HOUSTON – In recognition for his ten years of coaching softball at Houston High School, Keith Jernigan was awarded Coach of the Year status by the National Federation of High School awards. Representatives of the Mississippi High School Activities Association presented the honor to Jernigan in Clinton recently. Jernigan left the grocery business and returned [...]
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Dr. STEVE COKER: It’s never over
I can’t help but notice that when we have programs for our Lower Elementary children what great attendance we have from the parents. These little ones are cute and cuddly and certainly need our care and guidance. But what happens as these precious children begin to go forward in their growth? As children move into [...]
HUES Students of the Week
Special to the Chickasaw Journal Houston Upper Elementary has released the students of the week for April 15-19. Third Grade Brittany Alford-Jermaine Cockrell Brooke Alford-Khenyia Williams Atkins-Katie Hill Hillhouse-Jas-meaira Cousin McFarland-Lane Holmes Owens-Kylen Echoles Fourth Grade Davis-Julius Bell Kimbrough-Shondra Burt Kirby-Mary Grace Jernigan Love-Joseph Stevens Moore-Cade Ellison Fifth Grade Carr-Tramon Robinson Hodnett-Jamiya CUnningham
HHS class receives materials grant
HOUSTON – Students at Houston High School gained some extra instructional materials thanks to a grant from Discover Card. Patricia Ellison applied for the grant in January but didn’t hear anything and assumed it went elsewhere. She was informed recently that the school did receive the funding of over $14,000 for materials to include books, [...]
Board doesn’t hear bullying concern
HOUSTON – Parents concerned about alleged bullying at Houston Middle School were not allowed to speak at a board meeting last week because they did not fill out the proper forms. Mid-way through the April 8 Houston School Board meeting parents David Adams and Tonja Turner stood and asked to speak, but were told the [...]
Houston makes adjustments to budget
HOUSTON – Yearly budgets are just a plan and a lot of things change in nine months despite the best laid plans. The Houston Board of Trustees met this week to review where the Houston School District had planned to be at this point in the fiscal year and where they actually are at the [...]
SCORES: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Scores from Tuesday, April 16: Baseball Tupelo 8, Columbus 2 Kossuth 4, Booneville 0 New Hope 6, Saltillo 4 Amory 6, Itawamba AHS 1 Houston 11, Leake Central 0 Thrasher 14, Wheeler 4 New Site 16, Okolona 0 East Union 12, Baldwyn 2 TCPS 14, Houlka 2 Calhoun City 6, Walnut 5 Pontotoc 2, [...]
Vaudine Landess
WEST POINT – Vaudine Mae Landess, 100, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. She was born March 26, 1913, in Kennedy, Ala., to Alice Ashcraft and Willis Sanders. She was a dietitian and head of the West Point School System Cafeteria for 10 years. She was a [...]
Huffman resigns from School Board
HOUSTON – At-Large Houston School District Board Member Zack Huffman has resigned as trustee prompting the district to begin a search to fill the post. Huffman, who represents county voters in the Houston School District but who live outside the city limits tendered his resignation March 7 but will not officially step down until June [...]
OUR OPINION: Welcome Dr. Woods
One of the biggest decisions for the future of education in Okolona and Chickasaw County was made Sunday with the naming of Dr. Jerry Woods as the Superintendent of Okolona School District. Dr. Woods’ education and professional experience lead us to believe at this early stage he is the right man for the job. [...]
Okolona names school superintendent
OKOLONA – Dr. Jerry Woods is the new Superintendent of the Okolona School District following a community interview and vote by the Okolona School Board Sunday afternoon. Woods, currently a scholastic auditor for the State of Arkansas, brings experience as superintendent at three school districts, a 25-year career in education and a Doctorate of Curriculum [...]
HUES PTO makes smart donation
HOUSTON – The Parent Teacher Organization at Houston Upper Elementary School made a significant donation to the school recently. The PTO donated $7,000 to help place Smartboards in each classroom to assist teachers and students. PTO President Edie Myatt said the group was happy to assist in the project. “We used Great American fundraising,” Myatt [...]
Burts give Monsanto checks to FFA, FBC
HOUSTON – Bad weather and good luck have teamed up to help two local organizations land checks for $2,500 each. Monsanto recently picked Debbie and Wade Burt of Houlka as recipients of their America’s Farmers Grow Community grant program and the Burts chose to donate the money to the Houston High School FFA Program and [...]
Black history comes to life at OHS
OKOLONA – When administration at Okolona High School approached Autumn Bankhead with a request to direct the choir for the Black History program in February, she was in her element. Bankhead, currently the Assistant Librarian, taught music in the district for over five years and has volunteered her assistance with the marching band’s color guard. [...]
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Houston man recovering after Chickasaw County crash
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Houston preps new fire station site
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Working together
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Mississippi producing big bucks
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Heading to Nebraska
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Houston man recovering after Chickasaw County crash
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Thennie Wade
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Nancy Fondren
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LOCAL FOCUS: Wave Lengths
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Augusta Dixon
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Brenda Summers: R.I.P. my brother, JL Wofford, he was a beautiful ...
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Jeanette Marsh: What is the scheduled date of opening. There have...
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William Brownlee: To Whom this may concerns, My name is William Bro...
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Bobby Lancaster: Dear Cousins,Aunt Frances was always my favorite a...
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Babette A. Griffin: If the school recieved "D" rating, why does the ...
