Julia McDill had decided not to pursue her master’s degree.
The seven-year veteran teacher at Franklin Elementary still owes student loan debt from when she earned her bachelor’s in elementary education at the Mississippi University for Women. Adding to that debt

A newly emerged nonprofit organization is lobbying the board of supervisors for funds for a community homeless shelter.

The board of supervisors passed a resolution Monday for the county to take part in an incentive program that will give businesses that locate to the area a tax break.