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Pearl River Clean Sweep to be held Saturday
This year’s Pearl River Clean Sweep event will be held Saturday, Sept 19. Cleanup teams will be deployed at over 25 locations along the Pearl River watershed, from its headwaters in Nanih Waiya, downriver through the Ross Barnett Reservoir, along the border of Mississippi and Louisiana, all the way to Pearlington on the Gulf Coast.…
Read MoreSpecial Senate election set for Tuesday, Sept. 22
A special election will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22 for the vacant seat in the Mississippi State Senate for District 39. Nine candidates are seeking the post. Absentee ballots may be cast until 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 in the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk’s office. The clerk’s office is open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.,…
Read MoreSchool budget request increases county millage rate 2.6 mills
ors met twice last week to deal with county budget and tax levy issues for the upcoming fiscal year. A public hearing on the proposed budget and corresponding tax levy was held Sept. 7. Charlie Prince, financial advisor to the board, explained that assessed value of property in the county was down a little over…
Read MoreMonticello aldermen hear mobile home park expansion request
The monthly meeting of the Monticello Mayor and Board of Aldermen opened with a request from a mobile home park owner to allow additional units on his property. Gordon Shipp bought the mobile home park at 304 Jefferson St. about a year ago and has cleaned it up, improved maintenance, and replaced many of the…
Read MoreCommunity Calendar
Saturday, Sept. 19 The annual Pearl River Cleen Sweep will be held Sept. 19. There will be two locations in Lawrence County for land and water-based cleanup – Atwood Water Park and Wanilla Water Park. Meetup time is 8 a.m. For water-based cleanup, you must provide your own watercraft. For more information, visit www.pearlriverkeeper.com/2020-pearl-river-clean-sweep.html, or…
Read MoreReturn to classroom delayed until Sept. 14 for county students
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Read MoreUSDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program sign-up ends Sept. 11
USDA is providing critical support to our nation’s farmers and ranchers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The program provides financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities with financial assistance that gives them the ability to absorb sales losses and increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Agricultural Marketing…
Read MoreMDE releases compulsory school attendance law reminder
As the new school year begins, the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement would like to remind parents about the law governing school attendance and about the deadline for notifying school districts of home school decisions. The compulsory school attendance law requires a parent, legal guardian, or custodian who has legal…
Read More2020 Atwood Music Festival a success
Despite the challenges that came with a postponement of the event due to COVID-19, the Atwood Music Festival closed the year with a profit, and organizers are looking forward to the 2021 festival. According to the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, festival expenses this year were covered by sponsors of the event, making ticket sales…
Read MoreThird round of Farmers to Families Food Boxes to be distributed Sept. 11 at state fairgrounds
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will distribute 1,400 food boxes to the public at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 as part of the USDA-sponsored Farmers to Families Food Box Program. “I’m glad the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce can assist with the Farmers to Families…
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