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After earning two degrees from the Patterson School of Accountancy, Shane Houston Stephens is preparing to begin medical school. Stephens is a 2020 graduate of Pillow Academy. (Photo by Srijita Chattopadhyay/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services)

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Pillow graduate forges unconventional path to medical school

By THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
Thu,07/03/25-2:00AM, 3,389 Reads
After earning both a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and a Master of Accountancy and Data Analytics degree from the University of Mississippi, Shane Houston Stephens will prepare for a new challenge: medical school.
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Pillow Academy Volleyball: Holland has goals, expectations set for Lady Mustangs

By CALVIN STEVENS CALVIN STEVENS - Sports Editor
Thu,08/07/25-2:00AM, 3,387 Reads
Cassidy Holland — no relation to last year’s coach, Joy Holland — is entering her first year as the head coach of the Pillow Academy girls volleyball team.
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Family members release 10 balloons to the sky Wednesday afternoon at Threadgill Elementary School during a vigil in honor of Zameria Jones, a 10-year-old Threadgill student who was shot on Memorial Day and died June 5. (By Kevin Edwards,, Copyright 2025 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.)

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Girl, 10, mourned at vigil

By KEVIN EDWARDS KEVIN EDWARDS - Staff Writer
Thu,06/12/25-2:00AM, 3,381 Reads
Dozens of people gathered at Threadgill Elementary School Wednesday afternoon to remember and mourn the death of one of the school’s favorite children.
“We’ve lost one of our great students, Zameria Jones,” said Threadgill principal David Kelly.
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Goon Squad: ‘The Devil Come to Me’

By JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI TODAY JERRY MITCHELL - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/02/26-2:58PM, 3,383 Reads 9,434 Statewide
In a series of exclusive interviews with Mississippi Today over the past year, former Rankin County Deputy Christian Dedmon talked about the fraternity he found in law enforcement and his descent into cruelty inside the “Goon Squad.”
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