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February 6th 2023 – BRANDON MS – We have another Brandon new business alert. Sort of. It’s indeed a new opening, but it’s a former business that has moved and is now open under a different name. Flowers by Mary, formerly
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February 1st 2023 – BRANDON MS – If you’re looking for a great new restaurant to try, Good Boys Po’boys is NOW open in Downtown Brandon. It’s located in the former location of GB Bakery, at 200 Town Square Dr. This
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January 25nd 2023 – BRANDON MS – To help encourage economic development in our area, Brandon042® is now hosting an up to date Commercial Property Listings section of the Brandon042® website. From the navigation bar on our site’s homepage, click on
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BRANDON MS – January 24th 2023 – The LaQuinta Inn & Suites is scheduled for an online auction on Feb 13th 2023. The auction is scheduled to last until Feb 15th 2023. The hotel is located at 215 Dande Drive,
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January 21st 2023 – BRANDON MS – Rankin County has formed a church security leadership group to help facilitate training, communication, and information sharing to provide better situational awareness and support to our church teams across the county. In coordination
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January 18th 2023 – BRANDON MS – The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) is seeking petitions for candidates to fill one of two retiree representative positions on the PERS Board of Trustees. The six-year term for this position
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December 1st 2022 – BRANDON MS – The Magic of Lights® show has entertained over 13,000 vehicles since opening night, November 18th 2022. The positive response and feedback for bringing the show to Brandon has amplified the city message of establishing
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November 17th 2022 – BRANDON MS – 042 Wine & Spirts held a soft opening this evening, making it the first liquor store open within the city limits of Brandon MS. They are located at 1378 W Government St, Suite
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October 2022 – BRANDON MS – Have you seen the Sonic car driving around the area? Kids love this car, and seem to point it out all over the place. The car is the work of Brandon’s Keith Hobson. We met
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October 12th 2022 – BRANDON MS – The City of Brandon welcomed a new Police Chief recently, Mr Wayne Dearman. Chief Dearman was sworn in by Brandon Mayor Butch Lee at the Board of Aldermen meeting on Monday October 3rd
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October 10th 2022 – BRANDON MS – The City of Brandon will have a Special Election Tuesday October 11th 2022, to fill the current vacancy of Alderman in Ward 6. The Ward 6 Alderman vacancy was created when former Alderman
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October 7th 2022 – BRANDON MS – The Dark Zone is opening soon for the 2022 Halloween season. Their grand opening weekend is Oct 7th – 8th, from 7pm – 10pm (gates open at 6:30pm). The Dark Zone is a
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September 15th 2022 – BRANDON MS – David Farris has qualified to be on the upcoming ballot for City of Brandon Alderman in Ward 6. The city’s special election is scheduled for Tuesday October 11th 2022. Should a runoff in the
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August 19th 2022 – BRANDON MS – By now you’ve probably seen the wonderful mural on the side of the building in Downtown Brandon. The mural is on the west side of The Cleaners by Pizza Shack, located at 237
Read moreAugust 17th 2022 – BRANDON MS – At the recent City of Brandon Board Meeting on Monday August 15th 2022, Mayor Butch Lee announced that Ward 6 Alderman Tahya Dobbs had tendered her resignation. Upon making the announcement, Ms Dobbs
Read moreAugust 17th 2022 – BRANDON MS – At the most recent City of Brandon Board of Aldermen meeting (Monday August 15th 2022), a public hearing was held regarding an application for a conditional use permit for Fine Wine & Spirits
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August 6th 2022 – BRANDON MS – Electric Vehicle (EV) charging that is. With Tesla coming to our area, we thought we’d provide an overview of electric vehicle charging. First, some ground rules. This article is not intended to be
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August 2nd 2022, BRANDON MS – There’s a new running club in our area, known as the Rankin Running Club. Members are referred to as “Rankin Runners”. Interestingly, the club is as much about social networking and fun, as it
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July 18th 2022, BRANDON MS – It appears that Planet Fitness is planning a new location here in Brandon MS, in the former location of Piggly Wiggly (1574 W Government St, Brandon MS 39042). At a recent City of Brandon
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May 4th 2022, BRANDON MS – Local developer RCI, LLC and Trihelm Properties have worked together to bring the car manufacturer, Tesla to Brandon, MS. Renovations are underway at 255 MarLyn Dr to prepare the 25,000sf building and associated property
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May 2nd 2022, BRANDON MS – This week is officially National Small Business Week. National Small Business Week 2022 (May 2 – 6) celebrates the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs who are doing their part to power our nation’s
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April 25th 2022, BRANDON MS – The City of Brandon recently included an insert in utility bills sent out to residents, which is a message from Brandon Mayor Butch Lee. The following is the content of the insert, as well
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April 17th 2022, BRANDON MS – A new independent business referral group has started in our area. The group is called the Rankin Referral Group, and had their official formation meeting this past week. The group is based here in
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March 10th 2022, BRANDON MS – This is a partial summary of the most recent City of Brandon Board Meeting held on Monday March 7th 2022, as well as information gained by Brandon042® staff. In 2020, Mississippians voted 816,107 to
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March 9th 2022, BRANDON MS – City of Brandon MS Work Session and Board of Aldermen Meeting on Feb 22nd 2022: Attendance: All Board Members were present. Per the Work Session, at 5pm, Mayor Butch Lee discussed the upcoming water
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March 9th 2022, Brandon MS – We now have a Brandon Neighborhood Directory on our website: CLICK HERE We’ve included all known HOA neighborhoods as well as those without an HOA. We’re working on updating each neighborhood’s listing, to include
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March 8th 2022, Brandon MS – Many folks and business groups talk about “shop local”, “support local”, etc. Now we have an actual Brandon MS Business Directory. Want to know what restaurants we have here inside the city limits of
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March 7th 2022, BRANDON MS – After a series of visits to CAFÉ AZTECA, with varying dinner guests who provided input, the Unfoodie reports the following: According to their Facebook Page, Cafe Azteca claims to be the oldest Mexican restaurant
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March 6th 2022, Brandon MS – Recently we published a monthly update of home sales and values for our zip code, via Zillow (see pic below). This brought up some questions about the market, including the average days on market
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March 4th 2022, Brandon MS – You probably noticed all the construction and renovation for the past year at the old Dry Cleaner building in Downtown Brandon, across from Burgers Blues Barbecue (and next door to BankPlus). After a great
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March 4th 2022 – Brandon MS – East Brandon CrossFit is back in Downtown Brandon! Some of you may remember, EBCF was located on Felicity Street years ago, in the same location that East Brandon Nutrition now resides. After spending
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February 15th 2022, Brandon MS – A new business has opened in Brandon. The Pink Feather Lash & Brow Bar is located near Sonny’s BBQ, at 1378 W Government St Ste C, Brandon MS 39042. Their business phone number is
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Hattiesburg MS – The scene at “The Rock” (M.M. Roberts Stadium, on the Southern Miss campus) was set last night for a battle of Jackson Metro high schools in the 2021 6A Football Championship Game. Originally to have been played
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Published October 14, 2021 Brandon MS – Brandon042® conducted an informal survey a couple weeks ago regarding liquor stores being available here in Brandon. The survey was online and open for just under 3 days. During that time, we had
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Brandon MS – There has been some online discussion recently regarding liquor stores here in Brandon MS. While there are a few with a Brandon MS address, they are outside the city limits. It’s our understanding that approval of a
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Brandon MS – The City of Brandon held a Board Work Session and Meeting Tuesday evening, Sept 7th 2021. During the work session, Mayor Butch Lee introduced several items to the Board, for consideration as future projects for the city.
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Brandon MS – Rankin County Superintendent Dr Sue Townsend informed the RCSD School Board this morning that she will be retiring effective December 31st 2021. Dr Townsend has spent 35 years in education, in many roles, including 33 years at
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Brandon MS – High school football season is here, and your Brandon Bulldogs are ready for action. If you’re unable to make it to a game, home or away, you can still watch the games LIVE. All regular season Brandon
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Jackson MS – Mississippi’s 2021 Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday takes place between 12:01 A.M. Friday, August 27, 2021, and Midnight on Sunday, August 29, 2021. “The Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday is a great time to purchase guns, ammunition
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Brandon MS – It was GREAT to have a B Club luncheon for the first time in nearly 2 years today! There was some great food, fun, and Brandon Bulldog fans at Lost Pizza Co for the luncheon today. BHS
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Brandon MS – Football season is here and so is Brandon Red Fridays! We have many area businesses that want to show their support for our Brandon Bulldogs by providing special offers, discounts, or promotions on Brandon Bulldog Football Gamedays.
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Brandon MS – 2020 Census data has recently been released. While our state did see a decline in population, the Census data revealed that our state will not be losing a seat in the House. Mississippi’s population experienced a slight
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WEEKLY PRIZES, END OF SEASON PRIZES FUNDRAISER: Proceeds go to the Rankin County Animal Shelter Brandon MS – Brandon042® is proud to announce our 1st Annual College Pickem Challenge! There will be a full schedule of games to pick each
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New Orleans LA – The Mississippi Association of Justice https://www.msaj.org (MAJ), formerly known as the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, held its annual convention this past week in New Orleans LA. MAJ presented 3 awards of recognition. One award was for
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Brandon MS – At last evening’s City of Brandon Board Meeting, Captain Dan Carter retired from the Brandon Police Department after a 25-year distinguished career. Captain Carter worked or held nearly every job duty or position available within the department
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Brandon Voter Turnout – Yes, it’s important. Voter turnout is typically significantly lower than in state and federal elections.We would like to encourage EVERYONE to get out and vote. If you’re registered, please make an effort to vote. Voting is
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The Downtown Brandon Boo042 event is Thursday October 29th 2020 from 4:30pm – 8:00pm. This event is loads of fun, featuring great shopping, music, and food. The event will be in the Downtown Brandon area, amongst various businesses and streets.
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Recently, someone made an extremely critical post on social media regarding a local restaurant here in Brandon. In the post, the person (Original Poster or OP, hereafter) shared pictures of what appears to be inappropriate food handling. The OP indicated
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We are trying to compile and regularly update a list of businesses in our area who are known to be Open for Business or Closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Do you own a business or know of a business
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Per the City of Brandon, Waste Management does not pickup garbage on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day each year. This year both of those holidays fall on a Wednesday which does NOT cause a missed day for
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The 2019 Brandon Christmas Parade will begin at 7:00 pm Friday evening December 6. Floats are to arrive no later than 6:00 pm to be lined up within the parade. A very special “Thank You” is extended to the active
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