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PAGE IOC, THEMAGEtrOtfRlERSlMPSON COUNTY NEWS. THURSDAY. JULY 22, 1999 Three County. Students qualify for education scholarships of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Simpson County students who qualified for the scholarship program include Tonya Armstrong of Pinola, who attends Alcorn State University, Roderick Haley of Pinola, who attends Mississippi State University, and Nini Quinn of Magee, who attends Tougaloo College.

pared to 323 last year increases the total to more than S4.3 million. Legislative leaders support Dr. Layzell's plan to use Spring 2000 funds for Fall 1999, and have pledged to find a way to fund a S2.4 million budget deficit appropriation in January. Officials attribute the rise in applications to statewide promotion of the program, particularly in areas where the teacher shortages are most widespread. Fducation has designated as having a teacher shortage.

Students who receive four years of assistance are required to spend three years teaching in a shortage, students who receive four years of assistance are required to spend three years teaching in a shortage area, and those who receive less than four years of assistance are expected to commit one year for each year of assistance received. Recipients who do not successfully complete a Mississippi teacher education program and secure teacher certification will be required to repay the loan with interest. Teacher education program graduates who fail to teach in a shortage area are required to do the same. To qualify, students with less than 12 hours of college-level work must have an ACT score of 18 or higher and a high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students with 12 or more hours of college credit must have a college GPA encouraging because Mississippi's future arc being provided access to a college education," Dr.

Layzell said. "That's good news for everyone, especially the children of Mississippi who will benefit from quality teachers." The undergraduate scholarship covers the cost of public university tuition, student housing, meals, books and fees, IF recipients major in education and agree to teach in a district1 that the Mississippi Department of In response to an unprecedented number of applications and in keeping teacher preparation a priority in Mississippi, Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Thomas D. Layzell has authorized the Office of State Student Financial Aid to award the Critical Needs Teacher LoanScholarship Program to an additional 451 eligible applicants so they can prepare for college. The additional load 788 scholarship applications, com.

Entergy says it's ready for 2000 The company that distributes energy to more than 2.5 million customers in the United States announced last week that it has completed the work necessary to prepare its electrical system to function as normal throughout the transition from 1999 to the year 2000. "All components essential to Entergy's ability to provide the basic services of generating and delivering electricity and conducting routine account manage "Between now and the end of the year. Entergy will be refining and practicing contingency plans, should unexpected problems arise," said Johnny Frvin, Entergy's vice president of Customer Service Support. Numerous extra Entergy employees will be on the job at midnight December 31. 1991).

"We're confident our system will sail into the year 2000 without a hitch, but we're prepared for any unanticipated equipment who currently lives on the old home place. Their other children were Sarah Louvenia Floyd Wade Young, Lewis Rowan Floyd Sr, Earl Hicks Floyd, Colon Nichols failures. We have contingency plans for dozens of scenarios." said Ervin. "We're confident, but we're careful." Entergy is cooperating with industry regulators and other utilities to manage potential issues affecting the stability of the nation's integrated electric network, the power grid. Entergy also has ongoing communication with key suppliers, such as fuel and telecommunication providers, to assess their readi Floyd, Ina Bell Floyd Napier, Charles Wilson Floyd, Lenora Pearl Floyd Jones, Alno Berry Floyd Varner and Iona Caroline Floyd Jones.

Each of their children were to this program is ment activities are Y2K-ready," said Charlie Briscoe, director of Entergy's Office of the Year 2000. "After addressing the Y2K problem very aggressively for nearly four years and allocating more than S70 million to eradicating the Y2K bug from our systems, we're confident that Entergy's electricity business will operate on January 1 just as it does any other day," said Briscoe. The two remaining daughters- in-law of this couple both attend- ed the reunion. They are Mrs. Howard E.

Floyd Sr (Etta Ree Walker) and Mrs. W.J. Bryan Floyd (Glydia Mae Fairchild) Floyds have big reunion in Magee r- II an i y-: i 1 1 jwi tm wf lit II r-VA if mm mm tl I VI Bit 3 I -JTW''-. I vV- Jw 'w Orleans, Entergy is a U.S. based global energy company with power production, distribution operations and related diversified services.

The company owns, manages or invests in power plants generating nearly 30,000 megawatts of electricity domestically and internationally. Entergy distributes energy to more than 2.5 million customers in the U.S. Plans were made to meet again in June 2000. Anyone interested in more information about this family may contact Dorris Mangum at 601-849-2947 or Sis Floyd (601-849-5394). by 10199, ness to supply products and services into the year 2000 and beyond.

rw Entergy's Y2K reatfincis pro- gram will stay intact well into the year 2000 to further manage and monitor the1 company's critical systems. More information on Y2K. preparedness, as well as several links to sites containing Extensive additional Y2K information, may be found at www. entergy comy2k. Headquartered in New represented by descendants 'who traveled from not ojily Mississippi, but Alabama, Arkansas, CaliforniarN5va'aa and Oklahoma as well, day of fun and fellowship.

financing? take new rctalbijiivery from dealer stock i immm. 1 Til ft Approximately 100 descen- dants, relatives and friends of Eli Allen and Sarah Caroline (Wilson) Floyd met at the Magee YMCA on June 12, 1999, for their second annual reunion. Eli son of Everett L. and Levenia (Simmons) Floyd, was a native of Simpson County. He married Sarah Caroline Wilson, daughter of James A.

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