Nancy Sykes
Funeral services for Nancy Louise Daughdrill Sykes were held Jan. 5, 2023, at Saulters Moore Funeral Home Chapel, with interment following in the New Hebron Cemetery. Rev. Micah Rutland officiated. Mrs. Sykes, 83, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord on Jan. 2 at her residence in Pinola. Serving as pallbearers were Joshua Sykes,…
Read MoreMSU greenhouse vegetable short course set for March 7-8
By Susan Collins-Smith MSU Extension Service Current and prospective greenhouse vegetable producers are invited to attend the Mississippi State University Greenhouse Vegetable Short Course March 7 and 8. The short course, formerly known as the Greenhouse Tomato Short Course, will be offered at the MSU North Mississippi Research and Extension Center in Verona. Attendees will…
Read MoreSouthern Gardening: A season for everything
By Gary R. Bachman MSU Extension Service I usually write the Southern Gardening column about how the different seasons change the look of our landscapes and gardens, what seasonal plants look great, and when it’s time to transition with new plants for the next season. Just like in the garden, a career has a season…
Read MoreRegistration open for college savings art contest
Registration is now open for the 10th Annual College Savings Mississippi Art Contest. The contest will run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28. Students from across Mississippi will be competing for over $3,000 in Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarships by submitting an original piece of art based on the theme, “What do you want…
Read MoreHezekiah Brown
Funeral services were held Dec. 23, 2022, at Pen Oak Missionary Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Hezekiah Brown, 99, who passed away Dec. 17 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Rev. Freddie DeShazer officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brown was born…
Read MoreAmanda “Mandy” Clark
Funeral services for Amanda Kay Clark were held Dec. 28, 2022, at Shalom Baptist Church in New Hebron, with Rev. Mike Grenn officiating. Interment followed in the New Hebron Cemetery. Mrs. Clark, 46, passed away Dec. 25 at her residence in Natchez. Mandy was born on Nov. 29, 1976, in Brookhaven to William Edward and…
Read MoreAnnual market animal sale set for Jan. 10
The Lawrence County Livestock Show Association will hold its annual market animal sale fundraiser on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the James E. Givens Agri-Building on F.E. Sellers Highway in Monticello. Activities will begin at 5 p.m. with a buyer/exhibitor dinner, and the sale will begin at 7 p.m. The sale serves as a positive reward…
Read MoreSylvia Mae Deare Givens
Sylvia Mae Deare Givens, 81, of Monticello, passed away Dec. 21, 2022, at her residence in Monticello. Sylvia was born Jan. 31, 1941, in Lawrence County Mississippi to Bonnie Lee and Hautie Davis Deare. A funeral service was held Dec. 23 at Bethel Baptist Church in Monticello, with graveside service following at Bethel Baptist Church…
Read MoreRay K. Hammond
Funeral services were held Dec. 17, 2022, at New Zion Baptist Church, Oakvale, for Ray K. Hammond, 62, who passed away Dec. 11 at Forrest General Hospital, Hattiesburg, . Rev. Korey Langston officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hammond was born to the late…
Read MoreRobert Funches
Funeral services were held Dec. 2, 2022, at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel for Robert Lee Funches, 67, who passed away Nov. 23 at Lawrence County Nursing Center, Monticello. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements, with interment following at Pen Oak Baptist Church, Silver Creek. He is the son of the late M. L.…
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