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Officials Commemorate Mississippi State Fair With Ribbon-Cutting

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 8, 2:26 PM CDT

updated Oct 8, 2:26 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Brookhaven city, Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Mississippi State Fair has opened for its 167th year, Hattiesburg American and Clarion Ledger reported. Officials commemorated the event with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to Brookhaven city.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 9, 2:12 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

It's here. 167th Mississippi State Fair kicks off · Clarion LedgerOct 6, 7:00 PM CDT
A high-flying start: Mississippi State Fair opens for… · Hattiesburg American · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 7:00 PM CDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 8, 3:32 PM CDT · first source seenOct 9, 2:12 PM CDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 8, 3:43 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 9, 2:12 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.