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June 4, 2012

Barksdales to be honored for Mississippi education efforts

Barksdales to be honored for Mississippi education efforts Claiborne and Jim Barksdale will be honored in September with the 2012 Winter-Reed Partnership Award for their work on education in Mississippi. The award will be presented by the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education during a dinner on Sept. 10 at the Jackson Convention Center. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 4, 2012

Petal widow pushes for change in PTSD treatment

Petal widow pushes for change in PTSD treatment Petal military widow Alicia McElroy cares for her 4-year-old son in the absence of his father. “I see myself as raising a hero’s son and not as a poor, single mom,” she said. Staff Sgt. James “Mac” McElroy had served in some of the most dangerous –…