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Shelton Pittman uses a whiteboard to deconstruct his thoughts on IHL's presidential search process on Oct. 9 while trustees are in executive session. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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JSU waits for news from IHL as trustees interview finalists behind locked doors
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today
Thu,10/12/23-7:05PM , 157 Reads 8,630 Statewide
William Brown and Millard Bingham, standing with their arms crossed, are waiting in a hallway of classrooms for the executive session to end, hoping it’ll bring some information about who is going to be the next president of Jackson State University.

But Brown and Bingham know it probably won’t. At least not today.
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‘You’re breaking up a family’: Hundreds attend community meeting about proposed Jackson school closures
By Julia James - Mississippi Today
Thu,10/12/23-6:21PM , 283 Reads 8,929 Statewide
Hundreds of capital city residents attended a community meeting Monday night to discuss the proposed consolidation plan for Jackson Public Schools, with nearly every speaker asking district officials to save Wingfield High School.
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Brooke Paben, a second-year MSU Applied Behavior Analysis graduate student from Madison, gains hands-on experience working with a child at the MSU Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic in Starkville. (Photo submitted by Hallie Smith)

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MSU grant increases access to behavioral health services in Mississippi
By Bethany Shipp - MSU Office of Public Affairs
Thu,10/12/23-3:44PM , 574 Reads
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is increasing access to behavioral health services in rural communities across the Magnolia State thanks to a $943,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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West Tallahatchie High School presented members of the school’s 2023-2024 Royal Court during halftime of the homecoming football game at Choctaw Stadium in Webb on Friday, Oct. 6. Pictured from left, they are Da’Marlon Washington, Mr. Senior; Eunice Stovall, Miss Senior; De’quavion Willis, Mr. Junior; Asia Jones, Miss Junior; Ja’Zerrick McGowan, Mr. Sophomore; Dakyiha Johnson, Miss Sophomore; Johiah Pickett, Mr. R.H. Bearden; Mikhayla Scott, Miss R. H. Bearden; Jamarria Bailey, Mr. WTHS; Myiesha Wright, Miss WTHS; Lavoriontaye Willis, escort of first alternate to WTHS; Samiya Banks, first alternate to WTHS; James Bridges, father of the homecoming queen; Nia Hooper, Homecoming Queen; Michael Bailey, Mr. Freshman; Kamariya Washington, Miss Freshman; Kameron Dill, Mr. 8th Grade; Teanna Gooch, Miss 8th Grade; Winfred Washington Jr., Mr. 7th Grade; and Tamerial Webb, Miss 7th Grade. (Photo by Larry Gordon)

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West Tally homecoming court presented
Thu,10/12/23-12:05PM , 311 Reads
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