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Tickets for LCHS Sept. 11 football game to be pre-sold Thursday
Tickets for Friday night’s Lawrence County High School football game will be pre-sold from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at the LCHS Multi-Purpose Building ticket booth. Kickoff for the Sept. 11 game against Jefferson Davis County is 7 p.m. at the LCHS football stadium. Due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and Gov. Tate…
Read MoreMonticello sports sign-up ends Sept. 11
Monticello Parks and Recreation soccer, co-ed flag football, and football registration is now underway, with a deadline of Sept. 11. Fees are as follows: soccer boys and girls, ages 3-14, $60; flag football boys and girls, ages 5-8, $60; and tackle football, ages 9-12, $65. Sign up online and pay at www.monticello.ms.gov.
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Saturday, Sept. 12 The Southwest Chapter of ABATE will hold its first Flower Run Saturday, Sept. 12 in Monticello. The event will start at the Atwood Water Park Gatehouse, with a meet time of 9:30 a.m. and will leave at 10. Flowers will be placed on the graves of fallen members. Ride is open to…
Read MoreLC Technology and Career Center Spotlight
Dr. Jeff Quin is the director of the Lawrence County Technology and Career Center. He’s beginning his 23rd year in education, with 20 years with the Lawrence County School District and three years in the Lincoln County School District. He spent nine years teaching science courses and six of those years was the technology applications…
Read MoreFall Flower & Garden Fest goes virtual for 2020
by Susan Collins-Smith MSU Extension Service The 2020 Fall Flower & Garden Fest will be a virtual, educational event this year. The in-person fest is normally held in October on the grounds of the Mississippi State University Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station in Crystal Springs. Educational gardening videos and other materials will be available on…
Read MoreMDOT suspending work, keeping eye on traffic for Labor Day travel
Mississippians planning to hit the road to spend time with family and friends this Labor Day will notice less travel delays due to construction. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate and four-lane highway work in anticipation of increased holiday travel. MDOT crews and contractors will halt all road construction requiring lane closures…
Read MoreDr. Ebonee Magee-Dorsey named to MTCA
Dr. Ebonee Magee-Dorsey, counselor for Monticello Elementary School and Rod Paige Middle School, was recently named to the Mississippi Teacher Advisory Council (MTAC). The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the addition of over 100 experienced and highly-regarded professionals from across the state to serve on the MTAC. The MTAC, formed in 2016, now has…
Read MoreLC Technical & Career Center Spotlight
Throughout the 2020-21 school year, Lawrence County Technical & Career Center will “spotlight” their programs and staff. Members of LCTCC’s Career & Technical Education team are Dr. Jeff Quin, director; Patsy Sandifer, counselor; and Deana Bass, student services coordinator. CTE program instructors are: Daniel Hebert, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Gay McElroy, Business, Marketing, and Finance;…
Read MoreAwards Presented at Topeka-Tilton Attendance Center
School board qualifying deadline Sept. 4
The deadline for qualifying to run for the Lawrence County District Five School Board seat is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Anyone wishing to run must submit qualifying papers with the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk by that time. The race will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. For more information on running for the office,…
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