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Friday, Dec. 4 The 7th Annual Moonlight and Mistletoe Community Tree Lighting will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at The Refuge, 584 Woody Rd., Jayess. There will be a candlelight ceremony, s’mores, bonfire, ornament painting, refreshments, and a photo booth. All activities will be outside to allow for social distancing. For more…

Tylertown’s Christmas in the Park has grown from its simple beginnings in 1998 to a well-known holiday event throughout the state, featuring nightly driving tours. The light display at Holmes Water Park is located just to the east of downtown Tylertown on Highway 198 at the Magee’s Creek bridge. The event is held from 6…

The churches of Lawrence County and the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce are excited to present the “Life of Christ.” The event, now in its eighth year, will be presented from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Atwood Water Park in Monticello. The event will feature area churches depicting scenes from…

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for River Bend House of Brews in Monticello. Those attending were (front row, from left) Megan Byrd, Annie Showers, Kelsey Lambert, Dave Nichols; (second row) Jason Byrd, Leigh Ann Reeves, Charlotte Freeman, Robin Lofton, John Paul Lofton; (third row) Gabby Ladd, Wilbert Freeman,…

State Auditor Shad White announced on Nov. 19 that Special Agents from his office arrested Kimberly Davis, a former deputy municipal clerk in the Town of Monticello. Upon arrest, Davis was issued a demand letter showing she owes $41,856.79 to Monticello taxpayers. Interest and investigative expenses are included in the demand amount. A Lawrence County…

Mississippi Public Broadcasting recently launched Chalkboard [email protected] – a new education podcast for parents/guardians, educators, students, education entities, and other community stakeholders. Chalkboard [email protected] offers information and resources on a variety of topics associated with educating Mississippi’s children and adults. Topics include digital learning to the digital divide, concerns of students, teachers, and parents, as…

Friday, Dec. 4 An inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Lawrence County Civic Center in Monticello. The Christmas story from the Bible will be told by Pastor Jay Thompson of New Life Church in Monticello. Christmas carols will be sung, and there will be several…

Booker Community Nutrition Garden and Westover Apartment Community Garden have had success with tomatoes, okra, watermelon, and pumpkins. The Showers Garden of Oma has been successful with cucumbers, sweet potatoes, watermelon, pumpkins, okra, peppers, tomatoes, butterbeans, Irish potatoes, and peanuts that Booker T. Woodard planted during this hot summer. Because the month of September was…

Tree lighting ceremony to be held Friday, Dec. 4 Plans are underway for an inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony to be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Lawrence County Civic Center in Monticello. At the event, the Christmas story from the Bible will be told by Pastor Jay Thompson of New Life…