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Hardware store celebrates grand opening

On February 8, seventeen students representing Brice, Corprew, Fowler, Sims, Wallace, and Mount Pleasant Junior High competed in the Region VIII ESC Science and Invention Fair. Students conducted research and created their displays on their own time and had five minutes to explain their projects and findings to the judges. Projects could be Behavioral/Biological which would include the study of plants, molds, fungus, bacteria, or human and/or animal responses to the environment, or Chemical/Physical which would study the physical and chemical changes in matter. They could also submit an original invention looking to solve a real problem, satisfy a need, be practical and marketable, and include use of the Scientific Method.

There are 144 inmates in jail with 122 males and 22 females. Since Feb.

This week in the library: • Monday—Stitch and Chat 9:30 a.m. • GenealogyHelp2-4 p.m.

leaving “news deserts” across America, especially in rural areas. “It may sound a little trite, but we are more determined than ever to continue to offer our readers unbiased, ethical journalism for many years to come.

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