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🌱 Why Burnsville Elementary's higher score brought a lower grade

Burnsville, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Burnsville! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Burnsville Elementary's higher score brought a lower grade
  • Cookies with Santa returns to J.P. Coleman State Park

Also on today's calendar: Burnsville Christmas Parade.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with some sun, temps: high: 61, low: 37.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tishomingo County Schools Earn B Rating Under New State Scale (alcornnewsms.com) — Burnsville Elementary gained six points on its state accountability score but dropped from a B to a C under Mississippi's tougher grading scale. Tishomingo County's district also slipped a letter grade despite a slightly higher score. District leaders say changes to testing and accountability make comparisons with previous years unreliable.
   

• Cookies with Santa Returns to J.P. Coleman State Park Dec. 12 (alcornnewsms.com) — Families can decorate cookies and visit Santa at J.P. Coleman State Park near Iuka on Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Activities are included with regular park admission of $2 per person, with children 5 and under free. Parents should bring a camera or phone for Santa photos.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Sonic posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Iuka. Apply here.
  • Radius Recycling, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Iuka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Burnsville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Iuka

Corinth

  • These 6 Indoor Mississippi Flea Markets Stay Open Year-Round, So Rainy Saturdays Turn Into Treasure Hunts (takingthekids.com)
  • Corinth Freeze Likely Friday Night After Veterans Day Showers (alcornnewsms.com)
  • The 5 Best Hunting Rain Gear for Alcorn County Deer Season (alcornnewsms.com)

Ok Burnsville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Burnsville

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