🌱 How a Brandon preacher’s arrest ended up before the Supreme Court

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• How a Brandon preacher’s arrest ended up before the Supreme Court

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• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The World and Everything in It: December 15, 2025 (wng.org) — A U.S. Supreme Court case now centers on a Brandon street preacher who was arrested while sharing his faith outside the Brandon Amphitheater and challenging the city’s protest-zone ordinance. The podcast also covers national legal and economic stories, but the Brandon dispute over how close demonstrators can stand to the venue could shape future free-speech protections for residents here.
   

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• Christmas Special Menu at the Sheraton Flowood
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🗞 Nearby News

Pearl

• City mayors expect major economic development from West Rankin Parkway (wlbt.com)
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