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Ringgold News
By Sibyl Gordy , 51 Reads
Sat, 06/12/2021 - 05:09 AM
Month for Weddings
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Governor Reeves “adamantly opposed” to Critical Race Theory being taught in MS schools
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 566 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:12 PM
Lawmakers could address CRT in 2022 session.

Governor Tate Reeves says he is adamantly opposed to critical race theory “sneaking into our curriculums in the state of Mississippi,” and he is prepared to sign legislation to prevent it, should that become necessary.
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Morton News
By Frisky Roland, 524 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 03:24 PM
Announcements: Youth Night at Shiloh Camp Meeting services will be on Friday evening, June 11 (not Thursday as reported last week).
We Care Missions Food Distribution in June is on Fridays, June 11 and June 25 from 10 a.m.-12 noon at Morton United Methodist Church, 29 Church Street.
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Forest News
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On Fri, 06/11/2021 - 01:22 PM
Happy Birthday:
June 9: Fay M. Power, Karen Lynn Bailey, Jonnie McMurphy, Paul Baker, Tony Fortenbery, Rebecca Hatch, Benita Murphy, Sue Fox, Brent Johnston Lindley, John Mangum, Pearle Rowe, Will Clarke.
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The Message
By Pastor Luis Cartagena, 600 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 01:11 PM
The Gospel and Us
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"It's hard out here. There aren't any jobs around here, but I keep looking," said Michael Scott Beard, 34. Beard is homeless and living in his van. He readily does the few odd jobs that come his way to make a few dollars so he can eat and put gas in his van. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Jobless Mississippians fear what’s next as $300 unemployment checks end
By Sara DiNatale - Mississippi Today, 660 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:13 AM
It takes $80 to fill the gas tank inside the beat-up white cargo van 34-year-old Michael Beard calls home.
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Giant Zucchini
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On Thu, 06/10/2021 - 01:08 PM
At age 89, and in the midst of a world wide pandemic, Ms. Martha Reed still keeps her garden growing and continues to produce record size veggies like this 11 1/2 inch zucchini squash.

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Brittney Friday is a math teacher at Wingfield High School in Jackson.

How Jackson Public Schools tackled its teacher shortage
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,929 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:17 PM
Jackson Public School District was facing a teacher shortage crisis several years ago, not unlike many districts across the state.

In Mississippi’s second largest school district, hundreds of teacher positions were unfilled, and many of the educators in the district were either uncertified or teaching outside of their content area.
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Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,934 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:27 AM
Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.
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Brown, the 45-year-old Louisiana native who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection “The Tradition,” will be a featured guest at the Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 21.

Poet Jericho Brown tells his truth, especially during a difficult year
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 553 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 03:35 PM
Below is a Mississippi Today article in partnership with the Mississippi Book Festival:
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