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McCarty, Dysfuntion Junction continue entertaining readers

by: Anna Kate Baygents Staff Reporter When Kent McCarty graduated last year as a Valedictorian, Star Student, National Merit Finalist, and Hall of Fame recipient, most of his teachers and classmates expected him to achieve big things. As former editor … Continue reading

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Mauldin selected as SEATA Athletic Trainer of the Year

by: Anna Kate Baygents Staff Reporter Oak Grove’s athletic trainer Kevin “Doc” Mauldin, was recently awarded High School Athletic Trainer of the Year by the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association. This title is given to one trainer from a seven state … Continue reading

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Does a president’s personal life affect his decisions?

by: Anna Kate Baygents Staff Reporter When you hear the name Bill Clinton, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For most people, it is not his foreign policies or economic decisions, but of his now infamous alleged affair … Continue reading

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Oak Grove names 2012 Star Student, Teacher

by: Anna Kate Baygents Oak Grove recently announced Daniel Beck as the 2011-2012 Star Student. With a score of 35 on his ACT, achieving this feat was quite an honor.“I am so excited to be named Star Student. I originally … Continue reading

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New baseball facility coming to OGHS

By: Anna Kate Baygents Staff Reporter After two years of planning and fundraising, Oak Grove High School is getting an indoor baseball facility. All of the funds for the nearly $300,000 facility have been donated by the community group Foundation … Continue reading

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Is Proposition 26 right for Mississippi?

By: Anna Kate Baygents Staff Reporter Abortion is one of the most controversial social issues in politics today. When the topic is mentioned, extremists from both sides come out with pitch forks. I first heard of Proposition 26, the personhood … Continue reading

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Upgrade/Downgrade

By: Anna Kate Baygents Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’ve probably heard of Charlie Sheen’s newest claim to fame: his final hit of rock bottom. The Two and a Half Men star has … Continue reading

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How-To do laundry, deal with a bad date, and jump-off a car

How To Do Laundry By: Brittain Allgood Graduating from high school and starting a new year in college brings on responsibilities that some students may not be prepared for. College students, who live on campus, will be required to do … Continue reading

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Should Haley Barbour run for President?

YES By: Anna Kate Baygents During the 2010 midterm elections, Governor Haley Barbour first mentioned running for President. Before then, I had never considered our Governor as a possible candidate for our nation’s Commander-in-Chief. Barbour has been great for Mississippi … Continue reading

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Bomb threat forces students to evacuate

By: Anna Kate Baygents The morning of January 14th started off like any other Friday. When students heard the intercom beep, they expected to hear the usual dress code check announcement, but instead they heard Assistant Principal Shelia Kribbs. She … Continue reading

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