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The original county seat, Old Tillatoba, was discovered to have a defective land title, so the seat was removed to Charleston in 1837. [3] The Charleston Female school, established in 1852, flourished for several years. The Tallahatchie Herald, a Democratic weekly newspaper, was established in 1892. In 1901, the Charleston Bank was established.
Charleston High School held its first racially integrated prom in April 2008. [7] This event was the subject of the 2008 HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi. The documentary focused on Charleston High School and the efforts to have a mixed prom instead of the traditional racially segregated proms.
Augusta County is a conservative county. Politically, 77.93% of Augusta County voters chose Republican Glenn Youngkin in the most recent governor's race and 72.65% chose Republican Donald Trump in ...
There were a total of 1,400 students enrolled in the Perry County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 48% female and 52% male. The racial makeup of the district was 33.50% African American, 65.86% White, 0.43% Hispanic, and 0.21% Native American.
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged. Associated Press. February 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM.
Mississippi K-12 public school districts violated a federal act by administering state testing to more than the allotted 1% of students designated for “alternative” testing because of severe ...
The school held its first racially integrated prom in April 2008, [7] which was the subject of the 2008 HBO documentary Prom Night in Mississippi. The documentary focused on the school and the efforts to have a mixed prom instead of segregated proms, with one for whites and the other for blacks. In 2010, the graduation rate was 68.8%.
Augusta County Community Policy Management Team 1:30 p.m. Augusta County Government Center, 18 Government Center Lane. Lewis Creek Watershed Advisory Committee 5 p.m. Staunton City Hall, 116 W ...