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Weekend Preview – May 2, 2024
SUMMARY: The content discusses various events happening in the Pine Belt area, including a big Sun Belt baseball series, a rodeo event, art exhibitions, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and a community parade. The weather is also discussed, with a mix of clouds and potential showers expected. The forecast calls for increasing humidity and temperatures reaching the mid-90s later in the week. The segment ends with highlighting a local women's basketball coach who beat lung cancer for the third time. The parade of Champions will celebrate local athletes and scholars from different schools. Overall, it's a mix of community events, weather updates, and inspirational news.
Karrie and Ryan are here to go over what's available in the Pine Belt this weekend!
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Ellisville State School cemetery projects moving forward
SUMMARY: Ellisville State School provided an update on their Cemetery preservation project, where interns from USM helped locate buried remains of families. The interns created a digital map of the cemetery to locate sunken headstones. A professor from USM used ground penetrating radar with a 400 megahertz antenna to locate unmarked or mismarked graves. The radar sends a signal into the ground and maps where it returns to identify anomalies indicating burials. The cemetery was active from the 1920s to the 1980s, with approximately 150 people buried there. The process takes 3 to 4 hours and will result in a three-dimensional model of the area.
Ellisville State School cemetery projects moving forward.
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Columbia officer honored with national recognition
SUMMARY: Lieutenant Brenda Young, a school resource officer for the Columbia school district, has been named one of the best officers in the country and selected for an exceptional service award by the National Association of School Resource Officers. The announcement was made via a zoom call to the Columbia School District administrative offices. Young is one of the few officers nationwide to receive this honor, and she is excited to have her hard work recognized. She believes that impacting even one person's life is fulfilling. Young will receive her award in person at a national conference in Phoenix, Arizona in July.
Columbia officer honored with national recognition.
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Laurel Upper Elementary sees new addition
SUMMARY: Laurel Upper Elementary School has unveiled a new facility that will house about 130 students, addressing overcrowding issues. With the help of Esser funds, the school has created new classrooms with bathrooms and water fountains, providing a better quality learning environment. The new wing is a separate, u-shaped addition to the original building, allowing for more engagement between teachers and students. The school will decide which grade levels will utilize the new facility over the summer, with plans to start using it in the next school year. This development reflects the school's commitment to improving facilities for a better overall learning experience.
Laurel Upper Elementary sees new addition.
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