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🌱 How a federal court in Aberdeen handled a $400,000 fraud case

Aberdeen, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Aberdeen! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a federal court in Aberdeen handled a $400,000 fraud case

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Sunny with low humidity, temps: high: 87, low: 59.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Mississippi school superintendents sentenced for stealing education funds (wjtv.com) — A federal court session in Aberdeen has sentenced two former Mississippi school superintendents and a Missouri teacher for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal education funds. The defendants received prison terms ranging from 14 to 20 months and were ordered to pay substantial restitution. Prosecutors said they abused their positions in several school districts to divert taxpayer money for personal gain.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

West Point

  • Williams Earns Korn Ferry Tour Card (vucommodores.com)
  • Yokohama Mississippi Touts Maintenance Apprenticeship Program (rv-pro.com)
  • Two Clay Co. residents hospitalized after being shot (wcbi.com)

Columbus

  • Columbus Lowndes Library kicks off summer reading program (wcbi.com)
  • Junior Auxiliary of Columbus awards $33K in scholarships to Lowndes seniors (cdispatch.com)
  • The W welcomes the state's young scholars for Mississippi Governor's School (cdispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Aberdeen

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Aberdeen

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.