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COLUMBIA - Tracy Bradford wanted to get her 11-year-old son, Dakota, the perfect gift for his birthday. She was surprised when she found out she was getting a brand new computer, which will ultimately become Dakota’s present.
“I’m going to be the best mom out there,” Bradford said, thinking of what her son might say.
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COLUMBIA -Two educators who will take the reins as principals at two elementary schools were introduced at a press conference at Maury County School Central Office Monday.
Tina Weatherford, worked as a teacher/facilitator at Highland Park Elementary for 25 years will become principal of Joseph Brown Elementary School. She will replace Joe Cornelius who was reassigned [...]

COLUMBIA - Registration for new Central High School students is July 21 through July 22 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. by appointment.
A transcript copy or report card and withdrawal form from the previous school is required before registration can begin. Students must also bring the green Tennessee immunization card from Maury County Health Department, three kinds [...]

MAURY COUNTY - Connected Tennessee’s Computers 4 Kids has donated 79 new Dell computers to deserving families in Maury, Marshall and Giles counties.
Computers 4 Kids is an innovative project designed to positively impact the future of disadvantaged children in Tennessee by distributing computers to children and families facing economic challenges, are in the foster care [...]

PULASKI — Despite a new school board policy barring the filming of meetings without prior authorization, one resident recorded Thursday’s board proceedings without reprimand.
The policy allows the press and individuals to film the meetings only with the consent of the board. But at Thursday’s Giles County School Board meeting, resident Allen Barrett kept his camera [...]

A candidate running for school board would not be able to serve if elected because he has moved out of state, Maury County’s administrator of elections said Thursday.
Dwayne Eugene Kelley, who is running for the District 6s chool board seat, moved to Michigan, according to a mail forwarding label and a woman who answered his [...]

COLUMBIA - Central High School students will have to wait longer for a project to rebuild the aging facility on Lion Parkway.
Bob Farmer, chairman of the Maury County Commission Building Committee, said the panel would not make a motion to forward a request for $2.5 million for design and site evaluation.
Read more at Columbia Daily [...]

COLUMBIA - Columbia State’s Center for Economic and Community Development is offering several instructor-led, non-credit courses during July. In addition to the traditional non-credit course format, a select group of courses are tailored to the needs of teachers and senior citizens.

The Power of Your Influence Seminar provides great leadership principles that will keep you [...]

Tennessee law effectively bars Maury County schools from holding class only four days a week to save money on fuel, a state spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Rachel Woods with the Tennessee Department of Education said state law requires students to attend class for 180 days.
Read more at Columbia Daily Herald Online

List of graduates will be published soon.

Tennessee Technological University and Lee University are offering scholarships to community college students who plan to transfer. For more information, contact Pauletta Burns, pburns4@columbiastate.edu or (931) 540-2582.

Students who have received a degree or certificate from any college or who has attempted 150 percent of the published program length must request an extension of financial aid. Students must complete the extension for financial aid request by May 14. For more information or to receive the request form, contact the Office of Financial [...]

Attention students pursuing healthcare fields!
The makers of Tylenol are awarding scholarship money to outstanding students who are pursuing health-related studies.
For application and information go to:
http://Tylenol.com/scholarship
(use access key TYLN)
Application deadline: May 15, 2008