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Sears Hometown Store

November 24th, 2020 by Joe Burgess

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City Council Agenda for Tonight

November 24th, 2020 by Joe Burgess

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Ryburn Motor Company

November 24th, 2020 by Joe Burgess

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Drew Central Middle Students Make Region 3 East All Region Choir

November 24th, 2020 by Drew Central Schools

Congrats to the following students for making the Junior Region 3-East All-Region Choir:

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Drew County EHC Awards Academic Scholarships

November 24th, 2020 by Submitted

EHC Scholarship Committee Co-chairs pose with 2020 scholarship winners (L to R): Braden Taylor, Bree-Anne Lanthrip, Claudia Horton, Trenton Eubanks, and Dr Kay Walter

In a typical year, Drew County Extension Homemakers Clubs will award either a local graduating senior entering UAM or student currently studying there an academic scholarship, but 2020 has not been a typical year. In late spring when the EHC Scholarship Committee called for applications, local students had already been sent home to learn remotely. They struggled to compile the necessary documents and signatures which EHC requires for the scholarship application, and EHC extended their deadline to encourage students to complete the applications.

In the end, EHC received the strongest group of applications the scholarship committee has ever seen. The number of bright and promising young people in our community presented an exciting challenge. Choosing just one from among them to receive the scholarship seemed an impossible task. The committee could see that the viral pandemic has resulted in ever-growing monetary need among the families of young people seeking an education. Read the rest of this entry »

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