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SOCK HOP KING AND QUEEN — “Jack Hass” (Bill Robinson), a handsome football star, and his date, the beautiful and charming “Jill Hauserock” (Abi Looney), were voted Sock Hop King and Queen by the Chamber banquet party-goers.
Read moreMisdemeanors Jamie Weston,
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Standing outside her classroom door, she stares at the yellow pencil sign with her name on it that has designated this room as her home for the last 17 years. She wonders out loud what it is going to feel like taking that sign down. It will be the last item that she removes because then the decision that she has made becomes real. She’s moving onto the next chapter in her life.
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COTTONWOOD THIRD GRADE SPELLING BEE —Judges were Doris Snow and Reta Watson-Faulkenberry; Teacher Amy Heck. Winners were: First Place - Kya Nanney, daughter of Deserae Pitts and Stevie Nanney; Second Place - Gabriella Williams, daughter of Jayson Williams and Mollie Williams; Participation Button - Jackson Capshaw, son of Emily Capshaw.
Read moreTraffic Citations (Issued from 5-9-22 through 5-16-22)
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FCCLA STAR EVENT — Sophia Martinez, John Lampkin, Jentry Smith, 3 place, Interpersonal Communication.
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Illinois man facing Coal County charges
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RETIREMENT TIME! A retirement assembly was held Monday, May 16, at the Coalgate School cafeteria for seven people who have served the school, thousands of students and the community for a combined total of 175-1/2 years! From left – Larry Lee, custodian, 15- 1/2 years; Phillip Lee, maintenance, 24 years; Pennie Shipley, 3 grade teacher, 11 years; Linda Strunk, high school math teacher, 52 years (she received a standing ovation); Tammy Hedgecock, bus driver, 21 years; Lisa Girten, 1 grade teacher, 20 years; Deloris Hedgecock, paraprofessional, 32 years. Congratulations and best wishes to each retiree. You will be missed.
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