Clinton Public Schools held its monthly board of education meeting Monday, along with speakers such as new Clinton High School Head Football Coach Trevor Powers and Clinton Police Department’s school resource officers, to discuss the current state of Clinton Public Schools going into 2026.
Clinton Regional Hospital has received its first payment related to achieving REH status. According to CEO Len Lacefield, the hospital actually received two payments, each in the amount of $285,625.90, for a total of $571,251.80.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of an Alabama man after a small dog was abandoned in a shopping cart at Homeland. Wanted is Daniel Matthew Paullin, 60, of Leeds, Ala.
Exploring new worlds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The exhusband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend in the killings of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois.
Epic Charter School’s superintendent of finance presented an update to the school’s board on April 9 in just over one minute, without a hint at the chaos brewing behind the scenes.
The Department of Music at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) will host the 56th Annual SWOSU Jazz Festival Feb. 19–20, 2026, in Weatherford. This festival is open to the public and will feature two days of concerts, clinics, and social events. The festival will feature acclaimed guest artists trombonist Andy Martin and the Stockton Helbing Trio, alongside the SWOSU Jazz Orchestra.
Road work
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing protesters to scramble out of the way and then run after the speeding vehicle to try to attack the driver.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics, including money for rural health care and the early identification of disabilities in young children.