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JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that a new area code has been approved to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code.
At some point in the future, area code 471 will serve all of the Public Service Commission Northern District counties:
Alcorn
Attala
Benton
Calhoun
Carroll
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Clay
Coahoma
Desoto
Grenada
Itawamba
Lafayette
Lee
Leflore
Lowndes
Marshall
Montgomery
Monroe
Oktibbeha
Panola
Pontotoc
Prentiss
Quitman
Tallahatchie
Tate
Tippah
Tishomingo
Tunica
Union
Webster
Winston
Yalobusha
In addition, the 471 area code will also serve a large area of the Public Service Commission Central District, which includes the following counties:
Holmes
Humphreys
Issaquena
parts of Kemper
Noxubee
Sharkey
Sunflower
Washington
Yazoo
Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers or requests for additional lines may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated.
Customers will continue to use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number — to make local calls.
No changes need to be made by customers at this time. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.
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As SMU basketball enters its first season as a member of the ACC, the Mustangs added a new nonconference opponent to their schedule for next season.
SMU will host Mississippi State at Moody Coliseum on Nov. 22 to kickoff a home-and-home series, the program announced on Thursday. SMU will visit Humphrey Coliseum during the 2025-26 season to complete the series with Mississippi State.
Next season will be SMU’s first under new head coach Andy Enfield, whom the university hired away from USC in the spring. The Mustangs are coming off a 20-13 season that included an NIT bid.
Mississippi State, led by head coach Chris Jans, earned an NCAA Tournament bid last year after going 21-14. The Bulldogs lost to Michigan State in the first round.
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The ACC announced SMU’s home and away conference opponents for this season last March. Along with Mississippi State, Duke, Louisville, Syracuse and Wake Forest are among the other schools visiting Moody Coliseum this year.
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