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Raymond Garden Club Ladies Enjoy the Rockabilly

Raymond ladies enjoying the Rockabilly at Myrtis & George Ewing’s Saturday night. Pictured above from left to right are: Joy Lyle, Kim Williams, Myrtis Ewing, Martha Ferguson & Beth, (Martha’s Daughter). Garden Club...

May 6, 2022

Utica Area News

To everyone’s surprise, we heard several sonic booms Friday morning, April 27, and since that is so unusual these days, I investigated. A meteor came whizzing by so close to us that the booms could be heard in...

May 6, 2022 · Mary Collins Landin

Mississippi College’s 50-Year Club Reunion Expands (This Time) to Include Three Graduating Classes

David Holloway says it will be three times the fun when the 50-Year Club at Mississippi College hosts its reunion at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in Anderson Hall in the B.C. Rogers Student Center. That’s because three...

May 6, 2022

Senior Adult Choir Festival

The senior adult choir festival was held at Wynndale Baptist Church, on May 3. This is the First Baptist Church, Jackson Reflections Choir, directed by Eva Hart, who retired after 43+ years. Attending were: Brandon...

May 6, 2022

Terry Headlight News

Since Holy Week, I have been extremely (too) busy, and I have not had the ability to do everything that I have needed to do. Last week even saw my going to the hospital overnight after spending time in the emergency...

May 6, 2022 · Terry P. Johnson

Utica Area News

I could not send in news last week because many on our side of Huntsville internet hookups were off line. If I had enough warning, I could have put what news I had on a thumb drive and my son Tom could have sent it, but...

April 22, 2022 · Mary Landin

Raymond News

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter: the church services left you inspired and uplifted; the weather held off a little so the kids could hunt Easter eggs; and your house was filled with the love of family. My daughter,...

April 22, 2022 · Mary Kuhn

Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) Elects 2022 - 2023 Leaders

The Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) elected its 2022-2023 officers and new board members at the association’s 2022 Best Practices Symposium held April 9 at the Sheraton Flowood. Elected as officers of the...

April 22, 2022

Lampton Enochs Presents “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”

A McComb native son whose film career has netted the industry’s highest award will share the honor with homefolks as part of the city’s Sesquicentennial celebration. That’s not surprising considering that Lampton...

April 22, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Raymond News

This past week has been spring break week. I know lots of families and some older teens have vacationed in many places. Phil and I, however no longer tied to school scheduled hardly realized that it was spring break....

March 25, 2022 · Mary Kuhn

Utica Institute Museum at Hinds CC Celebrates Opening

The Utica Institute Museum on the Utica Campus of Hinds Community College officially opened in February with Hinds AHS alumnus Congressman Bennie Thompson and Mississippi Humanities Council Executive Director Dr. Stuart...

March 25, 2022

Hinds CC Hires New Student Services Chief

Dr. Jennifer Miles is busy getting to know the Hinds family in her new role as Vice President of Student Services. Miles began work Feb. 1, replacing Randall Harris, who is retiring March 31. As the head of Student...

March 25, 2022

Utica Area News

After a long fight with cancer, Mrs. Earlene Puckett Hood, 77, passed away on March 21, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Utica, MS, on February 28, 1944. She was the youngest of five children, and upon...

March 25, 2022 · Mary Landin

Mississippi’s New Capitol is an Architectural Wonder that Belongs to All of Us

The mere mention of Mississippi’s “New Capitol” building in Jackson evokes affection that’s no doubt felt for similar structures in the other 49 states. A recent Facebook post by the advocacy organization...

March 25, 2022 · Mac Gordon

Raymond Culture Club Meets at “The Gathering” in February

The Raymond Culture Club met at The Gathering. This is a new business that has opened on the square. Club member, Debbie Tillman is the owner of the lovely antique shop. The hostesses for the meeting were Isla Tullos,...

March 25, 2022

Raymond News

War has come to Europe. We have not had war in Europe since WWII; but this week, Putin has decided to send troops into Ukraine. The world has condemned this act and there has been tremendous support for Ukraine from...

March 18, 2022 · Mary Kuhn

Utica Area News

MS officials are still being careful about the coronavirus but is encouraging us to start living our lives again. As of this writing, we have 796,966 infected with 12,206 dead. LTC facilities have a huge drop in...

March 18, 2022 · Mary Landin

Raymond & Clinton Chamber of Commerce Open New Businesses

Both the Raymond and Clinton Chamber of Commerce are happy to introduce 2 new businesses into the Raymond Community - Warrior Welke Fitness and Fidelis Performance and Recovery. Austin Mitchell-Briggs and Jason Miles...

March 18, 2022

Terry's Creek News 3/10/22

Music and singing were such a blessing last Sunday. Dennis Lea sang the special music for the morning service and was so very good. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin brought a wonderful message in the morning and evening worship...

March 12, 2022 · Catherine Brown

Progress News 3/10/22

It was a good day at Progress BC with Bro. Dan telling the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel from Genesis. He has been preaching on the women of the Bible that we sometimes forget. However it was an important lesson and...

March 11, 2022 · Aline Knippers

MPA Lauds Mississippi Senators for Supporting Postal Reform

Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith both voted to support H.R. 3076, the Postal Reform Act, which will provide needed relief for the U.S. Postal Service after 15 years of being required to pre-fund...

March 10, 2022

State Health Officer Resigns His Position

Today, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announced that State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH, will resign from his position at the end of July 2022. Dobbs began his career at MSDH in 2008, and has...

March 10, 2022

Progress News 3/3/22

It was a good day at Progress BC with Bro. Dan preaching a good message from Matthew 10:24-33 on Hell. We also finished the last lesson in our Sunday school book on Joseph. Even though we all know the story of Joseph,...

March 3, 2022 · Aline Knippers

Magnolia’s Public Works Department to Get New Equipment

The March monthly City of Magnolia Board meeting was held on March 1, 2022, at 5:30 pm in City Hall. There were 22 items posted to the agenda with variety of topics. With respect to old business carried over from last...

March 3, 2022 · Terry Jackson