Different things mean family to different people. Things that make you recall your youth and the time you spent growing up are always special. Joey Michel had a piece of his youth returned to him and is having it restored to keep at his farm.
Many people have no real grasp of what living in Mississippi was like for African-Americans during the 1950s and 60s. The news footage is available and there are books that broadly cover the Civil Rights Era.
Before venturing out on her own as a publicist, political strategist, and media and issues management consultant, Pam Johnson was executive director of the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women and the Mississippi Association for Justice.
Boy Scouts from Troop 15 in West Point spent Friday morning putting up the American flags than line downtown streets for Memorial Day and other holidays. The flags will stay up until next Thursday when the Scouts will take part in the city’s annual Memorial Day tribute.
Just six weeks after the students planted everything from okra and eggplant to watermelon and tomatoes, the garden at West Clay Elementary School already is producing. On the last day of school Friday, teachers enjoyed salads with lettuce and onions picked from the garden.
Saturday was a perfect morning for a run. The Progressive Foundation of Clay County held its Second Annual Sickle Cell Awareness 5K Run/Walk at Marshall Park not only to raise money for Mississippi Sickle Cell but to raise awareness of the disease.