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Teachers monitor students as they walk to their classrooms during the first day of school at Neshoba County Central Middle School on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

‘It was an easy choice for me’: 17% of teachers left their district in the 2020-21 school year
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/23/22-10:46AM, 51 Reads 2,478 Statewide
Jasmine Cleark-Gibson left teaching last month after seven and a half years in the classroom. It was time for a change. The lack of autonomy in her job made her feel like “she couldn’t fix things anymore,” and the myriad of responsibilities placed on her as an educator also left her with no bandwidth to care for her own children.
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‘I am very disappointed’: Bill LaForge abruptly out as Delta State president
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/23/22-10:12AM, 40 Reads 2,404 Statewide
The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees has decided that Delta State University president William LaForge’s last day will be at the end of this month, marking a sudden end to a nine-year tenure that oversaw budget instability, some progressive initiatives at the university, and sharp declines in enrollment due to the pandemic.
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NWCC names Gordan Director of Athletics
By BRIAN LENTZ - Sports Reporter
Wed,06/22/22-4:30PM, 236 Reads
Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced the hiring of Jake Gordon as the college's new director of athletics, NWCC President Dr. Michael J. Heindl formally announced Thursday afternoon.
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Senatobia standout Kara Johnson received MVP honors an all-star game earlier this month. Johnson is committed to Northwest to continue her college softball career.

Dunigan, Johnson earn MVP honors
By BRIAN LENTZ - Sports Reporter
Wed,06/22/22-3:30PM, 284 Reads
Although the regular season for softball ended nearly two months ago, a pair of Senatobia stars are continuing to make a splash in the offseason.

Senior Kara Johnson and junior Carly Dunigan were each selected to compete in a pair of all-star games earlier this month and both garnered recognition for their respective performances.
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