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February 10, 2014

Feds give Mississippi $5.6 million for poorly performing schools

Mississippi gets $5.6 million from feds to help struggling schools Mississippi is getting $5.6 million in federal money to pay for efforts to improve poorly performing schools. The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it was awarding more than $38 million. Others getting money include Delaware, Georgia, Nebraska, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 10, 2014

Voter ID distribution ongoing

Mississippi voter ID distribution off to a slow start About 100 Mississippi Voter ID cards — equal to about three-one thousandths of the state’s population — have been distributed statewide since the start of a campaign to ensure voters are ready for mandatory photo IDs at the polls this year. The Vicksburg Post reports circuit…