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MSU announces President’s and Dean’s Lists
Mississippi State University has announced the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of course work with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Local students named…
Read MoreCo-Lin announces 2021 football schedule
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College football program has announced their 2021 schedule. After last year’s altered schedule due to COVID-19, where the Wolves played three of six South Division opponents, Co-Lin football will return to normal with a nine-game schedule that includes six division games and three non-division matchups. The Wolves will open the season with…
Read MoreMSU announces spring graduates
Mississippi State University has released a list of students graduating for the 2021 spring term. Honor graduates include all bachelor-degree candidates with exceptional scholastic averages and at least half the total required course hours earned at MSU. Their specific levels of recognition and the minimum required averages for each, based on a 4.0 scale, include:…
Read MoreLocal USM Interior Design student earns award at regional ASID competition
Students from the Interior Design program in the School of Construction and Design at the University of Southern Mississippi earned honors at the regional ASID Awards held by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) South Central Chapter, including four Silver and four Bronze Awards. The South Central Chapter of ASID recognizes the most outstanding…
Read MoreMississippi Pickle Fest set for June 12
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the 2021 Mississippi Pickle Fest from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 12. Admission is $7 per adult and $5 for ages 3-17. “I want to invite the public to come out to the 2021 Mississippi Pickle Fest at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum,”…
Read MoreNew Hebron Friday Nights on Main set for June 11
Tri-County Cruisers will host Friday Nights on Main in New Hebron from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 11. All vehicles are welcome, including cars, trucks, hot rods, race vehicles, motorcycles, and 4x4s. Dash plaques will be given to the first 75 entries. Feature Class and People’s Choice awards will be given. Bring the family…
Read MoreLauren Halase Jackson awarded degree from UA
Lauren Halase Jackson has received a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Alabama. UA awarded some 5,860 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies April 30 through May 2. Jackson is a native of Jayess currently residing in Ridgeland. The University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa, offers its students a premier educational,…
Read MoreHinds CC names spring 2021 President’s and Dean’s Scholars
Hinds Community College President’s and Dean’s Scholars have been named for the spring 2021 semester. President’s Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average. Local students recognized as spring 2021 President’s Scholars are Daquori Hooker, Stephen Jasper, both of Monticello; Pedro Casas, of New Hebron; and Kadarra Johnson, of Sontag. Deans’ Scholars are…
Read MoreCommunity & Religious Calendar
June 6 Monticello United Methodist Church will begin meeting again in Sunday school rooms beginning June 6. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 a.m. The choir will also be back in the worship service. Contact the church office for practice times. June 13-18 Divide Memorial Methodist Protestant Church will…
Read MoreLocal student named to Dean’s List at Olivet Nazarene University
Michellee Johnson, of Monticello, was named to the Dean’s List at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., during the recently completed spring 2021 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or…
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