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Metcalfe is an Alabama native
Jackson resident Kristie Lynn Metcalfe is the newest member of the Mississippi Supreme Court. Metcalfe works as a law clerk for Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., of Jackson.
Metcalfe is a native of Sulligent, Ala., and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi University for Women, where she majored in English and political science. She earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in May 2010.
Metcalfe now resides in Jackson.
During law school, Metcalfe was a member of the Mississippi Law Journal Editorial Board, the Ole Miss Moot Court Board, and a recipient of the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award.
She previously worked summer clerkships at the law firms of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz in Jackson, Miss., and at the Birmingham, Ala., firms of Lightfoot, Franklin & White and Maynard, Cooper & Gale.
Parents get $4.7 million for pool incident
The Associated Press is reporting that the parents of two children who nearly drowned in the swimming pool at a Jackson hotel three years ago have been awarded a multi-million dollar settlement.
On July 30, 2007, Robert Sproles, Jr., and his family were at the La Quinta Inn in Jackson. His children, ages 8 and 9, were left unattended at the hotel while their father took his wife to work.
Authorities said neither child knew how to swim and their parents had warned them to stay away from the pool.
The Sproles’ lawsuit alleged that a latching device on the pool gate wasn’t working and the hotel manager violated corporate policy by allowing his CPR certification to lapse.
The hotel manager quickly responded and helped to save the children’s lives.
The family was awarded $4.7 million.
Drew gets $1.7 million grant for water projects
The City of Drew has been awarded a grant and a loan to assist with their water and wastewater systems projects. The loan, in the amount of $1,713,030 was provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. And their loan, for $438,000, was awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.
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