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From four families to a community for all
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (1257+ words) Home » Lifestyles » From four families to a community for all If you had to draft a high school transcript for your 17-year-old child on your own, could you do it? What about registering them for dual enrollment with the local…...
Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (381+ words) Home » News » Federal appeals court ends a decades-old school desegregation order in Louisiana NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation....
Hudson to retire after 26 years with Lowndes supes
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (391+ words) Home » News » Hudson to retire after 26 years with Lowndes supes After more than 20 years serving as attorney for the board of supervisors, Tim Hudson plans to retire this year. While he privately informed each board member, Hudson made it official…...
Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1080+ words) Home » News » Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training. When he walked into…...
McGee named finalist for superintendent job in Alabama - The Dispatch
1+ week, 2+ day ago (465+ words) Home » News » McGee named finalist for superintendent job in Alabama STARKVILLE – With dirt work well underway for a new $100 million-plus Starkville High School, a new job could be on the horizon for Superintendent Tony McGee. McGee has been named a…...
Letter: My story, my dream
1+ week, 3+ day ago (290+ words) Home » Opinions » Letter: My story, my dream Publisher’s note: The following letter was written by the organizer of the R.E. Hunt High School Reunion. To my R. E. Hunt High School classmates, Every dream begins with a story, and…...
US employers still reluctant to add many jobs as hiring slows in June
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1017+ words) Home » News » US employers still reluctant to add many jobs as hiring slows in June WASHINGTON — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have…...
Columbus students chosen to attend MSA
2+ week, 3+ day ago (98+ words) Home » News » Columbus students chosen to attend MSA BROOKHAVEN – Gabriel Davis and Delilah Ordoyne, both of Columbus, have been chosen to attend Mississippi School of the Arts. Both students are accepted into the school’s theater program, according to an MSA…...
Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped
2+ week, 3+ day ago (592+ words) Home » News » Nursing gains ‘professional’ label for student loans after judge’s ruling, but theology now dropped WASHINGTON — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts…...
Learning the law: Sheriff’s Academy aims to steer students away from trouble early
3+ week, 1+ day ago (590+ words) Home » News » Learning the law: Sheriff’s Academy aims to steer students away from trouble early Austin Minor, a seventh-grader at New Hope Middle School, has dreamed of one day becoming an attorney and working in tandem with law enforcement. Because…...