Could switching the clocks soon come to an end?
On the first Sunday in November, people across North America will adjust their clocks, turning them back one hour and thus returning Daylight Saving Time back to Standard Time. When spring arrives anew, the clocks once again will move forward an hour. This phenomenon has taken place for more than 50 years. Time zones once…
Read MoreCommunity & Religious Calendar
Nov. 5 Topeka-Tilton Attendance Center’s annual Halloween carnival will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5. There will be games, cake walk, toy walk, inflatables, velcro wall, face painting, costume contest, hayride, concessions, and more. Monticello Marketplace will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 5. East Broad Street is…
Read MoreAdrell Stringer
Funeral services were held Oct. 29, 2022, at China Lee Baptist Church, Silver Creek, for Adrell Stringer, 84, who died Oct. 17 in Monticello. Rev. Jerry Earl, pastor, officiated, with interment following in the church cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stringer was born to the late Lloyd and Susie Stringer.…
Read MoreMargaret G. Burrough
A funeral service for Margaret G. Burrough was held Oct. 22, 2022, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service, with interment in the Holmesville Cemetery in Pike County. Mrs. Burrough, 84, of Monticello, passed from this life Oct. 18. She was born Dec. 31, 1937, to Henry S. Griffith and Carrie Neal Griffith. She worked as cashier…
Read MoreEmily Jean Fortinberry
Emily Jean Fortinberry, 75, passed from this life on Oct. 18, 2022, in Ocean Springs,. She was born in Wilsonville, Ala., on March 1, 1947, to George K. and Mary Helen Baker. A funeral service was held Oct. 22 in Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, with graveside service following in the Monticello Municipal Cemetery. Wilson Funeral…
Read MoreRebecca Ann Turner White
Services for Rebecca Ann Turner White were held Oct. 21, 2022, at Riverwood Family, with interment at Bethshan Cemetery in Monticello. Ann, 67, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Oct. 19 at Pam Specialty Hospital in Hammond, La. She was born Nov. 23, 1954, in Prentiss. She was the daughter of Riley…
Read MoreHalloween Block Party set for Oct. 29 in Monticello
The second annual Lawrence County Halloween Block Party will be held at 2 p.m., Oct. 29 at Cooper’s Ferry Park. This event will include trick-or-treating with local businesses, costume contest, small pumpkin patch with painting opportunities, and more. The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event. Businesses that wish to set up…
Read MoreHistorical society cookbook enters second printing
Kay Allen (left) and Alicia Reynolds are excited that the Lawrence County Historical Society “A River and a Road ” cookbooks are now in a second printing. These are just in time to use for holiday cooking and gifts. Cookbooks can be purchased in Monticello at the Civic Center, Plain & Fanci, Hudson Drugs, and…
Read MoreUM announces August 2022 graduates
More than 1,000 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2022. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Pharmacy, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences, and Patterson School of Accountancy. Benjamin Battle, of Jayess, received a B.S. in…
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