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Lee County's Board of Supervisors, the CREATE Foundation and Itawamba Community College today will announce a new, extraordinary partnership to guarantee that every qualified high school graduate in Lee County, ...
Sisters create unique pottery in mother's memory
Two sisters looking for a creative outlet following the death of their mother, who left their longtime professions to form an inspirational pottery company, have seen a flourishing business develop in the last ...
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Program will cover Lee grads' ICC tuition
BY MICHAELA GIBSON MORRIS Daily Journal Starting with the Class of 2009, if Lee County graduates have the will to get a two-year degree, the Lee County Supervisors and CREATE Foundation will make sure their ...
GED class has City Schools nod
Senatobia City Schools jumped on the GED bandwagon at their August 7 monthly meeting.
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Local Folks:Painter rediscovers art between first and second retirement
BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Daily Journal TUPELO - Juanita Smith had her arms wrapped around her knees and her feet pulled up on the cushion of a green, wing-backed chair in her living room.
EMILY Le COZ:Midnight bathroom break yields night of the living dove
Two weeks ago I found a baby dove in my backyard. Actually, my 80-pound dog found it.
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BY GINNA PARSONS Daily Journal TUPELO - Mississippi's obesity problem wasn't created overnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Carpenter 25th Anniversary
Greg and Sandy Carpenter celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on July 22, 2008.
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A Mississippi Department of Transportation public meeting on Thursday to view plans for four-laning Mississippi Highway 9 from Pontotoc to Sherman moves the routing issue a step ahead, but will there be funding ...
Plan would expand facilities at Brice's
If agreed to, the project would use funds from Tupelo, Baldwyn, Lee County and the park itself.
Awash in support: Car wash for cancer victim
DeSoto YAHOO! Awash in support: Car wash for cancer victim DeSoto event raises more than $1,500 for teen with leukemia By Chris Van Tuyl , Memphis Commercial Appeal Sunday, June 29, 2008 There was no way ...
Hancock Fabrics files Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan
Baldwyn, Miss.-based Hancock Fabrics, Inc. , a specialty retailer of fashion and home decorating textiles, announced it has filed a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the U.S. Bankruptcy ...
Lack of Medicaid Funding Could Hurt Hospitals
Opinions aren't in short supply on the floor of the state House of Representatives.
Suppliers spring up near plant
While Nissan has been firmly entrenched in Mississippi's business landscape for five years, its influence on the state's automotive industry is seen, also, in the businesses that support the Canton plant.
Baldwyn High sends seniors on their way
“I'm very proud of her. Proud doesn't describe it.”
BY GINNY MILLER Daily Journal BALDWYN - Fifty-four seniors donned caps and gowns and marched to "Pomp and Circumstance" in the Baldwyn High School gym Friday night. via Djournal.com
Berry receives first visits; names leader
Interest for Baldwyn, Miss., wide receiver Dorian Berry continues to pick up, and while he is still waiting on his first offer, three schools have visited during the early evaluation period and one has made ... via Rivals.com
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CDF records 'back-to-back championship seasons'
“Two years ago we brought in the world's biggest economic development plum - Toyota Motor Co.”
BY CARLIE KOLLATH Daily Journal TUPELO - The Community Development Foundation capped off another successful year at its annual membership banquet Thursday night. via Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
State pursues pre-need burial investigation
“Under that law at least 50 percent of the money paid for pre-need services was to be put in a trust to pay for your services at your death. As of a 2006 law, the amount to be put into trust was raised to 85 percent.”
BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau BALDWYN - State representatives on Tuesday updated a group of about 75 people on cases of apparent fraud at two cemeteries in Prentiss County. via Djournal.com