Leroy High School announces Summer Enrichment Program
      Leroy High School has announced its 21st Century D.A.S.H. Summer Enrichment program. Dates are as follows: June 5-9 "Passport" - Fun art using geography adventures. Why not spend some of your summer vacation "traveling" to different parts of the world?
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Poet laureate visits Library Reader's Club
      Professor Sue Brannan Walker, poet laureate of Alabama, recently paid a visit to Jackson in preparation for the 11th Annual Alabama Writer's Symposium, which was conducted May 1-3 in Monroeville.
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Coffeeville High School 1949 senior graduates 58 years later
      Henry Dunagan dropped out of school in 1949 to enter the U.S. Navy. On July 20, 1949 after turning 18 Dunagan left for boot camp in San Diego, Calif. He served four years in the Navy, part during the Korean War, as part of a search and rescue squadron in Key West, Fla. While serving in Key West, h...
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JHS student recognized by NSHSS
      The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) has announced that Jackson High School senior, Robin Ready, son of Mary Ann and Norman Clay Ready of Jackson, has been selected for membership. The society recognizes top scholars and invites only those students who have achieved superior academ...
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     Jmiah Simoné Liddell, right. was a member of MAMGA 2008 Mardi Gras court. She is a 4th grader at Dodge Elementary School in Mobile and is the daughter of Pheadra Liddell and the granddaughter of Larry and Melanie Liddell, formerly of Whatley. Her title on the court was Goblet Bearer to the King...
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White Smith Library staff attends Legislative Day
      Representatives from White Smith Memorial Library were among hundreds of Alabama librarians converged on the Alabama State House April 8 for a special visit with their legislators. Staff and board members from more than 70 public libraries attended Legislative Day 2008, sponsored by the Alabama ...
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