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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The CA Smith International Educational and Community Development Foundation proudly presents its second year of scholarship offerings for young, bright Bahamians who seek to make a difference in their country by pursuing degrees that would lead to positive national development. Aspiring students who are pursuing environmental engineering, oceanography, atmospheric science and computer technology are invited to visit the website www.casmithfoundation.org to apply. Governor General CA Smith, the foundation’s patron, expressed his elation at having another opportunity to he...

Her recent attempts to hire more staff have been futile, much to her chagrin. "I found four people off Facebook to set up an interview for a job, and only one showed up," Burns said of a recent attempt. "But I haven't seen or heard from her again." And this is not long after she set up interviews with 11 people. "Not a single one showed up," said Burns, who owns Woody's Steakhouse, and is exasperated like so many other employers. "It's rough. And it's happening all over the U.S.“ Burns’ assertion is correct; her struggles to find employees is far from uncommon. Across the country, e...

TUPELO • As medical director for the NMMC-Tupelo Emergency Room Department, Dr. Val Serio witnessed the impact of COVID-19 firsthand. As part of the COVID safety huddle, held daily or biweekly depending on patient surges and led by North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) chief medical officer Dr. Jeremy Blanchard, Serio reported the daily or biweekly COVID-suspected patients coming through the emergency room, resources, planning for future surges and working with their physicians, nurses and physicians assistants to ensure they understood CDC guidelines with the changing medication regi...

IGNITE conference 2021 Posted: Apr 15, 2021 10:09 PM Posted By: Alexis Jones TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Community Development Foundation (CDF) hosted its annual leadership conference Thursday at The Orchard. This was the foundation's first in-person event since the pandemic began last year. Zell Long, the executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi, was excited the CDF could host its IGNITE Leadership Conference. She looks forward to the conference every year. “The end result is that you leave inspired and ready to go on and make a difference; so I love it,” Lon...

When she took the helm of the Palmetto community day care center, Alice Little needed no introduction. She had grown up in Tupelo. Her father, the Rev. T.C. Little, had pastored Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church for years. Little had carved herself a niche as an adult through her service and leadership on various committees. A teacher of elementary and high school students in various places across the South, Little returned to Tupelo, where she worked 29 years as an Extension Service agent in the segregated system of the time. People in the rural areas knew her for her gardening, animal husbandry and...