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Local libraries are kicking off this year's summer reading program this week.

Local libraries kicking off their summer reading programs Municipal libraries across the county will offer monster-sized fun beginning next week through their summer reading programs.

Cemetery maintenance, preservation projects and the electric department's upcoming fiscal year budget were among topics discussed at last week's Aberdeen Board of Aldermen work session.

Work session discussion focuses on cemetery mowing ABERDEEN – A number of topics were discussed during city officials’ May 26 work session ahead of potential action during June 2’s board of aldermen meeting.

Aberdeen Police Chief Quinell Shumpert warns people of a telephone scam.

Aberdeen police chief warns of phone scams Aberdeen Police Chief Quinell Shumpert encourages people to disregard calls from people threatening to make an arrest if their demands aren’t met, chalking up a recent string of incidences to

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Since taking over ownership of Bill’s Hamburgers in 2023, Will Pate has added a fresh coat of paint and implemented some fresh ideas – including plans to open a second location in downtown Tupelo later this year. The business was one of 500 national recipients of an Amex Shop Small grant, which is helping improve the original location – which opened in 1929.

Bill’s Hamburgers among 500 national recipients of Amex Shop Small grant AMORY – Since taking over ownership of Bill’s Hamburgers in 2023, Will Pate has added a fresh coat of paint and implemented some fresh ideas – including plans to open

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Aberdeen High School’s flight academy was highlighted during an aviation day at Monroe County Airport.

Event highlights Aberdeen High School aviation program

Voting for the 2026 Monroe Journal Readers’ Choice competition opens online June 3.

Online voting begins June 3 for 2026 Monroe Journal Readers’ Choice

The Monroe County Historical Society will meet June 3 at 2 p.m. at the Amory Regional Museum. Brother Rogers, who retired from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will speak on the subject of Learning Mississippi History Through Historical Markers.

MC Historical Society meeting highlights WWII munitions giant NETTLETON – Supposedly, one-fourth of the ammunition the United States used during World War II was made at the Gulf Ordnance Plant in Prairie. While the megasite slowly subsided in