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April 18th, 2013
Education reform went from a dream of most of the state’s conservative lawmakers to a reality on Wednesday, when Gov. Phil Bryant signed four laws known as the Education Works package which represents the most sweeping changes in state education policy since 1982.
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JACKSON, – Mississippi is prone to severe thunderstorms and tornados, and the American Red Cross urges residents to take steps now to stay safer when severe weather threatens.
“By preparing together for severe thunderstorms, we can make our families safer and our communities stronger,” said Bob Devaney, emergency services director. “We can help you and your family create a disaster preparedness plan now, before our community is threatened by high winds, hail, lightning and excessive rainfall.”
April 17th
A civil case in which a mother is fighting for her son is still very much active in the United States Northern District Court of Mississippi, and the mother contends that The Pony club is partly to blame.
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Mary Jean Vance has been a part of the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) system in Clay County since its inception in the early 1990s.
On Wednesday, Vance was sworn in as Clay’s Volunteer Coordinator for CASA by Judge Tom Storey just before the county’s Drug Court deliberations began.
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The four education laws that were signed by Gov. Phil Bryant at Northwest Rankin High School on Wednesday were not as sweeping as most who supported them had originally hoped, but the legislation package represents the biggest changes in public education law since 1982.
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April 16th
Tuesday’s gun scare at McDonald’s involving three juveniles could have turned fatal very quickly, but fortunately no one, including local police officers who responded, were injured.
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People from all around the nation and the world shared in the horror and disbelief while watching events unfold at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon.
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Michael Williams has debuted numerous short movies at the Ritz Theater and Conference Center over the last year.
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April 15th
Donna Bruce had crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon four minutes before an initial explosion went off at Monday’s 26.2 mile run, which draws some of the world’s best and most avid runners.
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West Point, MS, Monday, April 15, 2013, 2013: Shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday night West Point police were dispatched to a residence on Brame Avenue in reference to a stabbing.
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