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  Shaw News
A former Shaw police officer pleaded guilty to manslaughter this week, just one day before he was to be tried for murder in the 2005 slaying of an Indianola woman.
Shaw Hawks fans were pleased Saturday as they witnessed their football team trounce the host Coahoma Agricultural Tigers, 36-6 in a league game.
A physician has won a new trial after the Mississippi Supreme Court refused to review a lower court's decision that a blood sample taken in a DUI-related fatality can't be used at trial because it was taken...
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 Shaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army
Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre festival.
Shaw University is a historically fl college located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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 bluesreviews.com: Eddie Shaw & the Wolf Gang
Although Eddie Shaw was born in the Mississippi Delta, the tune getting the most airplay off his Delmark CD Can't Stop Now--"Chicago Man"--shows where his allegiance now lies.
An undeveloped jam on Shaw's 1992 In The Land of the Crossroads CD, it returns as a polished anthem in which Shaw promises to take you to all the Windy City's hot spots for food, entertainment, and culture.
But Shaw remembers that at the time many of the people we revere as legends today were not regarded as part of the blues pantheon, but as entertainers.
www.bluesreviews.com /Features/shawfeat.html   (763 words)

  
 Italians in Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Mississippi was a racially conscious society, and Italians were sometimes dismissed as second-class citizens because their skins were darker than those of whites of northern European ancestry.
One of the most prominent Italian families in Mississippi, the Bruninis of Vicksburg, produced a respected Catholic religious leader, the late Joseph Bernard Brunini, who was bishop of the Natchez-Jackson Diocese from 1966 to 1984.
Shaw, for example, had over 100 Italian families in the 1930s, but the population there has declined since the 1950s, hard hit by the same agricultural problems in the Delta that have led to general population loss in the area.
mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature55/italians.htm   (1796 words)

  
 Shaw, Mississippi (MS) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
As of 2005, Shaw's population is 2,249 people.
Compared to the rest of the country, Shaw's cost of living is 30.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Shaw is 9.00 percent (U.S. avg.
www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?city=Shaw_MS   (101 words)

  
 Get On The Bus 2002
As a Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City that August, he participated firsthand in the MFDP's failure to be seated.
Shaw was originally an all-White high school, but it became integrated in the early Seventies.
I've seen poor schools before, in Grand Rapids, so the conditions at Shaw didn't faze me the way they might have other students (except for the hideous green paint on the walls), but what did surprise me was the size of the classrooms.
www.umich.edu /~onthebus/2002/02-25/index.htm   (1439 words)

  
 Shaw Profile | Shaw MS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shaw, MS, population 2,312, is located in Mississippi's Bolivar county, about 96.4 miles from Jackson and 114.8 miles from Memphis.
Through the 90's Shaw's population has declined by about 2%.
It is estimated that in recent years Shaw's population has been declining at an annual rate of less than one percent.
www.idcide.com /citydata/ms/shaw.htm   (51 words)

  
 Shaw
Shaw is the 144th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.065%; percentile is 22.043 [SourceCBN]
Shaw, Mississippi, United States [City]; population was 2,349 in 1990; housing units was 773 in 1990; location is 33°36'N 90°46'W; land area is 1.11 square miles (710 acres); FIPS code is 67000 [SourceCBP]
Shaw, Mississippi, United States [Populated Place] is in Bolivar County; location is 33°36'6"N 90°46'25"W; elevation is 134 feet [SourceGSP]
www.placesnamed.com /s/h/shaw.asp   (276 words)

  
 David Honeyboy Edwards, blues musician from Shaw, Mississippi, born in 1915.
David Honeyboy Edwards, blues musician from Shaw, Mississippi, born in 1915.
As a guitarist and country blues singer, David "Honeyboy" Edwards has been playing" traditional and unadulterated Mississippi Delta blues" since he left his home in Shaw, Mississippi, at the age of fourteen.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards was born June 28, 1915, in Shaw, Mississippi.
www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us /mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/EdwardsHoneyboy.html   (795 words)

  
 Growers Need Bumper Soybean Crop To Off-Set Prices (06-11-1999)
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Mississippi soybean growers, much like other 1999 row crop producers, need a bumper crop to compensate for the depressed market prices.
David Shaw, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station weed scientist, said the state is probably in the best shape ever from early planting.
Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution.
msucares.com /news/print/cropreport/crop99/cr990611.htm   (456 words)

  
 State Water Resources Research Institute Program
The major factors causing water quality impairment in the Mississippi Delta, one of the most intense agricultural areas in the U.S., arise from movement of water from land surfaces.
The Mississippi Delta is a major crop producing area in the United States, matched only by portions of the Midwest in farming intensity.
Research in Mississippi has demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing sediment and herbicide loads in runoff water (Murphy and Shaw 1997; Webster and Shaw 1996).
water.usgs.gov /wrri/99projects/state/Mississippi3.html   (1928 words)

  
 Find a Retailer - Shawfloors.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Shaw's quality flooring can be found nationwide at a wide range of stores, from independent speciality flooring shops to the largest retailers for the home.
Shaw's Star Assurance program also helps you know what features to look for when shopping for carpets and other floors.
Shaw has developed a unique, national alliance of floor covering retailers whose stores have become authorized Shaw Flooring Centers.
www.shawfloors.com /Retailer/RetailerLocator.aspx   (285 words)

  
 Shaw, Mississippi - Real Estate, Homes, Property, Commercial
If you are thinking about moving to Shaw, we can help you find a home, condo, luxury property or other real estate offered for sale.
The weather for Shaw, Mississippi is reported by a local weather station using a combination of TAF and METAR reports from airports and weather stations in the area (ICAO).
If you are moving to Shaw or any of the more than 329 Mississippi cities you can contact us immediately.
shaw.mississippiwebpage.com   (657 words)

  
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One of eight children, Billie Rossie Tonos was born November 12, 1924, in Shaw, Mississippi, to Nazira Hallal Rossie and Sam Rossie, Americans of Lebanese descent.
Billie Rossie Tonos was born November 12, 1924, in Shaw, Mississippi, to Nazira Hallal Rossie and Sam Rossie, Americans of Lebanese descent.
In May of 1942, she graduated from Shaw High School and enrolled at Delta State Teachers College where she was involved in a choral group known as "The Little Foxes," Delta Singers, Delta Playhouse, and its fraternity Alpha Psi Omega.
www.lib.usm.edu /~spcol/coh/cohtonosbb.html   (10301 words)

  
 Education Reform, Small Learning Communities, First Things First, FTF - Institute for Research and Refore in Education ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The people of Shaw have limited resources for their young people’s education.
Located in the Mississippi Delta, the town is too small and the tax base too low to support the public schools, so they are financed by the state and federal governments.
Eighth-, ninth-, and 10th-graders are receiving double the previous instructional time in math and English, a change that Shaw sees as the first step toward improving academic outcomes.
www.irre.org /action/shaw.asp   (286 words)

  
 Mississippi State Alumnus: Summer 1997
A colleague says that his dedication to service has contributed to improving the quality of life and the environment in Mississippi, and that his accomplishments have enhanced economic development in the state.
Another says that the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory has established itself as the premier laboratory for pesticide residue analyses in the country under Alley's leadership as State Chemist.
In 12 years at Mississippi State, Shaw has attracted more than $3 million in funding to support his research projects focusing on safe, effective, and economical weed management programs.
msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu /alumnus/summer.97/25alumni.htm   (620 words)

  
 Shaw, Mississippi (MS) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news
Back to Mississippi, MS smaller cities, MS small cities, All Cities.
Latest news from Shaw, MS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Shaw-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average.
www.city-data.com /city/Shaw-Mississippi.html   (783 words)

  
 Shaw, Mississippi MS, city profile (Bolivar County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Mississippi > All counties > Bolivar County > Shaw
Shaw is a city in Bolivar County, in the Cleveland metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Shaw was $9,070, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=67730   (654 words)

  
 Shaw High School - Shaw, Mississippi - MS - school overview
I am proud to be a graduate of Shaw High School as well.
An opportunity for the principal at Shaw High School to speak about curriculum, special programs, activities, goals and more.
Mississippi school information (click to expand)School information by state (click to expand)School information by city (click to expand)
www.greatschools.net /modperl/browse_school/ms/80   (192 words)

  
 David “Boo” Ferriss: A Baseball Great   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Photograph of Ferriss as a sophomore is from the 1941 Mississippi State yearbook, The Reveille.
Ferriss was born in Shaw, Mississippi, at the beginning of the Roaring Twenties.
There he met his future wife, Lellie Meadow, whose family had moved from Tennessee to Shaw when she was a child.
mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature62/boo.htm   (2411 words)

  
 Shaw Men, Shaw Guys at Matchmaker.com
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While Shaw men and women in Shaw might find dating to be more annoying than nice, it's important to get past this by breaking the ice.
After taking a good look at a number of local Shaw guys, you'll know that the person you are attempting to get to know will have plenty in common with you.
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 Shaw, MS Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Shaw main page, Mississippi, Mississippi smaller cities, Mississippi small towns, All US cities.
Housing units in Shaw with a mortgage: 198 (19 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Back to: Shaw, MS (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Mississippi, All US cities.
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Shaw-Mississippi.html   (348 words)

  
 Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement —  Wally Roberts
For a variety of reasons, it took us two weeks to find places in the community to live, a building to rent for the school and to recruit the students.
We knew we were going to leave, indeed, could leave at any point, but they had to live there with the consequences of their actions and ours, and that took great courage.
I later heard that the African-Americans in Shaw organized a labor union for the cotton field workers and then took over the local school board.
www.crmvet.org /vet/roberts.htm   (588 words)

  
 Leslie Griffin
Presentation at the Mississippi Department of Education's Improving Mississippi Schools 3rd Annual Conference, Biloxi, MS.
Paper presented at the Mississippi Valley State University Teacher Education Conference: Educating for the Millenium, Itta Bena, MS.
Paper presented at the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Fall Conference, Hattiesburg, MS.
www.deltastate.edu /pages/1082.asp   (1175 words)

  
 Shaw, MS (Bolivar County) - city travel guide - ePodunk
Mississippi > All counties > Bolivar County > Shaw City
Shaw is a small community, with a population of 2,312
Churches, other places of worship in or near Shaw
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/travInfo.php?locIndex=67730   (183 words)

  
 shdhot
After all, these days, acquaintances that begin in cyberspace are often the most real, vivid, and long-lasting- and maybe that will be true of us.
The Shaw School District is located in rural Mississippi Delta.
The Shaw School District provides a balanced curriculum emphasizing basic skills, an opportunity for accelerated, enrichment, college preparation, vocational education and school to work courses.
www2.mde.k12.ms.us /0615/shdhot.htm   (281 words)

  
 Like a River Flowing with Living Water - Joyce Marie Jackson
However, the segregated nature of Southern religion is one that African Americans and other ethnic groups chose, in order to worship not only with a sense of dignity and independence but also in their own style.
This new sacred music of the 20th century reflects the concerns of urban life and to a large extent has replaced other sacred styles like the folk spiritual and the Dr. Watts hymn.
The Voices of the Older Ones: The Sacred Harp Singing Tradition in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
www.folklife.si.edu /resources/Festival1997/likeariv.htm   (2735 words)

  
 Shaw, MS (Bolivar County) - city housing guide - ePodunk
Shaw, MS (Bolivar County) - city housing guide - ePodunk
Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Bolivar County declined by -3.4% from 2000 to 2003, going from 40,633 to 39,235.
Housing values - renters and homeowners in Shaw
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 Mississippi - Rural Trust
Mississippi receives the highest overall priority ranking because almost half of its students attend rural schools-and those children and their communities are among the most impoverished in the country, facing challenges that exceed those of most other states.
Compounding these and other obstacles are conditions and outcomes directly attributable to policy decisions: Mississippi's rural students attend large schools and districts operating with the lowest per pupil instructional expenditures in the nation.
Student Achievement and the Distribution of Human and Financial Resources in Mississippi School Districts
www.ruraledu.org /site/c.beJMIZOCIrH/b.1069419/k.9236/Mississippi.htm   (262 words)

  
 Shaw High School Reunion Alumni Classmates
Get all the info on the upcoming Shaw high school reunion activities.
Your Shaw high school prom was really special.
The people you went to Shaw high school with are the people you grew up with.
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