Vickie Wallace
A memorial service was held for Vickie Wallace on Dec. 9, 2022, at Riverwood Family, with interment in the Riverwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Wallace, 62, of Brookhaven, passed away Dec. 6 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven. She was born in Brookhaven on Dec. 24, 1959, to Joy S. Rials and Nickie G. Rials.…
Read MoreCo-Lin announces 2022-2023 Who’s Who
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is proud to announce the students selected to Who’s Who at Copiah-Lincoln Community College for 2022-2023. Selection for Who’s Who at Co-Lin is based upon leadership, scholarship, character, involvement in academic and extra-curricular activities, and the potential for success upon graduation. Students enrolled full-time in two-year programs with a minimum of 3.0…
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GP makes donation to Co-Lin technology program Georgia-Pacific recently donated to Co-Lin’s Automation and Control Technology program to help supply students with additional equipment, such as transmitters, piping, meters, and programmable logic controllers to monitor, troubleshoot, and calibrate processes such as flow, pressure, level, and temperature. These are all vital skills to ensure students are…
Read MoreMDOT projects increase to record high
Thanks to an increase in funding for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and an agency-wide focus on efficiency, the number of projects that were approved to begin construction reached an all-time high in the past fiscal year. “Additional funds invested in transportation mean that MDOT can accomplish more and better fulfill its mission of providing…
Read MoreKDMC awarded ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group
King’s Daughters Medical Center, in Brookhaven, received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates KDMC’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors. Scott Christensen, FACHE, CEO of KDMC said, “The Leapfrog Group has led the effort in creating a culture for patient safety in hospitals across…
Read MoreNew high school equivalency option available in Miss.
Mississippians who have dropped out of high school now have a new option to earn their High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma, TotalTranscript offered by DiplomaSender. TotalTranscript allows those who have previously taken portions of the GED, HiSET, or TASC to combine test scores in order to earn an HSE Diploma. Prior to TotalTranscript, students were…
Read MoreAg and forestry museum hosts annual Homestead for the Holidays
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the annual Homestead for the Holidays event from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 8, and Friday, Dec. 9. Admission is $8 per person for ages 3 and up. Enjoy breakfast for supper, story time with Mrs. Claus, and get your picture made with Santa and Rudolph.…
Read MoreChristmas musical celebration set for Dec. 12
Christmas Reflections, an annual musical celebration of the Christmas season by the Newhebron Methodist Women, will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, at Newhebron Methodist Church. This year’s musical guest is the Mississippi School of the Arts award-winning Chorale. This talented group has performed six times at Carnegie Hall and once at Avery…
Read MoreCharles Eugene Dillon
Services for Charles Eugene Dillon, of Brookhaven, were held Dec. 3, 2022, at Riverwood Family, with burial at Riverwood Memorial Park. Mr. Dillon, 84, passed away Nov. 29. He was born May 19, 1938, to the late Julious V. Dillon and Nellie M. Allred Dillon. Mr. Dillon served his country in the United States National…
Read MoreReba Ann Hammond
The beautiful soul, Reba Ann Hammond, was called home from this life on Dec. 2, 2022, at her home in Monticello. Reba Ann was born on Oct. 1, 1942, also in Monticello to Johnny A. Evans and Eva Smith Evans. A funeral service was held Dec. 6 at Divide Memorial Methodist Protestant Church, with graveside…
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