The annual Memorial Day Aisle of Honor has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The event is held every year at Parkway Cemetery.
For more information, contact the Attala County Veteran’s Service Office at 662-289-6045.
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While spring cleaning continues at the Boswell Media studios in Kosciusko, we found a letter civil rights icon James Meredith sent to WLIN (Breezy 101) and WKOZ (Cruisin 98.3).
Meredith grew up in Kosciusko before enrolling at the University of Mississippi and leading the “March Against Fear” during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Today is Thursday, April 23, the 114th day of 2020. There are 252 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 23, 1616 (Old Style calendar), English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare died in Stratford-upon-Avon on what has traditionally been regarded as the 52nd anniversary of his birth in 1564.
On this date:
In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States, which responded in kind two days later.
In 1914, Chicago’s Wrigley Field, then called Weeghman Park, hosted its first major league game as the Chicago Federals defeated the Kansas City Packers 9-1.
In 1943, U.S. Navy Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy assumed command of PT-109, a motor torpedo boat, in the Solomon Islands during World War II. (On Aug. 2, 1943, PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, killing two crew members; Kennedy and 10 others survived.)
In 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major-league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.)
In 1968, student protesters began occupying buildings on the campus of Columbia University in New York; police put down the protests a week later. The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church.
In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. (The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.)
In 1987, 28 construction workers were killed when an apartment complex being built in Bridgeport, Connecticut, suddenly collapsed.
In 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less went into effect.
In 1996, a civil court jury in The Bronx, New York, ordered Bernhard Goetz (bur-NAHRD’ gehts) to pay $43 million to Darrell Cabey, one of four young men he’d shot on a subway car in 1984.
In 1998, James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and then insisted he’d been framed, died at a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital at age 70.
In 2005, the recently created video-sharing website YouTube uploaded its first clip, “Me at the Zoo,” which showed YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of an elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo.
In 2007, Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first freely elected president, died in Moscow at age 76.
Ten years ago: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation’s toughest illegal immigration law, saying “decades of inaction and misguided policy” had created a “dangerous and unacceptable situation”; opponents said the law would encourage discrimination against Hispanics. The Coast Guard suspended a three-day search for 11 workers missing after an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Five years ago: Blaming the “fog of war,” President Barack Obama revealed that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan had inadvertently killed an American and an Italian, two hostages held by al-Qaida, as well as two other Americans who had leadership roles with the terror network. Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was sentenced in Charlotte, North Carolina, to two years’ probation and fined $100,000 for giving her classified material while she was working on the book. The Senate voted 56-43 to confirm Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general.
One year ago: President Donald Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, hours after bashing the company and accusing it of not treating him well because he’s a Republican. The S&P 500 hit an all-time high, closing at 2,933.68 and marking the stock market’s complete recovery from a nosedive at the end of 2018. Sri Lanka’s president gave the country’s military sweeping police powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday church and hotel bombings that killed more than 250 people.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Alan Oppenheimer is 90. Actor David Birney is 81. Actor Lee Majors is 81. Hockey Hall of Famer Tony Esposito is 77. Irish nationalist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey is 73. Actress Blair Brown is 73. Writer-director Paul Brickman is 71. Actress Joyce DeWitt is 71. Actor James Russo is 67. Filmmaker-author Michael Moore is 66. Actress Judy Davis is 65. Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 60. Actor Craig Sheffer is 60. Actor-comedian-talk show host George Lopez is 59. U.S. Olympic gold medal skier Donna Weinbrecht is 55. Actress Melina Kanakaredes (kah-nah-KAH’-ree-deez) is 53. Rock musician Stan Frazier (Sugar Ray) is 52. Country musician Tim Womack (Sons of the Desert) is 52. Actor Scott Bairstow (BEHR’-stow) is 50. Actor-writer John Lutz is 47. Actor Barry Watson is 46. Rock musician Aaron Dessner (The National) is 44. Rock musician Bryce Dessner (The National) is 44. Professional wrestler/actor John Cena is 43. Actor-writer-comedian John Oliver is 43. Actor Kal Penn is 43. Retired MLB All-Star Andruw Jones is 43. Actress Jaime King is 41. Pop singer Taio (TY’-oh) Cruz is 37. Actor Aaron Hill is 37. Actor Jesse Lee Soffer is 36. Actress Rachel Skarsten is 35. Rock musician Anthony LaMarca (The War on Drugs) is 33. Singer-songwriter John Fullbright is 32. Tennis player Nicole Vaidisova (vay-deh-SOH’-vuh) is 31. Actor Dev Patel (puh-TEHL’) is 30. Actor Matthew Underwood is 30. Actor Camryn Walling is 30. Model Gigi Hadid is 25. Rock musicians Jake and Josh Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) are 24. Actor Charlie Rowe (TV: “Salvation”) is 24. Tennis player Ashleigh Barty is 24. U.S. Olympic gold medal snowboarder Chloe Kim is 20.
Thought for Today: “For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,/ When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,/ Must give us pause.” — From “Hamlet.”
The Associated Press.
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On 4-20-2020, Matthew Leach, a 30 year old w/m from Kosciusko was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance-Felony on Lucas Street by Investigator Greg Collins.
On 4-20-2020, Toby E. Ellington, a 30 year old w/m from Kosciusko was arrested for Possession on a Controlled Substance-Misdemeanor on Lucas Street by Investigator Martin Roby.
On 4-20-2020,Corey R. Hughes, a 21 year old w/m from Kosciusko was arrested for Possession of Paraphernalia on Lucas Street by Investigator Greg Collins.
On 4-20-2020, Edward A. Steen, a 35 year old w/m from Kosciusko was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance-Misdemeanor on Lucas Street by Investigator Greg Collins.
On 4/20/2020, Charvonte L. Roby, a 25 year old b/m from Carthage was arrested for DUI-1st Offense on East Adams Street by Officer Casey Pounders.
On 04-16-2020, Deantra A. Nance, a 20 year old b/m from Kosciusko was arrested on Dr. MLK, Jr. Drive for Carry of Concealed Weapon by Captain Tommy Pender.
On 04-15-2020, David A. Burns, a 28 year old w/m from Kosciusko was arrested on Fenwick Street for Suspended Driver’s License and No Proof of Insurance by Officer Robert Overby.
On 04-15, 2020, Christopher D. Erving, a 34 year old b/m from Kosciusko was arrested on Old Vaiden Road for Possession of Marijuana and No Driver’s License by Investigator Martin Roby.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The arrest records published are not an indication of guilt or evidence that an actual crime has been committed. Arrests made by Kosciusko PD.
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he expects to take steps next week in a gradual reopening of the state’s economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
He’s not yet saying what those steps will be, but says he’s taking advice from public health experts.
The governor’s current statewide stay-at-home order expires Monday morning.
Reeves said he’s likely to extend that order for people who are most vulnerable to the virus.
He says he has not set a timeline for allowing restaurants to reopen for dine-in services.
Mississippi has nearly 4,900 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 190 deaths from it. (AP)
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Beginning in Fall 2020, Holmes Community College will begin offering welding in a hybrid format for students at the Attala and Ridgeland campuses.
Students will receive instruction through both face-to-face and through the College’s online learning system Canvas. Nathan Hutchinson will teach the Ridgeland classes on Monday and Tuesday and the Attala classes on Wednesday and Thursday. The face-to-face classes will go from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“With the increasing workforce demand and with space/equipment readily available, the presence of a welding program in the Attala County area was an easy decision,” Director of Industrial Studies Dr. Luke Jones said of adding the classes in Kosciusko at the Attala Center. “This location also allows Holmes to better serve prospective students in the northeastern part our district.
“The hybrid format allows students to experience a blended online/face to face format which is a major convenience for the citizen-student,” he said. “Students will have the convenience of a condensed period of time spent in the classroom without losing the personal connection to their instructor.”
Dr. Jones said Hutchinson was the right fit to lead this initiative. “Nathan provides a wealth of knowledge with his industry and teaching experience,” Dr. Jones said. “He’s open to new methods of teaching and technology which makes him the ideal person to deliver the content of this new program.”
Registration for the program has already begun. Please go to the Enroll Now tab at holmescc.edu to start the process. Fall classes at Holmes Community College will begin on August 17 and will run through Dec. 10.
For more information about the program and its requirements, contact Nathan Hutchinson at dhutchinson@holmescc.edu or call (601) 605-3435 or Dr. Luke Jones at tjones@holmescc.edu or call (662) 472-9057.
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At 4:25 pm the Attala County Sheriff’s Department recovered a stolen vehicle taken from Tennessee.
The initial call was of a suspicious vehicle near pops produce on highway 35 south in Williamsville
According to Sheriff Tim Nail the vehicle was reported stolen out of Tennessee.
The driver, a Billy Hill, was found to have felony warrants from the same state.
Hill has been transported and held at the Leake County Correctional Facility until his extradition.
K9 Deputy Scott Chunn Has been credited with the arrest.
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Today is Friday, April 24, the 115th day of 2020. There are 251 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 24, 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South.
On this date:
In 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
In 1913, the 792-foot Woolworth Building, at that time the tallest skyscraper in the world, officially opened in Manhattan as President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button at the White House to signal the lighting of the towering structure.
In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political and cultural leaders in Constantinople.
In 1961, in the wake of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, the White House issued a statement saying that President John F. Kennedy “bears sole responsibility for the events of the past few days.”
In 1967, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when his Soyuz 1 spacecraft smashed into the Earth after his parachutes failed to deploy properly during re-entry; he was the first human spaceflight fatality.
In 1980, the United States launched an unsuccessful attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. servicemen.
In 1986, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, for whom King Edward VIII had given up the British throne, died in Paris at age 89.
In 1995, the final bomb linked to the Unabomber exploded inside the Sacramento, California, offices of a lobbying group for the wood products industry, killing chief lobbyist Gilbert B. Murray. (Theodore Kaczynski was later sentenced to four lifetimes in prison for a series of bombings that killed three men and injured 29 others.)
In 2003, U.S. forces in Iraq took custody of Tariq Aziz (TAH’-rihk ah-ZEEZ’), the former Iraqi deputy prime minister. China shut down a Beijing hospital as the global death toll from SARS surpassed 260.
In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI formally began his stewardship of the Roman Catholic Church; the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said in his installation homily that as pontiff he would listen to the will of God in governing the world’s 1.1 billion Catholics.
In 2009, Mexico shut down schools, museums, libraries and state-run theaters across its overcrowded capital in hopes of containing a deadly swine flu outbreak.
In 2013, in Bangladesh, a shoddily constructed eight-story commercial building housing garment factories collapsed, killing more than 1,100 people.
Ten years ago: The policy-setting panel of the International Monetary Fund, with a nervous eye on Greece, pledged during a meeting in Washington to address the risks posed to the global recovery from high government debt. A dozen people were killed by a tornado system that bumped down in Louisiana before plowing into Mississippi and then Alabama. Etiquette expert Elizabeth Post (granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post) died in Naples, Florida, at 89.
Five years ago: President Barack Obama marked the 10th anniversary of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, praising the nation’s spying operations as the most capable in the world. The presidents of Russia and France joined other leaders at ceremonies in Yerevan commemorating the estimated 1.5 million Armenian victims of the 1916 massacre by Ottoman Turks. In a long-awaited interview about his gender identity, former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner told ABC’s Diane Sawyer said that “for all intents and purposes, I am a woman.”
One year ago: Avowed racist John William King was executed in Texas for the 1998 slaying of James Byrd Jr., who was chained to the back of a truck and dragged along a road outside Jasper, Texas; prosecutors said Byrd was targeted because he was black. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia aboard an armored train for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said nearly 700 cases of measles had been reported in the United States so far in 2019; it was already the nation’s worst year for measles since 1994. Hundreds of students and staff at two Los Angeles universities were placed under quarantine, after officials said they may have been exposed to measles and either had not been vaccinated or could not verify that they were immune.
Today’s Birthdays: Movie director-producer Richard Donner is 90. Actress Shirley MacLaine is 86. Actress-singer-director Barbra Streisand is 78. Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley is 78. Country singer Richard Sterban (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 77. Rock musician Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 75. R-and-B singer Ann Peebles is 73. Former Irish Taoiseach (TEE’-shuk) Enda Kenny is 69. Actor-playwright Eric Bogosian is 67. Rock singer-musician Jack Blades (Night Ranger) is 66. Actor Michael O’Keefe is 65. Rock musician David J (Bauhaus) is 63. Actor Glenn Morshower is 61. Rock musician Billy Gould is 57. Actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer is 56. Actor Djimon Hounsou (JEYE’-mihn OHN’-soo) is 56. Rock musician Patty Schemel is 53. Actress Stacy Haiduk is 52. Rock musician Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) is 52. Actor Aidan Gillen is 52. Actress Melinda Clarke is 51. Actor Rory McCann is 51. Latin pop singer Alejandro Fernandez is 49. Country-rock musician Brad Morgan (Drive-By Truckers) is 49. Rock musician Brian Marshall (Creed; Alter Bridge) is 47. Actor Derek Luke is 46. Actor-producer Thad Luckinbill is 45. Actor Eric Balfour is 43. Actress Rebecca Mader is 43. Country singer Rebecca Lynn Howard is 41. Country singer Danny Gokey is 40. Actress Reagan Gomez is 40. Actor Austin Nichols is 40. Actress Sasha Barrese is 39. Contemporary Christian musician Jasen Rauch (Red) is 39. Singer Kelly Clarkson is 38. Rock singer-musician Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects) is 36. Country singer Carly Pearce is 30. Actor Joe Keery is 28. Actor Jack Quaid is 28. Actor Doc Shaw is 28. Actor Jordan Fisher is 26. Golfer Lydia Ko is 23.
Thought for Today: “I feel proud to be living in a country where people are not afraid to laugh at themselves and where political satire is tolerated by the government, if not the television network.” — Pat Paulsen, American comedian (born 1927, died this date in 1997).
The Associated Press.
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Due to the unprecedented times of the COVID 19 pandemic during the 2019-2020 school year we are requesting that the following policy changes be made for the 2019-2020 school year.
All policy changes are in line with the waiving of policies done by the Mississippi State Board of Education.
District Wide
Lower the passing/promotion final average from 65 to a 60 overall average. All other policies concerning which subjects these apply to remain the same.
Schools must have a committee to determine the best course of action for students who fall below the 60 average and for honors class placement. Committee to include teachers, administrators, counselors, and parent/guardian.
KLE, KME, KUE, KJHS
The fourth nine weeks average will be determined by using the highest previous nine weeks grades earned by that student.
For example, if a student earns the following grades: 1st nine weeks 80, second nine weeks 75, and third nine weeks 74 then the fourth nine weeks will be an 80.
KHS
Grade earned in 3rd nine weeks will be duplicated as 4th nine weeks grade with the exception of those classes that are 4th nine weeks only classes.
For the classes that are only 4th nine weeks the students will be given a simple assignment to be completed and credit earned. This will be a Pass or Incomplete with no impact on GPA.
Assignment will be done in Google Classroom or by any other method necessary to give students opportunities to complete the assignment.
Students are not required to take or pass the four state tests required for graduation at the high school level in the 2019-2020 school year.
This includes any student who has taken and passed the course associated with the state assessment in Algebra I, Biology I, English II and US History.
KME
Students will not be retained based on the 3rd grade literacy promotion act. We will use the above criteria for promotion.
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Greenlee Elementary school has announced honor roll students for the third nine weeks of the school year…
Superintendent’s List
1st grade
Isaac Antwine, Jakobi Bailey, James Black, Ryder Braswell, Christopher Perez, Zirean Davis, Emma Dees, Brentley Hutchison, Alissa Lee, Brody Lee, Jeremiah McCool, Cayden Morrison, Blakely Parker, Carrigan Pender, Logan Purden, Paisley Rone, Eathan Rushing, Cale Simmons, Addison Simpson, Bryson Ward, James Ross Whittington, Jerkeyvious Winters
2nd grade
Levi Bain, Collin Dees, Kensi McCuller
3rd grade
James Miller, Alana Nail
4th grade
Landon Dearen, Drake Palmertree
5th grade
Jodie Black, Carleigh Blaine, Aubrey Cole, Aubrey McCool, Olivia McCrory, Katherine McCuller
6th grade
Matthew Arnold, Riley Beauchamp, Brooke Bishop, Daegon Ervin, Haleigh Hutchison,
Karter McCuller, Addison Stubbs, Sadie Kate Wood
Principal’s List
1st grade
Tristen Bryant, Breezy Buckley, Ferrero Cain, Makel Clark, Shelby Edwards, Holt Fancher, Taylor Harrell, Chance Martin, Jahdereon Merritt, Cayleigh Parker, Shay Steed, Qudarrius Stewart, Chloe Thomas, Kip Upchurch
2nd grade
Harley Beckham, Collins Ellington, Easton Lee, Braxton Luke, Janiya Moore, James Robinson, Ava Smith, Curtis Thornton, Shontavia Triplett, Walker Wheeless
3rd grade
Stella Cauthen, Peyton Cochran, Eva Ferguson, Holly Fowler, Addison Moore, Derrinae Oats, Yadhira Sanchez-Pererz, Abigail Steed, Matthew Weaver
4th grade
Kaden Bagwell, Tristen Cochran, Breonna Crane, Noble Edwards, Ja’Kaylen Kennedy, Yasmine Love, Harley McCarty, Jackson McCool, Cadence Merritt, Addy Newman, Ella Pender, Maddox Renfrow, Dalianaliz Rivera, Jaxson Smith
5th grade
Billy Bice, Alyn Bishop, Marissa Dearen, Nick Engle, Dakota Englebert, Jamarius Evans, Hadlee Fancher, Sara Harlos, Zoey Huggins, David Lambert, Natalee Massey, Taylon May, Daterrius McNeal, Terriana Miller, Gabe Odom, Jamir Richardson, Baylee Self, Kaylee Shirley, Jessie Ward, Gabi Williamson, Jasmine Williamson
6th grade
Avril Albia, Elizabeth Aycock, Keylasia Barksdale, Jaden Chunn, Emily Cochran, Cameron Farmer, Chloe Gibson, Jayden Hunt, Koby Johnson, Gage Kyle, Paige Lambert, Dylan Lemasters, Stone McCrory, Angelina Melton, Kamari Merritt, Christian Morrison, Jake Newman, Rylie Renfrow, Brailyn Rone, Debra Jane Shaw, Gracie Simmons, Olivia Simpson, Gage Steed, Robin Veasley, Elena White, Zoey Williams, Braden Wooten
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At 10:30 am Attala deputies and the Mississippi Highway Patrol were called to highway 35 north for a report of a reckless driver. The caller said it was a gray Dodge Challenger. They reported the vehicle was “all over the road”. At 2:08 pm Kosciusko Police were called to Bailey Nowell Road for a report of a hit... Read More.
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Story submitted by Steve Diffey from Holmes Community College
Wearing personal protective equipment for hours on end is tough in normal situations for our health care professionals, but COVID-19 has made it that more stressful on the amount of time they are required to be protected.
Quinn Callendar, a 12-year-old Boy Scout from British Columbia, Canada, saw a need to help workers relieve some of the daily stress on their bodies from the PPE, so he began producing surgical mask extension straps from his 3D printer, which relieve the ears of healthcare workers.
Callendar began churning out these devices on his own. Requests poured in from all over the world, and he decided to share the design created by Thingiverse.com user Suraky. The design can be found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4249113. The 3D file has now been downloaded over 85,000 times.
McMorrough Library, on the Goodman Campus, has a Makerspace that uses new and emerging technologies, such as 3D printers, robotics, virtual reality systems, etc. Holmes Community College Director of Library Services Jim Thompson said he and his staff are always looking for ways to help the community and wished to provide help to healthcare professionals who are working on the forefront of the COVID pandemic.
“We are always thinking of new ways to use our resources for the good of others,” Thompson said. “My wife shared the design with me based off of a Facebook post she saw on her newsfeed.”
Thompson said a friend of his, who is an ICU nurse at Winter Haven Hospital in Florida, also saw the Facebook post, and reached out to see if the Holmes Library System could help them. Thompson then began to immediately produce the straps and contact local healthcare facilities to offer help.
“We have printed upwards of 200 at the moment and are currently assisting independent healthcare workers and entire healthcare facilities,” Thompson said. “We have sent shipments to Baptist Medical Center in Kosciusko and Winter Haven Hospital in Florida and are working on a large shipment for University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.”
The largest 3D printer in the McMorrough Makerspace can print nine ear straps at a time, and it takes four hours to complete the process.
“We are so grateful for the support of healthcare workers from our community,” Baptist-Attala Chief Nursing Officer Allison Schuler said. “We thought it was very innovative of Jim Thompson to utilize a 3D printer for something that is essential to healthcare workers. The mask straps that we received will definitely be utilized in our everyday work life. Thanks so much for the thoughtfulness during these unchartered times.”
Thompson said he and McMorrough Library’s Librarian Sarah Clay also came up with a way to show gratitude to the healthcare workers by manufacturing a personalized wooden placard to place in shipments to facilities.
“I wanted to create something significant as a way to show our thanks for all of the wonderful healthcare workers risking their lives daily,” Thompson said. “We designed the placard and used our Glowforge in the makerspace to laser cut and engrave it. The process took about an hour, and it can be hung on a wall or from a desk.”
Any healthcare workers or facilities in need of straps may contact Jim Thompson at jathompson@holmescc.edu or call (662) 472-9164.
Photo: Staff members at Attala-Baptist try on the surgical mask extension straps produced by the 3-D printer in McMorrough Library on the Goodman Campus of Holmes Community College.
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Gov. Tate Reeves has rebranded Mississippi’s “shelter-in-place” order as a “safer-at-home” executive order.
Reeves made the announcement during a press conference Friday afternoon.
The updated order goes into effect Monday, April 27 at 8:00 am.
The change comes as Reeves and state leaders work towards a gradual reopening of the state.
Many of the details in the new order follow the same as the original “shelter-in-place” order.
Social gatherings of 10 or more people are still outlawed. Salons, gyms, museums, and movie theaters will remain closed.
Restaurants still can remain open only for drive-thru, curbside, or takeout.
The new order does allow certain retail stores to reopen, but they must operate at half of the store’s full capacity.
Reeves said this order is in effect for two weeks, but mentioned the possibility that it could be extended.
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Today is Saturday, April 25, the 116th day of 2020. There are 250 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On April 25, 1945, during World War II, U.S. and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe (EL’-beh) River, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany’s defenses. Delegates from some 50 countries gathered in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
On this date:
In 1507, a world map produced by German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller contained the first recorded use of the term “America,” in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (vehs-POO’-chee).
In 1859, ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
In 1874, radio pioneer Guglielmo (goo-YEHL’-moh) Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy.
In 1898, the United States Congress declared war on Spain; the 10-week conflict resulted in an American victory.
In 1915, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli (guh-LIHP’-uh-lee) Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war.
In 1917, legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia.
In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
In 1983, 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, received a reply from Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov to a letter she’d written expressing her concerns about nuclear war; Andropov gave assurances that the Soviet Union did not want war, and invited Samantha to visit his country, a trip she made in July.
In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. (It was later discovered that the telescope’s primary mirror was flawed, requiring the installation of corrective components to achieve optimal focus.)
In 1992, Islamic forces in Afghanistan took control of most of the capital of Kabul following the collapse of the Communist government.
In 1995, show business legend Ginger Rogers died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 83.
In 2002, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the Grammy-winning trio TLC died in an SUV crash in Honduras; she was 30.
Ten years ago: President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage to Billy Graham’s mountainside home, concluding his North Carolina vacation with his first meeting with the ailing evangelist who had counseled commanders in chief since Dwight Eisenhower. An al-Qaida front group in Iraq confirmed the deaths of its two top leaders a week after a raid by Iraqi and U.S. security forces on the leaders’ safe house near Tikrit (tih-KREET’), north of Baghdad. British writer Alan Sillitoe, 82, died in London.
Five years ago: A magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal killed more than 8,200 people. Families of soldiers, leaders and visitors gathered in Turkey near former battlefields, honoring thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who fought in the Gallipoli campaign of World War I on the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated British-led invasion. Italy celebrated the 70th anniversary of a partisan uprising against the Nazis and their Fascist allies near the end of World War II.
One year ago: Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the Democratic presidential race, declaring the fight against Donald Trump to be a “battle for the soul of this nation.” Russian President Vladimir Putin began a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in the Russian city of Vladivostok; Putin said Kim told him that he was willing to give up nuclear weapons, but only in exchange for ironclad security guarantees. The Arizona Cardinals led off the NFL draft by selecting Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray, the Heisman Trophy winner.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Al Pacino is 80. Ballroom dance judge Len Goodman (TV: “Dancing with the Stars”) is 76. Rock musician Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival) is 75. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus (BYORN ul-VAY’-us) (ABBA) is 75. Actress Talia Shire is 75. Actor Jeffrey DeMunn is 73. Rock musician Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 70. Country singer-songwriter Rob Crosby is 66. Actor Hank Azaria is 56. Rock singer Andy Bell (Erasure) is 56. Rock musician Eric Avery is 55. Country musician Rory Feek (Joey + Rory) is 55. TV personality Jane Clayson is 53. Actress Renee Zellweger is 51. Actress Gina Torres is 51. Actor Jason Lee is 50. Actor Jason Wiles is 50. Actress Emily Bergl is 45. Actor Jonathan Angel is 43. Actress Marguerite Moreau is 43. Singer Jacob Underwood is 40. Actress Melonie Diaz is 36. Actress Sara Paxton is 32. Actress Allisyn Ashley Arm is 24. Actress Jayden Rey is 11.
Thought for Today: “I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.” — Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born author (1899-1977).
The Associated Press.
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Long Creek Elementary school has announced honor roll students for the third nine weeks of the school year…
Superintendent’s Honor Roll
First Grade: Macari Bullocks, Hailey Ellis, Kriston Gilliam, Austin Harmon, Triniti James-Malone, Heaven’lei Riddley,
Second Grade: Rana Hariri
Third Grade: Savannah Bell, Caden Black, Rafik Hariri, Kysen Hill, Alanna Smith, Latoya Teague, Kalea Unger, Terrah Wade, Azarie Winters
Fourth Grade: Christian Seawood
Fifth Grade: Derrell Canada, Ra’kesha Greer, Caden Smith, Fredrick Wilder
Principal’s Honor Roll
Kindergarten: Autumn Banks, Kaeleigh Brown, Navarris Copeland, Presley Humphrey, Raelynn Malone, Makatlyn Payton, Wil’lasia Rayford, Kylie Ross, Jacqueline Webb
First Grade: G’niereya Alston, Ariel Boatman, Xavier Dodd, Ahmad Greer, Keland Harmon, Leyah Johnson, Kaden Primer, Avery Riley, Arzani Rimmer, Brooklyn Roby, Jase Sparkman, Khali Teague, Sharhyah Teague, Aurbree Wright
Second Grade: Taleeyha Brown, Maliyah Dawson, Taylin Ellis, Quindarius Holman, Christina Horton, Kailey Kilbert, Kaevon Martin, Taylor Mayers, Eli Perteet, Ne’vaeh Teague,
Third Grade: Aliseeya Ball, Marcos Ball, Chakiera Barnes, Emri Bender, Kelis Dickens, Keon Gilliam, Kylie Johnson, Briana Macdonald, Russell Scott, Quenterrius Webb, Skylar Winters
Fourth Grade: Jayden King, Kimaria Lewis, Jeremiah Triplett, Azayla Wimters-Stovall
Fifth Grade: Tamara Bolden, Christian Bullocks, Jamya Gibson, James Granderson, Ja’Niah Greer, Tamitra Jamison,Tikyra McDaniel, Willie Nash III, Brenin Painter, Malaysia Roby, Jatavious Russell, Aniya Unger
Sixth Grade: Aleeciaya Covington, Nathan Donaldson, Paris Fleming, Taliah Gadson, Jaibisha Greer, David Harmon, Jaeden Harmon, Caraylis Jenkins, Allison Knight, Elysia Rimmer, Chrishanna Roundtree, Jerniya Unger, Landon Washington
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Due to the unprecedented times of the COVID 19 pandemic during the 2019-2020 school year we are requesting that the following policy changes be made for the 2019-2020 school year.
All policy changes are in line with the waiving of policies done by the Mississippi State Board of Education.
District Wide
Lower the passing/promotion final average from 65 to a 60 overall average. All other policies concerning which subjects these apply to remain the same.
Schools must have a committee to determine the best course of action for students who fall below the 60 average and for honors class placement. Committee to include teachers, administrators, counselors, and parent/guardian.
KLE, KME, KUE, KJHS
The fourth nine weeks average will be determined by using the highest previous nine weeks grades earned by that student.
For example, if a student earns the following grades: 1st nine weeks 80, second nine weeks 75, and third nine weeks 74 then the fourth nine weeks will be an 80.
KHS
Grade earned in 3rd nine weeks will be duplicated as 4th nine weeks grade with the exception of those classes that are 4th nine weeks only classes.
For the classes that are only 4th nine weeks the students will be given a simple assignment to be completed and credit earned. This will be a Pass or Incomplete with no impact on GPA.
Assignment will be done in Google Classroom or by any other method necessary to give students opportunities to complete the assignment.
Students are not required to take or pass the four state tests required for graduation at the high school level in the 2019-2020 school year.
This includes any student who has taken and passed the course associated with the state assessment in Algebra I, Biology I, English II and US History.
KME
Students will not be retained based on the 3rd grade literacy promotion act. We will use the above criteria for promotion.
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Today is Sunday, April 26, the 117th day of 2020. There are 249 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 26, 1994, voting began in South Africa’s first all-race elections, resulting in victory for the African National Congress and the inauguration of Nelson Mandela as president.
On this date:
In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Virginia, on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
In 1785, American naturalist, hunter and artist John James Audubon was born in present-day Haiti.
In 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Virginia, and killed.
In 1933, Nazi Germany’s infamous secret police, the Gestapo, was created.
In 1945, Marshal Henri Philippe Petain (ahn-REE’ fee-LEEP’ pay-TAN’), the head of France’s Vichy government during World War II, was arrested.
In 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit the first of his 61 home runs during a 162-game season (compared to Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs during a 154-game season) as he hit a roundtripper off Paul Foytack at Tiger Stadium.
In 1968, the United States exploded beneath the Nevada desert a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called “Boxcar.”
In 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)
In 1989, actress-comedian Lucille Ball died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 77.
In 1994, China Airlines Flight 140, a Taiwanese Airbus A-300, crashed while landing in Nagoya, Japan, killing 264 people; there were seven survivors.
In 2009, the United States declared a public health emergency as more possible cases of swine flu surfaced from Canada to New Zealand; officials in Mexico City closed everything from concerts to sports matches to churches in an effort to stem the spread of the virus.
In 2018, Bill Cosby was convicted of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004; it was the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era and completed the spectacular downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers on his way to TV superstardom. (Cosby was later sentenced to three to 10 years in prison.)
Ten years ago: A Haitian judge dismissed kidnapping and criminal association charges against 10 American missionaries who’d been detained for trying to take a busload of children out of the country after the January 2010 earthquake, but said that Laura Silsby, the last of the 10 still in jail, would face a lesser charge. (Silsby was freed in May 2010 after being convicted of arranging illegal travel and sentenced to time served.)
Five years ago: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) arrived in Boston for a stop at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and a dinner hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry as he began a weeklong U.S. visit. “General Hospital” and “The Young and the Restless” were the top winners of the Daytime Emmys with three trophies each, while the latter shared the best drama series award with “Days of Our Lives.” Actress and TV personality Jayne Meadows, who’d often teamed with her husband Steve Allen, died in Los Angeles at age 95.
One year ago: A federal judge in Washington sentenced a Russian woman, Maria Butina, to 18 months in prison for being a secret agent for the Russian government, covertly gathering intelligence on the National Rifle Association and other groups. (Butina was deported to Russia six months later.) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un headed home from Russia after his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin; Kim accused the U.S. of negotiating in “bad faith” when he had met two months earlier with President Donald Trump in Hanoi. Catholic churches in Sri Lanka canceled all Sunday Masses until further notice over concerns that they remained a target of extremists linked to the Islamic State group; the move came even as authorities said a suspected local leader blew himself up in the Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 87. Rhythm-and-blues singer Maurice Williams is 82. Songwriter-musician Duane Eddy is 82. Singer Bobby Rydell is 78. Rock musician Gary Wright is 77. Actress Nancy Lenehan is 67. Actor Giancarlo Esposito is 62. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) is 60. Actress Joan Chen is 59. Rock musician Chris Mars is 59. Actor-singer Michael Damian is 58. Actor Jet Li (lee) is 57. Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (formerly w/Train) is 56. Actor-comedian Kevin James is 55. Record company executive Jeff Huskins is 54. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey (TREHTH’-eh-way) is 54. Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste is 53. Country musician Joe Caverlee (Yankee Grey) is 52. Rapper T-Boz (TLC) is 50. First lady Melania Trump is 50. Actress Shondrella Avery is 49. Actress Simbi Kali is 49. Country musician Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flatts) is 49. Country musician Michael Jeffers (Pinmonkey) is 48. Rock musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus) is 44. Actor Jason Earles is 43. Actor Leonard Earl Howze is 43. Actor Amin Joseph is 43. Actor Tom Welling is 43. Actor Pablo Schreiber is 42. Actor Nyambi Nyambi is 41. Actress Jordana Brewster is 40. Actress Stana Katic is 40. Actress Marnette Patterson is 40. Actor Channing Tatum is 40. Americana/roots singer-songwriter Lilly Hiatt is 36. Actress Emily Wickersham is 36. Actor Aaron Weeks is 34. Electro pop musician James Sunderland (Frenship) is 33. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is 28.
Thought for Today: “A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem.” — Author unknown.
The Associated Press.
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At 4:25 pm the Attala County Sheriff’s Department recovered a stolen vehicle taken from Tennessee.
The initial call was of a suspicious vehicle near pops produce on highway 35 south in Williamsville
According to Sheriff Tim Nail the vehicle was reported stolen out of Tennessee.
The driver, a Billy Hill, was found to have felony warrants from the same state.
Hill has been transported and held at the Leake County Correctional Facility until his extradition.
K9 Deputy Scott Chunn Has been credited with the arrest.
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