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ARE WITHOUT POWER AFTER A FIRE..
THAT STORY TOPS OUR
NEWSCAST.
GOOD SATURDAY EVENING TO YOU,
AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
HERE ON THE NIGHTBEAT.
14-HUNDRED RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN SEMINARY TONIGHT
ARE WITHOUT POWER
AFTER A FIRE OCCURRED AT A
SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC POWER
ASSOCIATION SUBSTATION ON
HIGHWAY 49. DETAILS ARE
INCOMPLETE,
BUT COLLINS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
MASON POPE SAID THE INCIDENT
HAPPENED ABOUT 3- 45 THIS
AFTERNOON.
POPE SAID THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED
TO
THE SUBSTATION AREA AND WAS
ALLOWED TO BURN ITSELF OUT. DAN
DAVIS, MANAGER OF MARKETING AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE POWER
COMPANY SAID A CREW HAS BEEN
WORKING AT THE SCENE TO RESTORE
POWER. AT 7:30 TONIGHT, DAVIS
TOLD
US IT COULD TAKE ANOTHER 2-3
HOURS
TO RESTORE POWER. THE CAUSE OF
THE
FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
MORE THAN 300 HIGH
SCHOOL SENIOR GIRLS FROM ACROSS
THE STATE WILL BE ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI'S CAMPUS ON SUNDAY.
THE 65TH SESSION OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY MAGNOLIA GIRLS
STATE, WILL PROVIDE A WEEKLONG
PROGRAM AND TEACH DELEGATES
ABOUT HOW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
WORKS. HELD
THROUGH THE 7TH, THE SESSION
WILL
ALSO FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS,
INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE
STATE. THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL
FEATURE U.S. SENATOR ROGER
WICKER AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
STEVEN PALAZZO.
AND JUST TODAY, A STUDENT FROM
PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN
HATTIESBURG WAS SELECTED AS A
DELEGATE TO THE UPCOMING BOYS
NATION IN WASHINGTON, D-C IN
JULY. JONATHAN BURKS WAS ELECTED
DURING THE FIINAL DAY OF BOYS
STATE
AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY.
ABOUT TWO DOZEN
TEACHERS FROM ACROSS MISSISSIPPI
ARE IN HATTIESBURG THIS SUMMER,
LEARNING HOW TO WORK WITH
STUDENTS WHO HAVE DYSLEXIA AND
RELATED DISORDERS.
THEY ARE THE FIRST EDUCATORS TO
SEEK
DEGREES IN A NEW PROGRAM BEING
OFFERED BY WILLIAM CAREY
UNIVERSITY.
IT'S THE MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
DYSLEXIA THERAPY. ORIENTATION
WAS
HELD TODAY. AMONG THOSE
ATTENDING
WAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE LARRY
BYRD, WHO AUTHORED A LAW
WHICH WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE
PROGRAM. HE
ALSO HAS DYSLEXIA.
"IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT
LEGISLATION AND TRYING TO THINK
OF WAYS TO GET HELP FOR THESE
CHILDREN, I DISCOVERED THAT I
HAVE DYSLEXIA AND IT EXPLAINS SO
MUCH OF MY LIFE. AND IT'S
AMAZING TO ME HOW THINGS HAVE
JUST COME TOGETHER WITH THE
RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
I WANTED TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL,
GET MY MASTER'S IN THIS AND BE
ABLE TO HELP THESE CHILDREN
PROGRESS ON TO BE BETTER
STUDENTS. MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO
HELP EVERY CHILD WITH DYSLEXIA,
TAKE THEM FROM WHERE THEY ARE
ASSROOMS."CCOMMODATE IN THEIR
E DEGREE WILL REQUIRE 30 HOURS
OF CLASSROOM STUDY AND 720 HOURS
OF SUPERVISED
CLINICAL WORK.
FOLKS WHO HAVE A
GREEN THUMB WERE HOPING TO TAKE
HOME A LOT OF BLUE RIBBONS AT AN
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW IN THE HUB
CITY.
THE 18TH ANNUAL DAYLILY SHOW AT
THE LAKE TERRACE CONVENTION
CENTER
BROUGHT TOGETHER COMPETITORS
FROM
ALL OVER OUR AREA. THEIR
DAYLILIES
WERE JUDGED IN SEVERAL
CATAGORIES. THE EVENT ALSO
INCLUDED A PLANT SALE AND THIS
YEAR,
A FLOWER SHOW PRESENTED BY THE
MISSISSIPPI FLOWER SHOW JUDGES
COUNCIL. THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY
THE
HATTIESBURG AREA DAYLILY
SOCIETY.
THE FOLKS AT THE
SOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER
ARE
HOPING CHANGES TO THEIR ADOPTION
PROCEDURES AND IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE SHELTER FACILITY WILL MEAN
MORE HOMELESS PETS WILL FIND
PERMANENT HOMES.
TODAY, THEY HOSTED THIS FIRST
ADOPTION
FAIR. LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR
FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED ...AND OF
COURSE, THERE WERE PLENTY OF
DOGS AND CATS AVAILABLE FOR
ADOPTION. VISITORS COULD CHECK
OUT
NEW LANDSCAPING AND A NEW BRICK
FASCADE AT THE FACILITY. AND
THEY
COULD ALSO MEET THE SHELTER'S
NEW ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER.
"WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING OUR NEW,
FRIENDLY AND IMPROVED ADOPTION
PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME
WITH AN ANIMAL. A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO, WE LOWERED THE
ADOPTION AGE, THE AGE AT WHICH
YOU CAN ADOPT TO 18, IT HAD BEEN
21. AND NOW, WE'RE PULLING OUT A
LOT OF THOSE BARRIERS THAT HAVE
PREVENTED SOME PEOPLE FROM
ADOPTING IN THE PAST."
VENETTE HOPED ABOUT 50 DOGS AND
CATS WOULD BE ADOPTED TODAY.
STILL TO COME...
OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS PIECE THEIR
LIVES BACK TOGETHER AFTER
ANOTHER WAVE OF DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADOS.
RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN
SEMINARY TONIGHT ARE WITHOUT
POWER AFTER A FIRE.. THAT STORY
TOPS OUR NEWSCAST.
GOOD SATURDAY EVENING TO YOU,
AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US
HERE ON THE NIGHTBEAT.
14-HUNDRED RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES IN SEMINARY TONIGHT
ARE WITHOUT POWER
AFTER A FIRE OCCURRED AT A
SOUTHERN PINE ELECTRIC POWER
ASSOCIATION SUBSTATION ON
HIGHWAY 49. DETAILS ARE
INCOMPLETE,
BUT COLLINS ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
MASON POPE SAID THE INCIDENT
HAPPENED ABOUT 3- 45 THIS
AFTERNOON.
POPE SAID THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED
TO
THE SUBSTATION AREA AND WAS
ALLOWED TO BURN ITSELF OUT. DAN
DAVIS, MANAGER OF MARKETING AND
PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE POWER
COMPANY SAID A CREW HAS BEEN
WORKING AT THE SCENE TO RESTORE
POWER. AT 7:30 TONIGHT, DAVIS
TOLD
US IT COULD TAKE ANOTHER 2-3
HOURS
TO RESTORE POWER. THE CAUSE OF
THE
FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
MORE THAN 300 HIGH
SCHOOL SENIOR GIRLS FROM ACROSS
THE STATE WILL BE ON THE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI'S
CAMPUS ON SUNDAY.
THE 65TH SESSION OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY MAGNOLIA GIRLS
STATE, WILL PROVIDE A WEEKLONG
PROGRAM AND TEACH DELEGATES
ABOUT HOW AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT WORKS. HELD THROUGH
THE 7TH, THE SESSION WILL
ALSO FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS,
INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM
ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE
STATE. THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL
FEATURE U.S. SENATOR ROGER
WICKER AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
STEVEN PALAZZO.
AND JUST TODAY, A STUDENT FROM
PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
IN HATTIESBURG WAS SELECTED AS A
DELEGATE TO THE UPCOMING BOYS
NATION IN WASHINGTON, D-C IN
JULY. JONATHAN BURKS WAS ELECTED
DURING THE FIINAL DAY OF BOYS
STATE
AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY.
ABOUT TWO DOZEN
TEACHERS FROM ACROSS MISSISSIPPI
ARE IN HATTIESBURG THIS SUMMER,
LEARNING HOW TO WORK WITH
STUDENTS WHO HAVE DYSLEXIA AND
RELATED DISORDERS.
THEY ARE THE FIRST EDUCATORS TO
SEEK
DEGREES IN A NEW PROGRAM BEING
OFFERED BY WILLIAM CAREY
UNIVERSITY.
IT'S THE MASTER OF EDUCATION IN
DYSLEXIA THERAPY. ORIENTATION
WAS HELD TODAY. AMONG THOSE
ATTENDING
WAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE LARRY
BYRD, WHO AUTHORED A LAW
WHICH WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE
PROGRAM. HE
ALSO HAS DYSLEXIA.
"IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT
LEGISLATION AND
TRYING TO THINK OF WAYS TO GET
HELP FOR THESE CHILDREN, I
DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE DYSLEXIA
AND IT EXPLAINS SO MUCH OF MY
LIFE. AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME HOW
THINGS HAVE JUST COME TOGETHER
WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE
RIGHT TIME. I WANTED TO COME
BACK TO SCHOOL, GET MY MASTER'S
IN THIS AND BE ABLE TO HELP
THESE CHILDREN PROGRESS ON TO BE
BETTER STUDENTS. MY ULTIMATE
GOAL IS TO HELP EVERY CHILD WITH
DYSLEXIA, TAKE THEM FROM WHERE
THEY ARE AND MOVE THEM
FORWARD. BUT, I ALSO WOULD LIKE
TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND HELP
MY FELLOW EDUCATORS WHO DON'T
HAVE THE TRAINING ACCOMMODATE IN
EEGREE WILL REQUIRE 30 HOURS
OF CLASSROOM STUDY AND 720 HOURS
OF SUPERVISED CLINICAL WORK.
FOLKS WHO HAVE A
GREEN THUMB WERE HOPING TO TAKE
HOME A LOT OF BLUE RIBBONS AT AN
ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW IN THE HUB
CITY.
THE 18TH ANNUAL DAYLILY SHOW AT
THE LAKE TERRACE CONVENTION
CENTER
BROUGHT TOGETHER COMPETITORS
FROM
ALL OVER OUR AREA. THEIR
DAYLILIES
WERE JUDGED IN SEVERAL
CATAGORIES. THE EVENT ALSO
INCLUDED A PLANT SALE AND THIS
YEAR,
A FLOWER SHOW PRESENTED BY THE
MISSISSIPPI FLOWER SHOW JUDGES
COUNCIL. THE SHOW IS HOSTED BY
THE
HATTIESBURG AREA DAYLILY
SOCIETY.
THE FOLKS AT THE SOUTHERN PINES
ANIMAL SHELTER ARE
HOPING CHANGES TO THEIR ADOPTION
PROCEDURES AND IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE SHELTER FACILITY WILL MEAN
MORE HOMELESS PETS WILL FIND
PERMANENT HOMES.
TODAY, THEY HOSTED THIS FIRST
ADOPTION
FAIR. LOTS OF FUN ACTIVITIES FOR
FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED ...AND OF
COURSE, THERE WERE PLENTY OF
DOGS AND CATS AVAILABLE FOR
ADOPTION. VISITORS COULD CHECK
OUT
NEW LANDSCAPING AND A NEW BRICK
FASCADE AT THE FACILITY. AND
THEY COULD ALSO MEET THE
SHELTER'S NEW
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER.
"WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING OUR NEW,
FRIENDLY AND IMPROVED ADOPTION
PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME
WITH AN ANIMAL. A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO, WE LOWERED THE
ADOPTION AGE, THE AGE AT WHICH
YOU CAN ADOPT TO 18, IT HAD BEEN
21. AND NOW, WE'RE PULLING OUT A
LOT OF THOSE BARRIERS THAT HAVE
PREVENTED SOME PEOPLE FROM
ADOPTING IN THE PAST."
VENETTE HOPED ABOUT 50 DOGS AND
CATS WOULD BE ADOPTED TODAY.
"WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING OUR NEW,
FRIENDLY AND IMPROVED ADOPTION
PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GO HOME
WITH AN ANIMAL. A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO, WE LOWERED THE
ADOPTION AGE, THE AGE AT WHICH
YOU CAN ADOPT TO 18, IT HAD BEEN
21. AND NOW, WE'RE PULLING OUT A
LOT OF THOSE BARRIERS THAT HAVE
OPTING IN THE PAST.
VENTE HED ABOUT 50 DOGS AND
CATS WOULD BE ADOPTED TODAY.
STILL TO COME...
OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS PIECE THEIR
LIVES BACK TOGETHER AFTER
ANOTHER WAVE OF DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADOS.