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Students head back to school in Covington County
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - It was back to school day in Covington County Wednesday. Aug. 7 marked the first day of the new school year for the Covington County School District. “I’m pretty excited,” Collins High School junior Anacan Clark said. “Me, personally, I do like learning, especially at school, and the career I want to go into, which is health sciences, being a nursing program, so I’m really excited for it.”
Covington County School District hires new teachers ahead of school year
COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The Covington County School District is ready for a new school year. Students will head back to class on Wednesday, August 7. The district has hired about 30 new teachers and 20 staff members during the summer months. This will also be Jon Chancelor’s first year as superintendent of the […]
Covington County schools rotating 17 new buses into fleet
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - Some students in Covington County will be riding in new buses as they go back and forth to school. The Covington County School District recently purchased 17, new, air-conditioned buses, which will be rotated in over the fall. The new buses’ price tag rolled in at...
Silver Alert canceled for 38-year-old Collins man
UPDATE: COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The Silver Alert issued for Willie Lindsey, Jr., has been canceled. He has been located and is safe, according to MBI. COVINGTON COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – A Silver Alert issued a Silver Alert for a 48-year-old Covington County man. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said Willie Lindsey, Jr., of […]
Silver Alert issued for Collins man
A Silver Alert has been issued for a Collins man on behalf of the Covington County Sheriff’s Office. Willie Lindsey Jr., 48, of Collins, was last seen Tuesday, July 30, around 5:14 p.m. in the area of Hwy. 98 and Water Valley Road in Marion County. Described as a black male, with black hair and […] The post Silver Alert issued for Collins man appeared first on Daily Leader.
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