Spring semester Honor Roll at Jones College announced
Jones College in Ellisville has announced the 2021 spring semester Honor Roll scholars. Full-time students with 15 hours or more and who maintain the following grade-point averages will make the Honor Roll: President’s List–4.0; Dean’s List–3.99-3.5: Faculty List–3.49-3.0. Local students named to the President’s List include Sydney Ruth Pevey, of Jayess; Rebecca Jamison Speights, of…
Read MoreMSU announces President’s and Dean’s Lists
Mississippi State University has announced the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. Students on the President’s List achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of course work with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Local students named…
Read MoreCo-Lin announces 2021 football schedule
The Copiah-Lincoln Community College football program has announced their 2021 schedule. After last year’s altered schedule due to COVID-19, where the Wolves played three of six South Division opponents, Co-Lin football will return to normal with a nine-game schedule that includes six division games and three non-division matchups. The Wolves will open the season with…
Read MoreMSU announces spring graduates
Mississippi State University has released a list of students graduating for the 2021 spring term. Honor graduates include all bachelor-degree candidates with exceptional scholastic averages and at least half the total required course hours earned at MSU. Their specific levels of recognition and the minimum required averages for each, based on a 4.0 scale, include:…
Read MoreLocal USM Interior Design student earns award at regional ASID competition
Students from the Interior Design program in the School of Construction and Design at the University of Southern Mississippi earned honors at the regional ASID Awards held by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) South Central Chapter, including four Silver and four Bronze Awards. The South Central Chapter of ASID recognizes the most outstanding…
Read MoreMississippi Pickle Fest set for June 12
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the 2021 Mississippi Pickle Fest from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 12. Admission is $7 per adult and $5 for ages 3-17. “I want to invite the public to come out to the 2021 Mississippi Pickle Fest at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum,”…
Read MoreNew Hebron Friday Nights on Main set for June 11
Tri-County Cruisers will host Friday Nights on Main in New Hebron from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 11. All vehicles are welcome, including cars, trucks, hot rods, race vehicles, motorcycles, and 4x4s. Dash plaques will be given to the first 75 entries. Feature Class and People’s Choice awards will be given. Bring the family…
Read MoreGordon Lane Rutland
Funeral services for Gordon Lane Rutland, 82, of Ruth, were held June 8, 2021, at Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello, with burial following in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in Ruth. Bro. Jeffery Conn officiated, with Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mr. Rutland passed from this life on June 4 at his residence. He was born…
Read More“Red” Reynolds
Memorial services for “Red” Reynolds, 65, of Jayess, were held June 4, 2021, at New Life Church in Monticello. Bro. Jay Thompson officiated. Wilson Funeral Home handled arrangements. Mr. Reynolds passed from this life on May 29 at his residence. He was born on Nov. 21, 1955, in Independence, La., to Eddie Plez Reynolds and…
Read MoreGuy Leary Odom Jr.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2021, at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Bassfield for Dr. Guy Leary Odom Jr., 83, of Bassfield, who passed away June 4 at his residence. Hathorn Funeral Home in Columbia is handling arrangements. Dr. Guy Odom Jr. was a 1956 graduate of McCallie…
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