Story time

Beverly Thomason read the “Polar Express” story to hundreds of children and adults during last weekend’s Christmas in Clinton event at Acme Park.

Here's your preview of Wednesday's paper

- Clinton Police hands out top awards

- School board gets update

- The Edge prepares giveaway

- Clinton school support staff honored by administration

- Former Clinton star gets first taste of college

At Monday night’s Clinton School Board meeting, Supt. Tyler Bridges provided the trustees an update on the future Clinton Middle School construction site.

The Edge Staff from left are Hal Penner, Tatum Cummings, Lorie Rivera, Hunter Krewall, Billy Shaw, Stetson Green, Ashley Freelove and Courtney Williams. Not pictured is Lavora Trammell. CDN | Michael Maresh

The Edge Church will be having a grocery giveaway for the entire community beginning at 8 a.m. Dec. 15 at 1039 S. 10th St.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as part of media leak investigations during the Trump administration, according to a new watchdog report being released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates.

(AP) — Firefighters battled a wildfire early Tuesday in Malibu that prompted evacuations near Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library watched as the fire intensified and the sky turned deep red.

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