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Only a few area residents braved the icy roads at crosstown in Tupelo, Monday morning. Most of Northeast Mississippi awoke Monday morning to find roads covered in a sheet of ice, making driving conditions treacherous. By Monday at noon, emergency officials across the region were concerned continued sleeting might cause power outages.
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Shante Evans, of Tupelo, checks her phone as she walks home to her apartment on West Main Street after going to the store for a snack on Monday morning in Tupelo. Evans decided the roads were too bad to drive on and didn t take any changes getting behind the wheel.
WADESBORO An Anson County native is bringing her diverse education background to Scotland County as she begins her new role as the district’s superintendent.
The Scotland County Board of Education announced Takeda LeGrand as the new superintendent on Nov. 22 and she took her position on the first of 2021.
LeGrand was born and raised in Wadesboro, graduated from Anson High School in 1999 and started her teaching career back in Anson.
After graduating from UNC Greensboro, she returned home to Anson County with the hopes of working with a nurse ministry program as a health educator at the Anson Community Hospital after she interned with their church program. The program was responsible for going out into the community to try and improve the quality and outcome of rural healthcare.
VIDEO: Coronavirus played role in death of Union County educator
The Union County coroner confirmed Ron Scott died Monday. He served as part-time assistant superintendent for the Union County School District.
Posted: Jan 19, 2021 9:45 AM
Updated: Jan 19, 2021 9:45 AM
Posted By: Zachary Carlisle
Aberdeen School District - 90 minute delay. Students can begin being dropped off at 8:45 a.m.
Alcorn County School District - Two hour delay.
Benton County School District - Two hour delay.
Holly Springs School District - Virtual learning from Jan. 11 through Jan. 29.
Itawamba County School District - Two hour delay.
Lafayette County School District - Two hour delay.
Lee County School District - Two hour delay.
Marshall County School District - Two hour delay.
North Tippah School District - Two hour delay.
Pontotoc City School District - Two hour delay.
Pontotoc County School District - Two hour delay.
Prentiss County School District - Two hour delay.