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NOAA has increased the predicted storm total for the 2021 hurricane season. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The state department of education releases LEAP Test data showing scores are largely down across the board from 2019 to 2021. The number of students who hit mastery levels was down five percent and the number of students who scored unsatisfactory rose five percent. These results were particularly acute in economically disadvantaged students

The Delta variant appears to be impacting some people in different ways than the original strain, resulting in symptoms that were not historically associated with COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says COVID can still present with the classic symptoms of cough, fever, and shortness of breath, but keep in mind…

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If you come down with any of these symptoms visit your nearest testing site. To find out where that is just call 2-1-1.

Grambling State University is utilizing federal pandemic recovery funds to pay off 1.5 million dollars in student account balances that accrued from spring 2020 through the summer of 2021. Associate VP of Finance Sheliah Faucette says paying off these fees will help students access their transcripts for employers, or continue their education.

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