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BRIGHT FUTURE: NEC students earns prestigious Bounds scholarship

NATCHEZ — Joy Roland, a recent graduate of Natchez Early College Academy, was among 10 outstanding graduating seniors ...

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State Board of Education ends assessment program contract because of reporting error

JACKSON — The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted Thursday to terminate its contract with NWEA to ...

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New funding formula should increase revenue for school district by nearly $390K

NATCHEZ — A new funding formula that Mississippi legislators have put in place for kindergarten through 12th-grade public ...

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School board seeks cameras to solve vandalism issue in vacant school buildings

NATCHEZ — When students moved out of the former Robert Lewis Middle and Joseph Frazier Elementary schools, vandals ...

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Natchez-Adams School District supplying all students with free, custom backpacks

NATCHEZ — With the help of a Natchez High School alumnus, Natchez Adams School District is supplying every ...

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School board approves budget with increased tax request

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Adams School District on Tuesday approved its Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget with a request ...

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School board approves lease of Southern Design building for new central office

VIDALIA, La. — A lease for the former Southern Design building on Carter Street has been approved by ...

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Confidence pays off for Concordia Parish student in state public speaking contest

VIDALIA, La. — Leading up to a statewide 4-H competition in public speaking, Xavier Johnson who will soon ...

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Mississippi students’ chronic absenteeism outpaces border states

JACKSON — A new report shows Mississippi’s K-12 chronic absenteeism rate has surged at a much faster rate ...

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‘Return to its roots’: Historic Jefferson College hosts preservation field school

NATCHEZ — Approximately 10 graduate students of the historic preservation program at Mississippi State University attended a field ...

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Parish school board rejects proposal for new central office

VIDALIA, La. — “Unprofessional” and “embarrassing” were words one school board member used to describe her colleagues’ lack ...

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Natchez performing arts facility improvements receive state approval

NATCHEZ — Natchez-Adams School District officials are moving forward with contract negotiations to begin restoring two district buildings ...

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Congressman Thompson announces Natchez Adams School District’s sustainable energy success

NATCHEZ — Congressman Bennie Thompson announced that Natchez Adams School District with 23 other K-12 educational systems would ...

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No comments made on proposed tax increase from school district

NATCHEZ — No one from the public attended or offered any comments on the Natchez Adams School District ...

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Shirley joins Cathedral School administration; ‘I wouldn’t do anything else’

NATCHEZ — Retirement for Whest Shirley doesn’t look much like retirement at all. It looks a lot like ...

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Concordia School Board is debt free, near fully staffed

VIDALIA, La. — Concordia Parish schools are debt-free, officials were excited to share with regular school board meeting ...

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Two journalism interns join Democrat for summer

NATCHEZ — The Natchez Democrat staff welcomes two new interns this summer who both know the area well. ...

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Jefferson County teacher named to MHSAA Spirit Advisory Board

  FAYETTE — The Jefferson County School District proudly announces the appointment of Ms. Brittany Lyles, Dance Coach ...

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NHS graduation called ‘worst experience’ after parents, families denied access to ceremony

NATCHEZ — Graduation was ruined for some Natchez High School and Natchez Early College families on Friday when ...

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GALLERY: Natchez High School, Early College graduates overcome challenges, embrace future

NATCHEZ — Forty-two Natchez Early College graduates and 145 Natchez High School graduates received their diplomas on Friday ...

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