Raymond News

R by Kara Culp In the summer of 1992, a little 6-year-old Kara was playing at her Auntie Joyce’s house in Lake Zurich, Illinois. It was one of my favorite places in the entire world. Their big red 1920’s home sat on a lake and the views were just lovely. Auntie Joyce (my grandmother’s younger and only sibling), was a locally famous artist and used the covered front porch as her studio. I know Southern charm this is where my life-long love and appreciation for art began. I smile every sure made clean up time I think about my easy. summers in Lake Even though I Zurich. was just 6 years old, I Auntie Joyce and remember rather vividly her husband, Uncle the day a stray dog (with Warren, were quite fond just three legs) bit off my of feeding stray animals. entire chin at my Auntie Cats, dogs, birds, squirJoyce’s house. It was rels, racoons, you name devastating, as you can it – they fed it. My mothimagine. Having grown er cooked for Auntie up with two large and Joyce and Uncle Warren gentle black labs, I was often and we shared familiar with dogs. I many meals together at wasn’t teasing the dog or our home just up the getting in the way of his road in Libertyville. food scraps. I do rememAfter every meal, without ber it being an unseafail, Uncle Warren asked sonably hot day. This for a brown bag full of stray dog had an scraps and leftovers to unknown history and take to the animals. It was disabled and so we Announcing the H INDS C G ’ “SOUND OFF” Do you have something to say and want ot Submit a “SOUND OFF” to the HINDS COU Here’s How: 1) Submissions are ANONYMOUS and allow y of concern to you and the community. Editor 2) Each week the reviews the submission variety of opinions, lightly editing submissions 3) The maximum recommended length of a “So 80 words. Dear Editor 4) Address your submissions to “ ” an within an email or as an attached word docume 5) Email us at you are thinking!! 6) While we prefer emails, you may send a pri at P.O. Box 729, Raymo Call BY CAROLYN CLEMENT cjclements@bellsout or The Village plants for the Town of Square Park was full of Terry. action on Saturday. The The Terry Clean Historical Preservation Up Committee, headed Committee, Lions by Rev. Chris Taylor, Club. Mt Moria Lodge, had a busy morning on JROTC of Terry High Saturday. The group School were all busy went to different areas of planting 25 - five gallon the town picking up trees. Individuals joining trash. A dumpster was in were Mr. And Mrs. provided in the park as Rutledge, Pat Thornton well. Even Senator and others. A beautiful Blount was here to help day! out. Such a worthwhile Thank you town project. Thanks to all the officials for making this workers who came out possible by purchasing to support and work on the plants for the this busy day!! It’s amazArboretum Also, Mt. ing to see the accomMoria Lodge, Historic plishments when we all Preservation. Lions work together as a team. Club, Supervisor Then pizzas were a McGowan for your dona- delight for lunch. tions for mulch and pot- We were all sadting soil. Outdoor dened to hear of the Solutions provided the death of Archie Stewart tine release fertilizer. that passed sway on IMike Marler, Landscape March 5. 2026. He and Architect, identified the Pat moved to Terry over variety of native trees fifty years ago and built needed and secured the a lovely home in the m awaits at Mamie’s Cottage Bed and Breakfast (my dad, pic p never really knew what pital took great care of p “set him off.” me. They sent in a pedi- m I My sister heard atric plastic surgeon t I my screams and found who made me whole S y me first - all bloodied again. Everyone said I T h with a tiny little chin on was lucky the dog didn’t s y the ground. I remember get my neck, just inches M e her screams more than away. Can you even c s my own. Within sec- imagine? Thank you, D n onds, my Momma Lord, for sparing me that h n swooped me up, put my day. s d chin in a Kleenex, and It took a while for s s gave it to me to hold to my chin to heal but it did p I my face. It was surreal, with time. I’m sure every t r really, to hold my own reader of this column is L s chin in the palm of my going to want to examine p - hand. My mom knew my face next time you T - she couldn’t wait for an see me in person. It’s r s ambulance so she quick- okay – you can stare. I’ll c n ly loaded me into the show you what is left of W d front seat of our big blue my scars! I didn’t devel- b e Ford Aerostar. The hos- op a lifelong fear of dogs s or animals (you know e how much I love my f S Dolly) but I’ve always s used caution around p unleashed and stray t dogs, most especially r packs of dogs. s In recent m thers to listen? months, a pack of stray y UNTY GAZETTE!!! dogs has been running y around Raymond and A instilled a lot of fear in A you to address topics residents throughout town – myself included. e They are often seen up m ns and chooses a and down Dupree Street, r for length and clarity. West Main Street, f ound Off” is about through downtown, h around Palestine Street, t and East Main Street as p nd this can be sent well as Hinds c ent. Community College. The h tell us what inted “Sound Off” to the ond, MS 39154. O BITU LMA-PA EWS publishes o their families. Typi TS tion fr th.net We encourage r more detailed 5 lo f Wynndale Communuty. FOR MO His funeral was on n Monday at Wynndale CAL d Presbyterian Church , with interment at n Raymond Cemetery. His p obituary states “he was f heralded into Heaven p with the tune they s always sang as he s entered a room, “Hail to SSuubbsscc r the Chief”. He is surp vived by his wife, two e lovely daughters and e their families. HH IINNDD t The Ella Bess n Austin Library hosted an - event on Saturday. Cory GG - Tyler will give a report l next week. The library . always has such fun and a interesting activities. An Easter Egg - Extravaganza is planned 660011-- e for the town and more t information will be comn ing out next week. d Enjoy the beautir ful weather!! t e S husband, Charles, run the fabulous Mamie’s Cottage Bed and Breakfast at the historic Dupree House 5 miles down the road, just outside of city limits. My parents stayed at Mamie’s Cottage when they visited for Virginia Rose’s baptism nearly 9 years ago. They absolutely loved their stay at this true-to-itsname “Bed and Breakfast” and enjoyed ctured, loved it)! visiting with Brenda and Charles in the mornings. After nearly 28 years in business, pack quickly crept up on Brenda and Charles conme and Dolly in front of tinue to receive visitors the post office on a quiet from all over the United Saturday morning. States. Brenda shared Thankfully, a really nice that four couples, three stranger in the Corner from the Demopolis, Market parking lot Alabama area and one chased the dogs away so from Louisville, Dolly and I could run Mississippi visited home. The dogs actually Raymond last Saturday. startled Dolly so bad, The entire goal of their she had a terrible spell of trip was to stay at a hispoo poo right in front of toric property and have a the Robert steak dinner at the Law Firm (which was Gibbes Country Store in promptly cleaned up). Learned. Since Brenda The same pack of dogs and Charles could not recently killed a house accommodate all four cat on Palestine Street. couples at Mamie’s Witnesses report that, Cottage Bed and besides the cats themBreakfast, they suggestselves, these dogs love to ed that two of the coueat cat food when they ples stay with them and find it (and Raymond the other two stay at the sure has plenty of it!). I Porter House in downpray we can work town Raymond. Then all together as a town to four couples gathered remedy this unfortunate Sunday morning at the situation. Please contact Dupree House for me and let me know brunch and a tour of the your thoughts. As one of property. They expressed your Raymond how lovely Raymond is Aldermen, I am all ears – and plan to return. AND chin! Raymond sure is In entirely differsweet and we have a lot ent and significantly to offer. I love hearing more fun news, I the stories of folks who received a call this week love our town just as from Brenda Davis. I much as we do! Let’s have the best time chatkeep it that way. ting with Brenda on the phone and I feel like we Be kind and sufcould have talked for fer well. hours. Brenda and her DS OUNTY AZETTE P INDS OUNTY AZETTE obituaries of our readers and ically, we receive obituary informarom the funeral homes. readers to supplement this with d information to capture their oved ones memory. ORE INFORMATION LL LMA-PA ccrriibbee ttoo tthhee CC DDSS OOUUNNTTYY GG !! AAZZEETTTTEE CCaallll --778833--22444411!! LMA-PA