Top Story Spotlight McDowell Tech president: ‘Right Where They Belong’ begins early By J.W. KELLEY President of McDowell Technical Community College Mar 12, 2026 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1979, I graduated from Strayhorn Junior High School. Strayhorn, Mississippi, was a community, not a township or city. J.W. 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