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Librarian Stephanie Stringer helped Columbia Primary School in securing a $2,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to update the school’s library. Photo submitted

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CPS receives $2,000 for library
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,09/15/22-11:21AM , 1,082 Reads
In March 2022, Columbia Primary School librarian Stephanie Stringer submitted a grant proposal to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. On Sept. 8, the foundation announced that Stringer's proposal was accepted and she was awarded $2,000 for books for the library at CPS.
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WMP hosts family book fair
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,09/15/22-10:00AM , 577 Reads
Roxanne Luckett and Nariyah Hawthorne look at books Friday at West Marion Primary during the annual book fair.

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Front row, second from right, is Jeremy Stringer (black jacket) and center is Jamal Whalum (orange jumpsuit). Both men pled guilty to significant charges in Circuit Court Monday. Judge Prentiss Harrell’s comments about Stringer drew the ire of Tabitha Taylor, whose daughter, Mia Trujillo, was killed as the result of Stringer driving while intoxicated. | Photo by Beth Riles

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Stringer, Whalum enter guilty pleas; Whalum sentenced
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,09/15/22-9:38AM , 40,513 Reads
Jeremy Stringer and Jamal Whalum pled guilty in front of Judge Prentiss Harrell in circuit court on Monday. Stringer pled guilty to aggravated DUI, which carries a possible sentence of five to 25 years.
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There is no such thing as ‘just’
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Thu,09/08/22-3:35PM , 3,262 Reads
I was at Columbia Elementary School last week and I met Chandra Expose, a lady who looked like she had her stuff together. When I inquired about her position, she said, "Oh, I am just a counselor." That hit me a certain way, and I knew it would be my next topic for my column.
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