The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced that both directions of U.S. 98, also known as Hardy Street, over I-59 in Lamar County will close from 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, until 4 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16.
The closure is scheduled for bridge closure and structural maintenance. Detour signs will be in place, and motorists may use alternate routes. Drivers should remain alert for roadside workers.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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