Education

The Marion County Chapter of the NAACP is pleased to announce that it will be awarding two scholarships to Marion County High School seniors in 2013.
The deadline to submit applications is May 15. One scholarship will be provided by the Marion County Chapter of the NAACP. The other scholarship will be provided by family members of the late Verda Calhoun, who was a long-term president of the Marion County NAACP. Each scholarship is $500.
For more information or an application, contact Jerry Evans at (270) 692-5579.

Each week, Debbie Burdette’s first grade class at West Marion Elementary School get an up close view of what it’s like thousands of miles away in Kuwait.
But, more importantly, first-grader Daniel Turner gets an email from his dad.
Daniel’s dad, Carl R. Turner Jr., has been in Kuwait since June. He provides armed personal security for top U.S. military officials and U.S. diplomats traveling through the country. Recently, Carl began sending Daniel and his class emails each week with photos he takes of people, animals and places in Kuwait.