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School district to provide free meals to all children Lawrence County School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children, ages 0-18, without charge. Meals will be provided on a first-come first-serve basis at Monticello Elementary School. Dates for the program are June 6-8, June 13-15, June…

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines, recently initiated new members. Local students at the University of Southern Mississippi initiated include Samuel Powell, of Jayess; Shelbie Allen, of Silver Creek; and Bridy Foster, of Sontag. They are among approximately 25,000 students, faculty,…

Lawrence County School District has announced honors scholars for the third nine weeks of the 2021-2022 school year. MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL First Grade Superintendent’s Scholar: Fredrick Lamond Allen II, Alyrical Elisse Benjamin, Maeli-Klaire Renee Butler, Magnolia Laine Daley, Isabella Grace Earls, Andrew Heston Fortenberry, Kadence Terell Foxworth, Mckinley Kay Goss, Tucker Michael Graves, Ella Kate…

The Aspen Institute recently named Copiah-Lincoln Community College one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. The colleges selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as…