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Marion County Commissioners formally renamed and dedicated the entire first floor of the Courthouse Annex as the Marion County Justice Center during Monday’s regular meeting. “This lets us move forward on redesigning the space for better use,” said Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur, “and allows us to more easily exploreContinue Reading

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Francene DePrez/Contributing writer This summer, pre-kindergarten through 5th grade students have had the unique opportunity of participating in “Summer Adventures in Learning”, an enrichment program that is presented free of charge and directed by Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins.  Older students can also serve as teaching assistants and mentors. Dr. JenkinsContinue Reading

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Stephen Pullum, a 1984 graduate of Jefferson High School, has received multiple Global Recognition Awards in Cyber Security thus far in 2021.  On April 21,  Pullum was appointed as Ambassador, North America for the Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF) based in Nairobi, Kenya. The ACDF is Continental platform for top-levelContinue Reading

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Austin Lewter/Jefferson Jimplecute Jennifer and I have four children — three girls and a boy.  I was reared with all brothers.  In fact, there was a dry spell of Lewter girl births from the late 1930s until the mid 2000s.  So raising girls has been an education, but one I wouldContinue Reading