Kemper unemployment rate drops to 5.7%
Kemper County’s October unemployment rate stood a 5.7 percent, a nine-tenths of a percent drop when compared to the previous month, according to figures from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security figures.
Bourrage continues to break track barriers at KCHS
Apparently rock-and-roll legend Bruce Springsteen wasn’t the only one “Born To Run.” You can add Kemper County High School track standout Brynesha Bourrage to that list.
Mississippi tax collections continue to soar
Mississippi tax revenue collections through October, the first four months of the fiscal year, are about $160 million above the amount collected during the same period last year, according to the most recently released revenue report.
Pandemic negatively affects Kindergarteners statewide
About one-third of Mississippi kindergarteners demonstrated they were kindergarten ready on a state literacy test this fall, a declining statistic State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright said is “further proof” of the pandemic’s negative impact on students.
Community Calendar
COMMUNITY CALENDAR APPRECIATION DAY AT ST. LUKE P.B. CHURCH St. Luke P.B. Church in Porterville, MS will be celebrating Dr. Greg and 1st Lady Shirley Watkins with Appreciation Day on November 28, 2021 at 10 a.m. Please come out and help celebrate this joyous occasion. Pastor Patrick Granger will be the guest speaker.
LOOKING BACK: Fifty Years Ago: Boy Scouts attend Jamboree
The Looking Back feature has returned to the Kemper County Messenger. Every week we will take a quick look at stories of interest from back issues of the newspaper.
EMCC reinstating LPN program on Scooba campus
SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College’s Licensed Practical Nursing program is returning to the Scooba campus after a 19-year hiatus.
EMCC offering short-term winter classes
East Mississippi Community College will be offering short-term classes during the 2022 Winter Term for students who want to pick up additional credits.
Honoring Our Veterans
In conjunction with Veterans Day EMCC held a pair of ceremonies last Tuesday which paid tribute to the nation's military.
District 32 candidates discuss issues
Voters in Kemper County, as well as those in parts of Winston, Noxubee, and Lauderdale counties will go to the polls this Tuesday to elect the next Mississippi State Senator from District 32.
Research your vote carefully
There is some debate among local political pundits as to what kind of voter turnout there will be for Tuesday’s special election run-off for the District 32 seat in the Mississippi State Senate.
Kemper coach resigns, faces charges of sexual battery
After a month-long investigation by the Kemper County Sheriff’s Department, Kemper County High School head football coach and director of athletics Charles Rashaun Westerfield was arrested on sexual battery charges on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
New truck fills need at Preston VFD
The newest addition to the fleet at the Preston Volunteer Fire Department is just what the doctor ordered.
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