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Cutting grass, maintenance and budget operations
By PAT BROWN
Wed,08/18/21-2:11PM , 886 Reads
Well, here it is, the end of summer, not the heat mind you, but basically we are nearing the end of the growing season. The grass on Highway 49 has yet to be cut by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. We were told that MDOT crews would cut it twice a year. This time even Interstate 55 is lacking in visual appeal.
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Foundation reviews additional funding of 1 mill
By PAT BROWN
Wed,08/18/21-12:12PM , 1,135 Reads
Donnie Caughman, executive director of the Simpson County Development Foundation, requested that the Simpson County Board of Supervisors fund the foundation at the value of one mill, approximately $216,000, for the upcoming budget year.
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From left, Dr. Toriano Holloway, superintendent of schools, presents information to board attorney Wesla Sullivan and board members Stacey Herrin, Patrice Boykin, Danny Cowart, Stan Bulger and Lillie Hardy on some of the ways to improve the school district.

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Board approves lease options for buildings
By PAT BROWN
Wed,08/18/21-9:00AM , 1,863 Reads
While the Simpson County School Board still remains silent on their specific plans for building new high school facilities in the county, they did approve, as part of the minutes for last Thursday’s meeting, a resolution declaring a need to lease school facilities.
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Critical Race Theory and Woke, what is it about?
By PAT BROWN
Wed,08/11/21-2:14PM , 1,073 Reads
My wife Nancy calls me out on occasion to discuss political issues. Our most recent political conversations involved the term “Critical Race Theory,” CRT. I responded that the term challenges all traditional teachings of what our society is based on.
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