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WDAM Viewpoint- Notes on recent community happenings

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  • Friday, May 17 2013 11:23 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:23:44 GMT
    A Hattiesburg High School senior will soon be on his way to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Parker Krag has received an appointment to the academy. He got his acceptance packet Friday morning.
    A Hattiesburg High School senior will soon be on his way to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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    ORLANDO (WFTV/CNN) – Hurricane season is almost here and the National Hurricane Center has released its annual list of storm names. The list alternates between boy and girl names. The list kicks off with
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  • Monday, May 13 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:24:04 GMT
    MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of several
    A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.

Notes on community happenings:   Tuesday, November 6 is Election Day.   To vote you have to be registered.  In Mississippi the deadline is 30 days out and you don't have long if you aren't registered already.  Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the enrollment of James Meredith the first African-American student at Ole Miss.  While it touched off a powder keg at the time, it was a giant step in the change of racial relations in the Deep South and, indeed, the entire nation.   Dr. Ralph Noonkester died yesterday after an association with what is now William Carey University that stretches back 60 years.  Promoted to President of the 400 student college in 1956, he served in that capacity until 1989.  Now a university, William Carey has a co-ed enrollment of over 4000 students.   Also this week, the Hattiesburg City Council and Mayor Johnny DuPree agreed to work together to restore the public's confidence in the integrity of the Municipal Court System.  This, after a Police Department investigation that brought to light a number of disturbing allegations.  Reminders, recognition of lives of contributions, agreements to work together for the common good…all necessary in a society and community that is moving in the right direction.  Much has been done…much remains to be done. 

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