Stallworth wins
     Winners in Jackson High School's Elite Night program Saturday, Feb. 16 were (L-R): Dallas Murphy, junior beauty; Chelsea Beverly, senior beauty; Marnita Stallworth, Miss Elite Night 2008; Lauren Rodriguez, sophomore beauty and Veronica Ginn, freshman beauty. (Photo by Kenny Reeves)
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Williams attends luncheon
     University of Mobile sophomore Jessica Williams of Jackson, an elementary education and early childhood education major with a minor in music, attended UM's annual Endowed Scholarship Luncheon Feb. 12. At the event, endowed scholarship donors were honored, and they and student scholarship recipients...
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UM receives $96,000 grant for scholarships
      The University of Mobile has received a $96,000 grant from the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc. The grant will be used for scholarships to the university during the 2008-09 academic year. The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation is a charity dedicated to the support of women in nine southeastern...
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Davis named to Vanderbilt Dean's List
      The academic achievements of undergraduates at Vanderbilt University have been acknowledged with the publication of the fall 2007 Dean's List for the College of Arts and Science. Included in the list is former Jackson resident, Lyle Andrew Davis, son of Leslie B. Davis.
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Bolen crowned Miss UWA
     Stevi Bolen of Jackson is the new Miss University of West Alabama. Bolen, a junior English education major, will represent the 173-year-old institution in the 2008 Miss Alabama Pageant this summer in Birmingham, a Miss America preliminary. The daughter of Leigh and Crystal Bolen, she sang "Via Dolor...
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