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Carrie Kimbrell

Students return, so does prom, graduations

Students have been back in school for more than a week, a time that’s been celebrated by staff and students and that’s bringing talk of the return of prom, graduations, and even field days. “Last Monday, we really treated that day like a first day of school,” said North Hancock Elementary principal Kelly Moore. Students…

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School staff receives second vaccine shot

On Friday morning employees of the Hancock County School System received their second COVID-19 vaccination shot at the Hancock County Health Department in Hawesville. According to Hancock County Board of Education District Health Coordinator Carrie Kimbrell, approximately 157 employees received the second shot. “It went well,” Kimbrell said. “I do not know of anyone that…

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Experienced locals report vaccine side effects mild, short-term

Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is rolling out to a wider segment of society, worries over rumored side effects are spreading instead, but those with experience say they’re nothing to worry about. Posts on Facebook by county residents have detailed aches, fatigue and sore arms lasting sometimes more than a day, but those are usually…

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