Ring in 2022 with sober driving
While the end of the year brings about the merriment of the holiday season, the Mississippi Department of Transportation wants everyone to be safe on the roads, traveling to and from parties and vacation destinations. If your plans include alcohol, make a resolution to refrain from impaired driving. “Driving while under the influence puts everyone…
Read MoreMary Katherine Buchanan
Mary Katherine Buchanan, 87, of Monticello, passed away Dec. 21, 2021, at her residence. Katherine was born Dec. 18, 1934, in Monticello to C.A. and Nancy Miller Smith. Funeral services were held Dec. 27 at Bethel Baptist Church, with graveside services following in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Michael Smith and Bro. Philip Alford officiated,…
Read MoreTravis Mitchell (Trabo) McNeese
Trabo McNeese, 63, of Silver Creek, passed away Dec. 25, 2021, at his residence in Silver Creek. Trabo was born on March 25, 1958, in Prentiss to Charles Ray and Christine Hutchinson McNeese. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Trabo was a loving…
Read MoreDonald D. Wilson
Donald D. Wilson, 68, died Dec. 25, 2021, at his residence in New Hebron, after a battle with cancer. Donny was born June 20, 1953, in Patuxent River, Md., to Everett Lee and Oddis Dickens Wilson. Funeral services were held Dec. 28 at Wanilla Baptist Church, with graveside services following in Wanilla Baptist Church Cemetery…
Read MoreDays of browsing garden catalogs are mostly over
By Gary R. Bachman MSU Extension Service Besides this being the multiple holiday season with Christmas and then New Year’s back-to-back, it’s also the time when many gardeners start planning their landscapes and plantings for the coming year. One of my favorite things to do in past years was to gather all the seed catalogs…
Read MoreCommunity & Religious Calendar
Dec. 22-25 Christmas Lights in the Nature Trail at Tilton United Methodist Church, 663 Hulon Brister Road, Jayess, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. nightly through Dec. 25. Everyone is invited to walk through and enjoy all the lights and Christmas decorations. There is no admission fee, but donations are appreciated. Dec. 24…
Read MoreIrene Cook
Myrtle Irene Sanders Cook, born Sept. 15, 1929, recently passed away at 92 years old on Dec. 11. She is most known for being a loving and gentle daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother to her 24 descendants. Irene Cook lived up to her last name and learned the favorite dishes of her grandchildren,…
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