Hobsons Acquires Starfish Retention Solutions to Help Even More Students Succeed. ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwired - Feb 23, 2015) - Hobsons, the world's leader in connecting learning to life, today announced the acquisition of Starfish Retention Solutions, the leading provider of student success and advising systems for higher education institutions.
Purvis, Mississippi. Purvis is a city in Lamar County, Mississippi. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,164 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lamar County.
Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,401. Its county seat is Fulton. The county is part of the Tupelo, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county was named for the Chickasaw leader Itawamba, known to English-speaking settlers as Levi Colbert. He was prominent during the Indian Removal period of the early 19th century, but died before his people left the area. The county was the site of the 2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy when a lesbian student attempted to bring her partner to prom.