Purvis NewsLocal news for Purvis, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Local teens head to rodeo- June 29, 2008 For many, the Fourth of July means cookouts, Sousa marches and fireworks. For six local teens and their families this year, the national holiday will mean rodeo.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/local-teens-head-to-rodeo?fromrss=1 Purvis man to be resentenced today- June 27, 2008 PURVIS - A one-time death row inmate was to be resentenced after a battery of tests found he was mentally retarded.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/purvis-man-to-be-resentenced-today?fromrss=1 Board facing budget dilemma- June 26, 2008 PURVIS - Superintendent Ben Burnett said Thursday night that the Lamar County School Board is asking for a tax increase to cover drastic cuts in the district's $74 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/board-facing-budget-dilemma?fromrss=1 Board: Tuition hike needed- June 24, 2008 Although the College Board recently raised tuition at Mississippi's eight public universities again, members don't want the blame.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/board-tuition-hike-needed?fromrss=1 Big Bay students to stay in Purvis schools- June 22, 2008 The Lamar County School Board voted Monday for all current students in the Big Bay Lake area to continue attending Purvis schools.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/big-bay-students-to-stay-in-purvis-schools?fro... School dedication set for Sunday- June 20, 2008 A ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday for the dedication of the James E. Mangum Lower Elementary School.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/school-dedication-set-for-sunday?fromrss=1 County looks at closing swimming hole- June 18, 2008 PURVIS - For Bill Dobbs and other locals, heading down to cool off at the swimming hole off Talowah Road was a summertime tradition.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/county-looks-at-closing-swimming-hole?fromrss=... Bounds reflects on presidency- June 18, 2008 PURVIS - Joe Bounds figured his role on the Lamar County Board of Supervisors would change somewhat after he took over as the five-man body's president in January.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/bounds-reflects-on-presidency?fromrss=1 IHL to hold committee, board meetings, annual retreat- June 14, 2008 JACKSON - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning will hold a Budget, Finance and Audit Committee meeting and its regular monthly meeting Tuesday in the President's Conference Room 102 in ...http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/ihl-to-hold-committee-board-meetings-annual-re... Lamar County receives funds for more defibrillators- June 12, 2008 If George Stevens has his way, automatic external defibrillators will be strewn from one end of Lamar County to the other.http://www.topix.net/city/purvis-ms/2008/06/lamar-county-receives-funds-for-more-defibrill... |