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McCain, Kendrick awarded scholarships
By STAFF REPORTS
Wed,04/19/23-9:00AM , 1,000 Reads
West Marion students Kiely McCain and Elijah Kendrick have been awarded with scholarships. Kiely McCain has been selected to receive the Rotary Club of Columbia Scholarship valued at $1,000, and Elijah Kendrick has been selected to receive the Patrick F. Taylor Scholarship valued at $24,000. He will receive $3,000 per semester.
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The University of Southern Mississippi's administration building. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

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A USM student spoke out about a candidate for provost. Then they got an email from one of the school’s biggest donors.
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,04/18/23-3:14PM , 630 Reads 11,414 Statewide

The unsolicited email arrived in Emily Goldsmith’s inbox shortly before 6 p.m. on April 12 with a subject line that was short and to-the-point: “provost protest.”
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Rejected State Supt. Robert Taylor says the situation ‘puts a stain on the state’
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,04/18/23-2:56PM , 583 Reads 9,798 Statewide
Two weeks after being rejected by the Senate to serve as state superintendent, Robert Taylor defended his record of improving schools and said his nomination was manipulated into a political issue by Sen. Chris McDaniel as a part of his campaign for lieutenant governor.
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All Mississippi school districts impacted by the March 24 tornadoes have resumed classes
By ANNE SUMMERHAYS - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,04/18/23-2:24PM , 922 Reads 10,949 Statewide
Interim State Superintendent Mike Kent said the state Department of Education has worked to re
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