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Odom uses 2ndChanceMS to plan food business

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On Thu, 08/30/2018 - 10:47 AM

Ashley Odom likes to cook, especially baking cakes and dessert. Now, Odom plans to take her recipes to the next level after she received her ServSafe certification because of the Second Chance Mississippi program.

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2ndChanceMS gives Rogers opportunity

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On Thu, 08/23/2018 - 11:34 AM

Being so far away from home pulled Jennifer Rogers and her family back to Plant City, Florida, this summer. She had moved to Mississippi four years ago for the change of scenery when her mother-in-law moved to the Magnolia State.

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In blowout, two plays stick out for coaches

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On Sat, 08/18/2018 - 08:20 AM

In a 49-7 blowout, the score certainly stands out, especially in the season opener for both teams.

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$30K grant to help county white goods collections

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 03:46 PM

Lamar County received a $30,000 two-year waste tire grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to continue its work collecting white goods on the weekends for disposal and cleaning up illegal dump sites.

County Administration Joseph “Jody” Waits said the funds have been awarded on a continuing basis.

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Interviews this week for vacant school board post

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 03:31 PM

Candidates to fill the vacant Lamar County School Board District B seat began interviews with board members this week, Board President Jeremy Chance said after Monday’s board meeting in Purvis.

The seat became vacant last month when Carolyn Lott Adams resigned the position for personal reasons.

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County schools topple state averages

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 03:29 PM

Lamar County students were above the state average in almost 85 percent of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program’s tests, which scores were released by the Mississippi Department of Education today.

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Woman earns diploma with 2nd Chance MS

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 03:27 PM

For LaWanda Lowe, enrolling in the Second Chance Mississippi program was a way to break out of her comfort zone. It also led to obtaining her High School Equivalency papers for the chance at a better career situation.

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Show me the way, GPS

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 02:52 PM

As I have said many times, our house was a gadget house. With my dad tinkering around for The Phone Company, our family ran across some of the neatest gadgets around.

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First waivers on garbage law bring confusion

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 02:45 PM

An attempt to acquire waivers on Lamar County’s new garbage ordinance that requires dumpsters at certain duplexes went awry after the Board of Supervisors decided to tweak the process of receiving variances.

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Education Key to Weather Preparedness

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On Thu, 08/16/2018 - 02:41 PM

Pine Belt emergency managers in five counties are working together to educate residents on protecting themselves during severe weather, and a special presentation is scheduled 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Forrest County Community Shelter to provide safety information.

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