Results are in from initial testing of students in Columbia Primary School’s new pre-K program, and officials are encouraged.
The 4-year-olds are already close to what the state expects them to know at the end of the year, Columbia Primary School Principal Heather Singley reported to the school board Tuesday night.
The following land transactions were listed as completed in the Marion County Chancery Clerk’s Office during the week of Nov. 26:
Nov. 26
• Eddie Dean Fortenberry to Lashell F. McGowan and Fredrick D. McGowan for property.
Nov. 27
A Marion County School District bus left the roadway on Mississippi 35 North just north of Old Mississippi 35 North around 4 p.m. Thursday.
As the deadline to apply for $250 million in emergency bridge repairs looms, Marion County officials are determining which to apply for.
Applications are due to the Mississippi Department of Transportation by midnight Friday, and last week County Engineer Jeff Dungan met with the Board of Supervisors to prioritize the list.
MDOT says $110M to fix bridges
Mississippi’s Department of Transportation is concerned that the “One Lake” project in Jackson would potentially cost the state $110 million in work on bridges along its route.
Editor’s Note: Information printed in the “Fire Report” comes via the responding department(s). The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction or clarification.
Monday, Dec. 3
Keith Stuckey will again serve as president of the Marion County school board and Richard Culliver will serve as secretary for the 2019 term.
Editor’s Note: The following people were booked into the Marion County Jail by local law enforcement agencies over the past week. The Columbian-Progress will correct any errors. Call Editor Charlie Smith at (601) 736-2611 to request a correction.
A three-quarter-scale model of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile education center is headed to Columbia in the fall of 2019.
The following marriage license applications were received by the Marion County Circuit Clerk’s Office during the week of Dec. 3:
• Jerry Alexander Tatum Jr. of Columbia and Tinasha Latriece Sims of Columbia.
• Richard Kevin Harrell of Columbia and Merissa Lashay Parker or Columbia.
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