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Return to school plan transitions Sept. 8
Lawrence County School District students will transition from Plan C (Distance Learning) to Plan A (Enhanced Traditional Plan) of the COVID-19 Restart and Recovery Plan beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8. This plan includes a return to school buildings for students. For complete details of Plan A, see the complete COVID-19 Restart and Recovery Plan located on…
Read MoreParents now able to print completed immunization records at home
In an effort to ease the stress on parents during back-to-school preparation, the Mississippi State Department of Health now offers a convenient way for parents to check their child’s immunizations record online and print out the required Certificate of Immunization Compliance (Form 121) for school registration. MyIR Mobile is an internet-based portal that gives consumers…
Read MoreOma farmers market provides fresh produce and training
On Aug. 14, Booker T. Woodard, founder of Booker Community Nutrition, set up a farmers market at The Place in Oma, with fresh produce from Booker Community Nutrition Garden. The produce included watermelons, bell peppers, squash, eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes. Woodard held an education and training session on fresh produce with an emphasis on cleaning,…
Read MoreSafely shop locally while social distancing
As recently as a few months ago, shopping around town was an uneventful part of our daily lives. But in the wake of efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, shopping locally changed in ways that few people will ever forget. Social distancing guidelines and recommendations urge consumers to stay in their homes…
Read MoreAtwood Music Festival set for Sept. 4-5
Plans are coming together for the 2020 Atwood Music Festival in spite of spring flooding and COVID-19 limitations. Despite the challenges, plans are for the festival to have a full range of activities as always, including a tennis tournament, arts and crafts, and great food. Featured entertainment includes Last Chance, Zach Bridges Band, Logan Greenlee…
Read MorePearl River Clean Sweep set for Sept. 19
This year’s Pearl River Clean Sweep event is scheduled for 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. The…
Read MoreCo-Lin Workforce Education to offer training through new ReSkillMS program
In a recent announcement made by Gov. Tate Reeves, the ReSkillMS program was introduced as the newest program designed to help individuals adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic find jobs and also support employers who want to hire and train new employees on the job. The state legislature appropriated $55 million of the $1.25 billion…
Read MorePlans moving forward for new voting location in District 3
Lawrence County supervisors heard a progress update from Lawrence County Circuit Clerk Sandy Brister on a new voting location in District 3. A portable building is being installed on the corner of the Topeka-Tilton Attendance Center campus to accommodate voters in the area. The voting place is moving out of the school facility due to…
Read MoreCommunity Calendar
Saturday, Aug. 22 There will be a fundraiser for Shirley Rutland from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Refuge, 584 Woody Road, Jayess. There will be a silent auction, garage sale, and concessions. All proceeds will go to Rutland. Donations for the auction or garage sale are welcome. Contact Becky Thornhill at…
Read MoreTown of Monticello to test water from Pearl River for environmental hazards
In their meeting Aug. 3, the Monticello Town Board voted to go forward with an effort to have water from the Pearl River tested for environmental hazards over at least a three-week span. This comes in conjunction with the revelation that the City of Jackson has spilled untreated human waste into the Pearl on more…
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