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Vildrine avoids suspension until next week
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Brent Vidrine
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Neville principal Brent Vidrine has until next Friday to produce receipts for unresolved expenditures at Neville High School or he could be suspended.
Monroe City School board voted to set up tenure hearings for two of its female principals accused of using school credit cards for personal purposes. The cards in question were paid off with private funds.
Two male principals accused of violations were neither suspended or set for tenure hearings.
Friday, superintendent Julian Gray held up sending Vidrine a suspension notice after getting a call from board president Mickey Traweek
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Evelena Johnson dies at 75
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Evelena Johnson
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Prominent educator and socialite, Evelena Johnson died this week and funeral services will be held Saturday.
Her official obituary reads as follows:
Evelena Carr Johnson was the eleventh child of Titus and Lorenza Jeff Carr. She was born on December 14, 1934 in Patterson, LA. She was educated in the St. Mary Parish School System, graduating in 1952. Accepting Christ at an early age, she enjoyed the fellowship at her home church, Good Hope Baptist Church located in Patterson, LA.
She had a passion for education. She attended Southern University A & M College from 1952-1956.
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Jordan Arthur signs four year deal with Jackson State
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Jordan Arthur
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Jordan Arthur, a offensive tackle for the Carroll Bulldogs received a four year football scholarship to Jackson State University. Arthur was one of the year’s outstanding players at Carroll. He signed a letter of intent Wednesday which was national signing day.
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Why tenure hearings for women and not for men?
The Monroe City School Board is in a conundrum. It has scheduled tenure hearings for two of its principals while delaying the suspension of another principal accused of the same rules of infraction.
Last week the school board set tenure hearing dates for Lincoln Principal Janet Davis and
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Who Dat? Prayer
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Dawson: Who Dat? Prayer
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Does city hall know any better or was Wednesday’s State of the City Address a day for jokes.
The Reverend King Dawson gave the invocation, but ended the prayer asking God to let the Saints win the Super Bowl, “Who Dat?”
It’s unusual because usually prayers are offered for a safe, injury free competition; never to win a game lest it appear that God is for one team and against the other.
Then Mayor Jamie Mayo did the unthinkable, he entered the room to the music of “Hail to the Chief,” which since 1815 is only associated with the President of
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St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church held its Revival Service
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Guest Evangelist Rev. O.W. Billups, Jr.
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St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Gregory G. Smith, Pastor/Teacher, held their Revival Service February 2-4, 2010, at 7:00p.m.
Rev. O.W. Billups, Jr., Pastor of Mt. Olivet Missionary B.C. was guest Evangelist. Introduction of guest Evangelist by Rev. Gregory G. Smith.
Tuesday Presiding Minister, Rev. Andrew Jackson, Jr., and Zion Spring Missionary Baptist Church.
Wednesday Presiding Minister, Rev. Antonio Dixon, Sr., and Macedonia #2 Missionary Baptist Church.
Thursday Presiding Minister, Pastor Gregory G. Smith along with Mt. Olivet Missionary Baptist Church.
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