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Taxpayers owe $10,400 to pay off the state's debts, according to a new report.

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Report: Mississippians owe $10,400 to pay off state's mounting debts

By STEVE WILSON STEVE WILSON
Wed,10/28/20-10:24PM, 6,545 Reads 154,587 Statewide
Mississippi is one of 39 states that can’t pay its bills, according to a recently released report and taxpayers owe $10,400 apiece to make the debt whole.The non-partisan group Truth in Accounting released the 11th edition of its annual Financial State of the States
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Kosy teacher named Educator of Year

By STAFF REPORTS STAFF REPORTS
Tue,07/26/16-4:47PM, 6,541 Reads
A teacher at Kosciusko Junior High School received one of the top awards for educators in Mississippi.
Meagan Walters, an English and language arts teacher was awarded as the “Educator of the Year” at The American Legion Department of Mississippi annual convention in Flowood on Saturday.
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Mississippi’s graduation rate continues to climb

By STAFF REPORTS STAFF REPORTS
Thu,01/19/17-1:16PM, 6,541 Reads
For the third consecutive year, Mississippi high school graduation rates inched closer to the national average. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the graduation rates for the last school year, a four-year graduation rate of 82.3 percent.
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Work ethic pushes Kosy’s Mallett to forefront

By ROBBIE ROBERTSON ROBBIE ROBERTSON
Mon,07/09/18-10:25AM, 6,537 Reads
When the Kosciusko Whippets take the field this season, opposing coaches will be certain to locate senior defensive end Nicholas Mallett.
Mallett is an imposing figure for the Whippets, standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 250 pounds. He’s also the latest selection of The Star-Herald’s Top 10 Players to Watch.
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