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Mayor urges safe July 4 observance, reconsiders Mississippi Main Street membership; local recovery center seeks opioid-settlement match

5121768 · July 2, 2025
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The mayor warned residents that private fireworks are illegal in the city, urged caution and announced the city—s professional July 4 fireworks show will continue; he also prompted reconsideration of joining the Mississippi Main Street program and heard a request from Woodland Recovery Center about opioid-settlement funds.

The mayor used his report to urge residents to be considerate and to remind them that private fireworks are illegal within city limits; he said enforcement will catch violators but that the city cannot stop everyone. He underscored safety and community considerations — including risks to property, injury and impacts on veterans and people with PTSD — and said the city—s professional…

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