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September 19, 2016

SECNAV Mabus announces naming of two destroyers for WWII heroes

Mabus to honor WWII Marines with destroyer naming Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says two destroyers will be named for Marines who received the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II. He said Saturday in Oxford that the ships will be the first named for Jack H. Lucas and Louis H. Wilson Jr. WTOK…
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September 19, 2016

GUAJARDO: Mishandling of MDE funds by employees costs after school programs

ROD GUAJARDO: After-school program cuts deserve attention, action The Mississippi Department of Education said Friday that because employees mishandled grant money, the state will only be able to spend $5.6 million of the state’s $14.6 million allotment of a federal grant for after-school programs, according to a report by the Associated Press. The other $9…