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Photo by Jack Ryan. Copyright 2026, Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. Todd Jackson, left, of the Hattiesburg-based Area Development Partnership, is pictured with Pike County Economic Development District executive director Jill Busby, McComb Rotary Club member Charlie Lewis and Rotary president Becky Buie.

The outpatient physical rehabilitation clinic will be closing within 15 days as a part of a layoff of 86 employees at Greenwood Leflore Hospital. A limited staff of physical therapists will remain on staff during that time while patients transition to other physical therapy clinics in the area.

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