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East Tallahatchie School District records highest Algebra I proficiency score in state

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Rebels Open Season With Top 25 Showdown
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A top‑25 showdown awaits No. 9 Ole Miss as it opens the season against No. 22 Louisville in Nashville for the Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff on Sunday
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Huddlestons celebrated on 42nd
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Tillatoba News
By PATCIE DECK
Thu,09/03/26-11:49AM , 121 Reads
Ginger Box said they had a great weekend. They got to watch some Josh and his band, The War Horse, perform in Oxford Friday night. They really did a great job. They will be at the Downtown Jubilee in Grenada on Sept 12.
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East Tallahatchie School District records highest Algebra I proficiency score in state
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The East Tallahatchie School District (ETSD) announced Tuesday “an outstanding academic achievement:” ETSD has earned the No. 1 Algebra I proficiency score in the state of Mississippi.
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At his home in Oxford, Jim Abbott sits at the dining room table, from which the retired journalist did most of the writing of his memoir, “Paper Man: Chasing the Truth in the Mississippi Delta.”

Jim Abbott’s work as a journalist and his outside interests sometimes connected him with famous celebrities, such as actress Brooke Shields. In 1978, Abbott was hiking across the Grand Canyon with a friend when they crossed paths with the 13-year-old starlet on a movie set. (Submitted photo)