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John Kyle State Park at Sardis to reopen Friday
By SPECIAL TO THE SUN-SENTINEL
Tue,05/19/26-9:45AM , 570 Reads
JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced Tuesday that John Kyle State Park in Sardis will reopen effective Friday, May 22. Park reservations are now open.
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Enrollment declines demand consolidation
Wed,05/20/26-3:00PM , 316 Reads 6,688 Statewide
The steady decline in enrollment in Mississippi’s public schools over the past dozen years raises two questions: Why is it happening? What is the state doing about it?

There is no single answer as to why Mississippi now has almost 70,000 fewer students in the public schools than it did in 2013.
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Oakland News
By LINDA ROSS ALDY
Thu,05/21/26-11:12AM , 24 Reads
We hope you will join us in Oakland on Memorial Day at noon at the James Riley Swearengen Walking Track and Park as our Oakland Area Lions Club kicks off our America250 Mississippi grant with a memory walk recognizing those who have died during military service.
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Plantation Garden Club
By LYDIA DUNAVENT - Plantation Garden Club Reporter
Thu,05/21/26-10:52AM , 16 Reads
The last meeting of the Plantation Garden Club until fall was held at Anna and Rob Tyner’s home, known to most as Dr. Smith’s home.
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Mississippi is losing public school students. Where are they going?

Mississippi has lost nearly 70,000 public school students since the state’s student population started its downturn in 2013.

The vast majority of Mississippi’s school districts, 113, have seen enrollment declines — some as much as 40%.

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