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Juniors and seniors at J.Z. George High School and Carroll Academy go to each booth to discover what things cost in a presentation by the Cooperative Extension Service. Jessica Shelton, left, and Chiquitta Roach from George, use calculators to see where they are on monthly expenses.

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Students learn lessons about money
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Sun,04/29/12-5:29AM , 121 Reads
NORTH CARROLLTON — J.Z. George High School and Carroll Academy juniors and seniors learned a little bit about what it costs to live, as volunteers and the Cooperative Extension Service demonstrated just how far various salaries go in a demonstration at each school.
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Board votes to merge Justice Court offices
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Fri,04/27/12-5:42PM , 142 Reads
VAIDEN — Carroll County supervisors decided in a closed session Thursday to close the Justice Court office in Carrollton and combine it with the one in Vaiden.

Court for the Northern District will still be held in Carrollton, but day-to-day business will be conducted in Vaiden, Board Clerk Sugar Mullins said.
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Walker Kimes, a senior at Pillow Academy, won one of two scholarships for being named a “Christian leader of the future” by Metro Christian Living magazine. From left are Martin Willoughby, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Butler Snow, LLP; Frankie Cobbins-Bailey, a senior at Jackson Academy and a scholarship winner; Marilyn Tinnin, editor, Metro Christian Living magazine; and Walker Kimes.

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Pillow senior Kimes wins $1,000 scholarship
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth
Mon,04/16/12-1:00PM , 274 Reads
Walker Kimes of Greenwood has received a $1,000 scholarship for being named one of two top “Christian leaders of the Future” by Metro Christian Living magazine of Jackson.
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On the back steps of historic Hayne Hall in Carrollton are members of the Douglas Carroll Junior American Citizens Club, also known as the Carroll Academy Student Council, and members of Third Arrow Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. The group was awarded first- place awards in Mississippi and the Southeast for their community service project, “Enhance the Present.” First row, from left, are: Nancy Alderman, Mary Bennett, Glenda Jones, Jamie Williams, sponsor Elizabeth Wilson, Junior American Citizens State Chairman Victoria Pekich, Parker Weems, Mary Morgan, Joe Kelley Whitfield and Barbara Williamson; second row, Trey Taylor, Will Ratliff, Hayden Harrell, Jonathan Ainsworth and CA Headmaster Steve Flemming; third row, Cassie Taylor, Brooke Howell, Memrie Corley, Haley Liddell and Nancy Yu.

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CA council claims state, region honors
By RUTH JENSEN - For the Commonwealth

Thu,04/12/12-6:04PM , 121 Reads
CARROLLTON — Carroll Academy’s Student Council has been named best in community service in both Mississippi and the Southeast by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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