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LEE CAREER AND TECH CENTER

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LEE CAREER AND TECH CENTER
LEE CAREER AND TECH CENTER

06:03 pm highway 45.

Police say seven students were on the bus at the time of the accident.

Two of students complained of minor pain and were checkd out on the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle involved was taken to the hospital.

Columbus police are investigating the accident.

Wipe to vo an aberdeen woman is killed in a morning accident during a heavy rain storm.

Monroe county coroner alan gurley says the car 29-year-old kristy smith was driving left the highway and hit a tree.

The one-car accident happened just after 9 am on highway 8, just east of aberdeen.

Smith died at the scene from multiple trauma.

Gurley says that smith was the only person in the vehicle.

State troopers are investigating the crash.

Wipe to gfx a man serving time for convictions out of prentiss county dies at parchman.

45-year-old lee clemmer died yesterday afternoon in the hospital at the mississippi state penitatry.éé foul play is not suspected in his death.

éé his body is being sent for an autopsy.

éé clemmer was convicted twice of selling

Plans for a career and technical education center are moving forward for lee county schools.

Voters overwhelmingly approved a bond package to fund the center in january.

Allie martin has more.

At a recent "signing day" lee county high school seniors committed to internships with century construction.

Nats and more partnerships between the district and businesses are expected with the new career and technical education center approved by voters as part of a 15 million dollar bond package.

"we want to provide the opportunity for our students to be college and career ready, not college or career ready."

The 33 thousand square foot facility will be located at community development foundation's new industrial park called "the hive."

Lee county school district superintendent coke magee says the hive will not only consolidate all career and technical programs, but it'll allow the district to offer nine career pathways for students.

The location of the hive is centrally located for the three high schools in the district.

"we will provide transportation, have buses to go out there , will be a lot closer for those students, as opposed to driving from one end of the county to the other, will make it a lot easier for them" standup bridge and the partnership with cdf played a big role in the decision to build the career and technical center at the hive.

Magee says students will be in the middle of the area's newest industrial park, with a variety of businesses and potential career opportunities.

"we know it will be positive for our students, as they learn these skills to be that close contact with members industrial park, industry and manufacturing there."

Construction could begin in the spring or summer, with the first classes underway in the fall of 2021.

In lee county allie martin wcbi news that bond issue did not require a tax increase for

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