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Mississippi school districts targeted by ransomware attacks

By Kate Royals and Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 350 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 04:46 PM

A group of cybercriminals hacked the Vicksburg Warren School District’s servers last month and claimed to have employees’ personal information and internal school documents.

A group that calls itself “Grief” breached the school’s servers through a ransomware attack on May 28.

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Brittney Friday is a math teacher at Wingfield High School in Jackson.

How Jackson Public Schools tackled its teacher shortage

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 705 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:16 PM

Jackson Public School District was facing a teacher shortage crisis several years ago, not unlike many districts across the state.

In Mississippi’s second largest school district, hundreds of teacher positions were unfilled, and many of the educators in the district were either uncertified or teaching outside of their content area.

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Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 585 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:26 AM

Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.

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Hinds Community College names President's Scholars

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On Tue, 06/08/2021 - 09:34 AM

Hinds Community College President's Scholars have been named for the Spring 2021 semester. President's Scholars are those with a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
Local students include Brianna Harris of Pickens, and Omarrein Allen, De'sireous Johnson and Sherman Rose, all of Yazoo City.

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Mississippi Voters Favor Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana Legalization, Medicaid Expansion

By Press Release - Millsaps College, 208 Reads
Mon, 06/07/2021 - 05:24 PM

Below is a press release from Millsaps College:

Magnolia State Voters Strongly Approve of Law Enforcement; Back Police Pay Raise

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New Summit teachers miss paychecks for first time since owner was accused of fraud

By Julia James - Mississippi Today, 250 Reads
Fri, 06/04/2021 - 11:26 AM

Teachers at New Summit School, the Jackson private school whose owner is accused of defrauding the state and federal government, did not receive checks on their May 31 payday, marking more than two weeks without pay.

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‘Not based on the race of the kids’: West Point valedictorian dispute sparks allegations of racism

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 558 Reads
Thu, 06/03/2021 - 01:22 PM

A dispute over grade calculations at West Point High School has ignited intense community debate and allegations of racism after two Black students were initially named top of their class and later made to share the honors with white classmates.

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Adding it all up

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On Wed, 06/02/2021 - 11:00 AM

Davis Rogers has worked hard all year to master his mathematics classwork at Thomas Christian Academy.

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Local students graduate from Hinds Community College

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On Wed, 06/02/2021 - 10:11 AM

Hinds Community College held three graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 13 at the Rankin Campus and a fourth ceremony on Saturday, May 15 at the Utica Campus.

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Local students named to Dean's List at the University of Mississippi

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On Wed, 06/02/2021 - 10:11 AM

The University of Mississippi recently announced students named to the Spring 2021 Honor Roll lists, including Dean's Honor Roll.
The following local students were named to the Dean's Honor Roll, which is reserved for students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74:
Jon'na Bailey of Pickens.

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