a primary gateway for residents seeking medical care.
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Tomaston Medical Park is planned for about 18 acres near North Oaklawn Lane, where city-approved plans call for two medical buildings, an office building, parking and a commissary.
The Health One multipurpose medical facility is expected to include about 9,800 square feet of medical and commercial space.
Residents said a local fitness option could help residents improve their health, especially in a community where transportation and cost can make driving to another town difficult.
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Warmer, humid conditions and the movement of deer, birds and pets are making it easier for people to encounter ticks in yards, wooded areas and places where animals travel.
Data from Mississippi's air quality monitoring stations shows an upward trend over the past decade in moderate or worse pollution days in southeast Mississippi, increasing the risk that Mississippians will develop respiratory conditions.
For Hattiesburg barber Bonnie Holloway, the process marks a sign of progress after two years of uncertainty following the state’s merger of its cosmetology and barbering boards.
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Factors such as terrain, storm visibility and detection technology can cause fluctuations in that data.
Officially launched in May, MAIN is already serving as an example for other states as they implement their own programs.
While the city owns this area, known as a right of way, it’s possible to legally dig there with proper permits.
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