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PROPEL Community Fund awards Brooke Roberts college scholarship

PROPEL Community Fund has awarded Brooke Roberts of Thrasher High School a tuition scholarship to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College.

The scholarship aims to support Roberts’ educational goals and invest in her future, as well as the future of Prentiss County, according to the fund.

Through the PROPEL Community Fund, local leaders seek to create opportunities that improve community quality of life. Supporting students like Roberts is part of the effort to ensure talented young people can pursue higher education and achieve their goals, the organization said.

The scholarship was facilitated through the CREATE Foundation, a partner of Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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