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Scholarship Opportunities for 2020-2021 Academic Year
$1,500 and $2,500 Awards Available **Application Deadline: Monday, July 27, 2020** The Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) has scholarships available for the 2020-2021 academic year for both community college and university students. Growing a strong workforce is essential to the health of all industries in our state. Providing support and opportunity is one way the…
Read MoreClinton Board of Aldermen approves $300K equipment purchases, bid, repairs
In a meeting that lasted less than twenty minutes, the Board of Aldermen used half that time to unanimously approve spending almost $216,000 for new vehicles, equipment and equipment repairs for the City, with approval to spend an additional $100,000 for bids to purchase a Jet-Vac sewer cleaning truck. According to Public Works Director Dexter…
Read MoreMDAC to Distribute Farmers to Families Food Boxes at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will distribute 1,400 whole produce boxes and 1,400 gallons of milk to the public at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, on Friday, July 10, as part of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. “The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is honored to be a…
Read MoreClinton Police Arrest Auto Burglary Suspect
Residents are reminded to lock their vehicles Clinton, Miss. (July 8, 2020) Clinton Police have arrested an individual wanted in connection to multiple auto burglaries in Clinton. In the early morning hours of June 20, 2020, the Clinton Police Department (CPD) received multiple reports of auto burglaries that occurred around the area of the Cascades Subdivision near…
Read MoreKelsi Baldwin Receives Sadler Award at Mississippi College
Enrolling at Mississippi College Law School starting in August, Kelsi Baldwin says her career will lead her to serve society’s voiceless. “There are countless individuals who feel as if their voice has been ripped away, and I want to help them find it again,” says the Clinton resident. “I have no doubt that MC…
Read MoreMDE Schedules First Virtual Mississippi Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year Ceremony
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading set the first virtual ceremony for Mississippi Teacher of the Year and Mississippi Administrator of the Year to recognize top educators. The program, originally scheduled for the spring, was postponed as a result of closures because of COVID-19. The ceremony will be live-streamed…
Read MoreHinds County Board of Supervisors mandates the wearing of masks
On Monday, July 6, 2020, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to issue an order mandating that all residents in the unincorporated areas of Hinds County wear a mask/face cover while in public to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The order is effective immediately and includes all individuals over two years of…
Read MoreMississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project to Sponsor Free Virtual Family Law and Expungement Clinics
The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP) is hosting another clinic as part of the “Summer Clinic Series” on Friday, July 10. Starting July 10th, attorneys will work with participants to draft their court documents for the following matters: irreconcilable differences (no fault) divorce, uncontested guardianships, simple wills, advance healthcare directive (AHD), power of attorney (POA),…
Read MoreMississippi College Student Neha Dhaliwal Says Pandemic Helped Spur Medical Career
Neha Dhaliwal says her mother’s service as a nurse during a worldwide health crisis helped convince the Mississippi College student to become a physician. Since mid-March, the COVID-19 pandemic “has definitely solidified my passion to pursue medicine,” the MC senior says. “Observing the frontline healthcare workers, including my mom, sacrifice everything to provide the…
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