🌱 How will Westlake’s Aberdeen plant shutdown affect local jobs?

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• How will Westlake’s Aberdeen plant shutdown affect local jobs?

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 65 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Westlake's PVC plant ceasing operations, impacting 100 employees (djournal.com) — Westlake Corporation plans to shut down its Aberdeen PVC plant on December 31, 2025, a move that will directly affect local jobs and the city’s economy. The closure is part of a broader cutback at four aging facilities, with about 295 workers impacted across all sites and only a small crew staying on to manage shutdown operations.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Long Island University Sharks
  Humphrey Coliseum , 55 Bailey Howell Dr , Starkville
  9:30 am
• Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Long Island University Sharks
  Humphrey Coliseum , 55 Bailey Howell Dr , Starkville
  9:30 am
• LIU Sharks at Mississippi State Bulldogs Basketball
  Humphrey Coliseum , 55 Bailey Howell Dr , Starkville
  7:00 pm
• Taylor Grace
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• New Hope Trojans vs West Point Green Wave
  New Hope High School , 2920 New Hope Rd , Columbus
  5:00 pm
• West Lowndes Panthers vs New Hope Trojans
  West Lowndes High School , 644 S Frontage Rd , Columbus
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of 2nd 9 Weeks
  Hatley Attendance Center Amory, MS 38821
• Magnolia Boulevard Live
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm
• Jodie Ross: Munson & Bros. - Columbus
  Munson and Brothers Trading Post , 301 2nd Ave N , Columbus
  7:00 pm
• Wyly Bigger
  Downunder , 216a W Main St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm
• Magnolia Boulevard
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Restorative Yoga Reset
  Redwood Business & Wellness Center , 5374 Hwy 45 N , Columbus
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mississippi Staffing posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in Aberdeen. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Aberdeen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aberdeen here.

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🗞 Nearby News

West Point

• Florida football transfer tracker: QB DJ Lagway, S Jordan Castell entering portal (palmbeachpost.com)
• Frontline Uniform Company joins West Point (valleytimes-news.com)

Columbus

• Warm coats, fresh cuts, no cost (cdispatch.com)
• City of Columbus find more ways to bring fossil park in Propst Park (wcbi.com)
• Lowndes Co. Supervisors to begin collecting 2% tax on short-term rentals (wcbi.com)

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