A Spa Kamp for ages 5-15 on June 26 and 27 kicks off the 2012 Kids’ College Program at East Central Community College in Decatur. Activities for ages 5-12 continue through the month of July with classes ranging from athletics to cake decorating and law enforcement. The registration fee is $40 per class or...
From staff and press reports May 13 through May 19, nursing homes across Winston County and the nation “celebrated the journey” in honor of National Nursing Home Week 2012. Area facilities held activities to honor the lives — and milestones — of the people they care for and the staff who serve them. “We...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal Each year teachers see dozens of students pass through their classrooms while trying to prepare them for the future. During their entire career, that number can reach thousands of lives touched especially when those teachers have 82 years of teaching under their belts. Gloria Mason, Gail Massey...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal Twenty-five of Winston County’s 2012 graduates went the extra mile in their education to be named a Mississippi Scholar. The Winston County Chamber in conjunction with the Mississippi Higher Education Initiative helped fund a recognition breakfast for the students. The breakfast allowed the students to discuss their...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal Twenty-five of Winston County’s 2012 graduates went the extra mile in their education to be named a Mississippi Scholar. The Winston County Chamber in conjunction with the Mississippi Higher Education Initiative helped fund a recognition breakfast for the students. The breakfast allowed the students to discuss their...
The month of May is nearly gone and after 4th Sunday Memorial at Rural Hill, the West Louisville Methodist Charge will go back to regular schedules, preaching every Sunday morning at Center Ridge and Pleasant Hill and on 4th Sundays at Rural Hill for an 11:00 AM service This writer did not attend Memorial...
100 Years Ago – May 31, 1912 NOXAPATER: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gunn and little daughter Annie spent last Sunday in Philadelphia, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cole. – Mrs. Ford of Ackerman was guest of her sister, Mrs. Felix Baine here first of this week. – Several of our fishermen are...
From press reports A tour of the USS Wasp, a ferry ride across the Mississippi River, a streetcar ride, a walk through the French Market, and a New Orleans mid-city restaurant were on the itinerary for a group of LES 5th and 6th grade TAG students, friends, and parents. Students had the opportunity to...
From staff and press reports Adrianna Luke, an 8th grader at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center, recently participated in the 1st Annual 5K Run/Walk for Autism on May 19, 2012, at Bonita Lakes in Meridian, MS. She is the daughter of Betty Luke, of Noxapater, and Chuck and Linda Luke, or Porterville. The event was...
