Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) voted for the "Merit-Based Personnel" amendment included in the House-passed version of the annual defense budget bill, but it remains to be seen if he will work to ensure that amendment is included in the final bill approved by a House-Senate conference.
Of the 34,448 citizens living in Monroe County in 2021, 98.7% said they were only one race, while 1.3% said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in June.
Black students made up 44.5% of the 752 students enrolled in Baldwyn School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Prentiss County was found at one gas station in the week ending Nov. 11, according to GasBuddy.com.
White students made up 51% of the 917 students enrolled in Benton County School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
Black students made up 94.6% of the 521 students enrolled in Okolona Separate School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
The lowest price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Monroe County was found at one gas station in the week ending Nov. 11, according to GasBuddy.com.
White students made up 67.5% of the 1,162 students enrolled in Nettleton School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
White students made up 37.1% of the 2,211 students enrolled in Chickasaw County School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
White students made up 68.3% of the 1,279 students enrolled in Booneville School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Chickasaw County was found at one gas station in the week ending Nov. 4, according to GasBuddy.com.
White students made up 59.4% of the 1,537 students enrolled in Amory School District schools during the 2021-22 school year, making them the most represented ethnicity, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.