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Huxford Elementary School honor roll – Second nine-week grading period
First grade A honor roll: Baileigh Blackwell, Elizabeth Faircloth, Jyshaviah Knight, Payton Lambeth, Ashlyn Parker, BlakLee Pearson, Cale Ramer Colt Ramer, Ke’Onna Richardson, Emily Rolin, Makayla Rolin, Fischer Walker and Madison Williams. A/B honor roll: Jameson Agerton, Chloe Bailey, Carlos Bernal, Kayden Black, Goodsoldier Blackbear, Brayeden Blackwell, Traegan Chong, Paisley Coley, Jeni Hall, Nevaeh Hall, Claire Johnson, Maci McGhee, Atalya McMillan,m Jada McNeil, Cherie Naquin, Khloe Norman, Mya Pettway, Audrey…
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3 DAR Good Citizens recognized
The Fort Mims Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution wishes to announce and congratulate the DAR Good Citizens at the three area high schools. The students were elected from each senior class based on qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism to an outstanding degree. The area DAR Good Citizens for 2016-17 are Bailey Colleen Lancaster, Escambia Academy; Ziah Hassani Young, Escambia County High School;…
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Regulatory reform top priority
By Congressman Bradley Byrne $1,000,000,000,000. That’s the estimated total cost of regulations issued by the Obama Administration. These regulations have resulted in over 754,000,000 hours of paperwork. These numbers are pretty remarkable. The wide range of regulations cover everything from energy to agriculture to the environment. In addition to having a negative effect on all those directly impacted, the regulations have a larger impact by stunting economic growth and increasing…
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The reality about failing schools
By Larry Lee The State Department of Education just released the latest “failing schools” list; an annual ranking is required by the infamous Alabama Accountability Act. The legislature decreed that the bottom six percent of all public schools are “failing” and should be identified annually. So lists were distributed in June 2013 and January 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. This always causes an outcry from educators – they think some schools that…
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What a beautiful morning – I think I’ll go kill something
By Harvey H. (“Hardy”) Jackson Driving through the heart of Alabama recently I saw more than a few big pickups with dog crates in the beds. Hunting season. I don’t hunt. At least not any more. I used to hunt, but I never worked to become good at it. I’m sorta like the old preacher who was such a poor shot that he quit hunting. For him it was a…
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