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WIC food distribution sites closing soon
The Mississippi State Department of Health will be closing all 81 of its Women, Infants and Children food distribution sites throughout the state in the months ahead. Approximately 70 positions will be eliminated. This comes as WIC clients throughout the nation are being transferred to the use of electronic banking and a debit card for…
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Community & Religious Calendar
Sunday, May 2 Tilton United Methodist Church, 663 Hulon Brister Rd., Jayess, will hold a Homecoming Celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 2. Bro. Kevin Trantham will be the guest speaker. There will be worship, singing, food, and fellowship. Dinner on the grounds will be after the morning service. Bring your favorite dish. For…
Read MoreCo-Lin announces 2021-2022 cheerleaders
Copiah-Lincoln Community College cheerleader sponsor Micah Allen has announced cheerleaders for 2021-2022. Cheerleaders include Mary Ellen Brock, Lindsay Norton, Drew Meilstrup, Dustin Prather, Samuel Mabile, Collin Waldrop, William Hodgson, Tate Smith, Quintaye Bates and August Sullivan, all of Brookhaven; Allison Hendry, of Woodville; Abby Graves, of Silver Creek; Alyssa Carraway, of Wesson; Gabriella Hegwood, of…
Read MoreMDAC to distribute Farmers to Families Food Boxes at Mississippi State Fairgrounds
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is assisting the Mississippi Crisis Foundation in distributing 2,592 food boxes to the public at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21 as part of the USDA sponsored Farmers to Families Food Box Program. “The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is…
Read MoreCo-Lin now accepting ACT Superscore
Copiah-Lincoln Community College will now begin accepting ACT Superscores for incoming freshmen and current Co-Lin freshmen who will be sophomores in the fall of 2021. ACT will now provide an automatically-calculated ACT Superscore to all students who have taken the ACT more than once from September 2016 to current day. This is an exciting opportunity…
Read MoreLCHS tennis team advances to state tournament
The Lawrence County High School tennis team represented the District well on April 7 at the MHSAA Class 4A Region 7 District Tournament, bringing home several titles. The team will travel to Oxford this month to play at Ole Miss at the MSHAA State Championship Tournament.
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Head Start accepting applications for 2021-2022 program year
Five County Child Development Program, Inc. is currently accepting applications for Head Start children ages three and four for the 2021-2022 program year. Head Start services are provided at no cost to families that qualify. Children and families experiencing homelessness, children in foster care or disabled will be given first priority for Head Start. All…
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