JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Amid a nursing shortage that is worsening poor health outcomes in Mississippi, nursing programs at the state’s public universities are turning away hundreds of potential students every year because of insufficient faculty sizes.
MIAMI (AP) — A 30-yearold woman has died following a shooting that broke out between rival gang members during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Florida, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.
WELSH — Friday night the Welsh High Greyhounds (12-7) hosted the DeQuincy High Tigers (3-14) for a District V match. The action-packed basketball game kept the fans on their toes as the ball flew up down the court all night. The Greyhounds would be the winner when the fourth quarter buzzer sounded indicating the end of the game. The Hounds’ hustle would pay off as they cinched the District game win by a score of 77-60 moving them to 2-0.
LAKE ARTHUR — A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Patricia Abshire Vincent, 86, of Lake Arthur will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, with Rev. Roland Vaughn officiating.
A local high school’s agriculture club has added a new program to further educate students about animals, as well as teach them about time management and responsibility.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda Stutes Courville, 77, of Jennings will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Miguez Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Michael Tadlock officiating.
