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Jeannette Bennett, the senior economic education specialist for the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank’s Memphis Branch presented at the McGehee High School about factors that contributed to the Great Depression, including the flood.

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Partners Observe Flood Remembrance Day at McGehee Schools

By SUBMITTED INFORMATION BY ANGELA COURTNEY SUBMITTED INFORMATION BY ANGELA COURTNEY
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In observance of the 99th Anniversary of the 1927 Mississippi Flood last Friday, April 24, Friends of John H. Johnson Museum, and the American Red Cross partnered to present about the flood and flooding to students at McGehee Elementary School; and the Friends of John H.
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Dumas Special School District Superintendent Kelvin Gragg

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Dumas Special School District unanimously approves 2022 Six-Year Facilities Master Plan

By DUMAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS DUMAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Thu,11/18/21-3:56PM, 1,348 Reads
The Dumas Special School District accepted the Administration recommendations to accept two resignations and the hiring of a Middle Level Paraprofessional at Dumas Junior High School Tuesday, October 19, 2021.
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William Wallace 1956 - 2022

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William Wallace 1956 - 2022

By BROWN FUNERAL HOME AND MORTUARY BROWN FUNERAL HOME AND MORTUARY
Mon,12/19/22-3:24PM, 1,346 Reads
Mr. William Wallace, 66 of Dumas passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Baptist Health Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Born March 23, 1956 in Backgate Community, a son of Rosie Wallace Pickett of Dumas, Arkansas and the late Artis Turner. He was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Watson, Arkansas.
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Dumas School District announces state report grades and plans for improvement

By SPECIAL TO THE CLARION SUPERINTENDENT DR. CAMILLE STERRETT SPECIAL TO THE CLARION SUPERINTENDENT DR. CAMILLE STERRETT
Thu,01/04/24-11:42PM, 1,345 Reads
School Report Cards School Report Card includes additional details which are intended to provide a more in-depth information about school districts including students affected by homelessness, students in foster care, students of military families and so much more. In 2013, the Arkansas Legislature passed A.C.A.
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