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Small in stature but doing big things

By | 4:05 AM | March 17, 2013 | News

By Bro. Derrick Whitfield Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church   “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6  When we want to view ourselves, when we want to view how well we are doing, often times we tend to look at our next door neighbor. We tend to compare [...]

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Region’s jobless rate drops slightly

By | 4:19 PM | February 11, 2013 | Business, News

HOUSTON – Chickasaw County saw its labor force swell as people apparently came home for the holidays and sent the county’s unemployment rate back over 10 percent in December. Chickasaw County’s jobless rate was 11 percent in December, up from the November rate of 9.6. December’s jobless rate for Northeast Mississippi was 9.6 percent, and [...]

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Jobs Junction begins in February

By | 1:30 PM | January 20, 2013 | Business, Living, News

This February, Excel in Okolona, in partnership with local businesses and industries, will offer Jobs Junction, an educational and training program. The program is focused on assisting unemployed and underemployed individuals develop marketable workplace skills, especially for positions in industry and retail businesses in Okolona. The five-week course will be held three times a year [...]

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