New Augusta
New Augusta, MS · Education
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HS Football Preview #32: Simpson Academy
The Simpson Academy Cougars are coming off a 3-8 season with a 1st round playoff loss, but head coach Todd Mangum says about 4 or 5 starters return on both sides of the ball, so some new leaders will have to emerge and help the cougars this season
WLBT
Petal High School freshman is also world champion barrel racer
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A Petal High School freshman is also an elite equestrian athlete. Kailey Lewis, 14, has just won the title of 4D World Champion at the recent National Barrel Horse Association Youth and Teen World Championships in Perry, Georgia. It was Kailey’s first time competing at the...
todayinmississippi.com
Leading with spirit, teaching with purpose
Ashley Burdine has high expectations for her math students and her cheerleaders. “My classroom students and my athletes all know I mean business. When it’s time to work, they know I take it all seriously. I want both my math students and my cheerleaders to leave with more knowledge than they came with. I also want my students to have a passion for math and understand why it is important to have critical thinking skills,” Burdine recently told Today in Mississippi.
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Petal High School freshman is also world champion barrel racer
PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - A Petal High School freshman is also an elite equestrian athlete. Kailey Lewis, 14, has just won the title of 4D World Champion at the recent National Barrel Horse Association Youth and Teen World Championships in Perry, Georgia. It was Kailey’s first time competing at the...
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Hattiesburg Public Schools welcomes students back for first day
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The first day of school was filled with excitement across the Hattiesburg Public School District as students returned to the classroom for the start of a new school year. At Hattiesburg High School, city leaders, community members and school officials lined the entrance to welcome students...
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Highway 49 school zone now active near new Stone High
WIGGINS, Miss. (WLOX) — Part of Highway 49 in Wiggins is now a school zone ahead of the opening of Stone High School next week. Crews installed signs Thursday along Highway 49 near the new school. The school zone runs from Walmart Drive to Industrial Park Road. The speed...
WLBT
Doctor discusses illnesses to be on the lookout for as students head back to school
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Doctors are encouraging parents to take the steps necessary to prevent back-to-school illnesses. Dr. Quenyatta Echols-Williams serves patients at the Hattiesburg Family Health Center. Echols-Williams said the most common illnesses affecting kids this time of year are colds, stomach bugs and pink eye. Prevention can be...
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Camera-assisted radar guns coming back to Hattiesburg school zones for 2026-2027 school year
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - As students return to classrooms Friday, the Hattiesburg Police Department (HPD) is once again deploying its officer-operated school zone radar camera program to enforce speed limits in active school zones. “The school zone cameras are going to be operated by officers,” Capt. Jason Jarvis of the...
WJTV 12
New dyslexic specialty school opens in Tylertown
TYLERTOWN, Miss. (WHLT) – One Tylertown family has turned a personal journey into a learning opportunity for children with dyslexia. Dozier’s Academy of Dyslexia is a new, independently funded, non-public special purpose school that serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. Their goal is to provide specialized instruction that helps children with dyslexia build strong […]