At their regularly scheduled meeting of Tuesday, November 6 the Louisville Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to approve a proclamation officially renaming Memorial Park Cemetery on E. John C. Stennis Dr. and Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Armstrong St. to Louisville Memorial Cemetery, recognizing the two as one cemetery.
On October 20, 2018, the Kirk Family Reunion was held at the Bethel Baptist Church for the first meeting. Approximately 65 members attended.
Four new rides and games will highlight the 2018 edition of East Central Community College’s Warrior Wonderland scheduled Friday, Dec. 7, on the campus in Decatur. The special celebration of Christmas will begin immediately following the Decatur Christmas Parade, about 6:30 p.m., and conclude by 8:30 p.m.
Come ye, come you all to the Winston County Farmers Market Bizarre on Monday, November 19, 2018, @ 3-6 pm at the Louisville Coliseum 245 Ivy St. Louisville, MS. “On this day, individuals will have an opportunity to complete their Thanksgiving's menu by purchasing locally grown fruits and vegetables.
The week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 was a busy one for sure; lots of visitors from different families and of course I’m in the mix.
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Choctaw County families are expressing their gratitude by giving back.
Residents are filling shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items to send to children in need around the world. For many of these children, it will be the first gift they have ever received.
On Monday morning, November 5 a groundbreaking ceremony for a sensory garden was held at the Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Ackerman. Construction on the garden, which is being funded through donation and grants, is to begin within the next few weeks and weather permitting will be completed sometime in January.
Robin Mixon, FACHCA, has been named administrator of North Mississippi Medical Center-Eupora. She had been serving in an interim capacity since May 1.
Mixon also serves as administrator of NMMC-Eupora’s long-term care facility. She was recently named a Fellow of the American College of Health Care Administrators.
Webster County’s unemployment rate decreased five-tenths of a percentage point to 4.5 percent in September.
The county’s jobless rate was 5 percent in August and 4.9 percent in September 2017. This September’s rate was the lowest recorded since that of 4.4 percent in March 2017.
Fallen officer Cpl. Keith Crenshaw of the Eupora Police Department was remembered last week on the fifth anniversary of his death in the line of duty.