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Officials seek to improve financial order, public safety for Ferriday
FERRIDAY, La. — For newly elected mayor Alvin Garrison, a brighter future for the Town of Ferriday means “putting Ferriday back to the way it used to be.” That means working to see that “citizens are safe, bills are paid on time and fiscal and financial management is back in place,” Garrison said. Garrison, who […] The post Officials seek to improve financial order, public safety for Ferriday appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Deadline is noon Friday for those who want to serve on planning commission
NATCHEZ — Those interested in serving on the city’s planning commission have until noon on Friday to write a letter or send a resume indicating that interest and turn it in to the mayor’s office at City Hall. The position on the planning commission has been vacant for several months since long-time member Deborah Martin […] The post Deadline is noon Friday for those who want to serve on planning commission appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
‘Special Stars’: Special Olympians honored during Fourth of July event
NATCHEZ — During July 4 activities on the Natchez Bluff Thursday, Mayor Dan Gibson and other city officials recognized the local athletes in the Special Olympics who went all the way to compete in state competitions at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi. One of them, Shaquille Williams who could not make it to […] The post ‘Special Stars’: Special Olympians honored during Fourth of July event appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Mississippi students’ chronic absenteeism outpaces border states
JACKSON — A new report shows Mississippi’s K-12 chronic absenteeism rate has surged at a much faster rate than border states. Similarly, Adams County had over 10 percent more students marked chronically absent than neighboring Concordia Parish, Louisiana in the same reporting year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10 percent or more of the […] The post Mississippi students’ chronic absenteeism outpaces border states appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
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