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By Kelsey Lambert Praise the Lord from Divide! Though the rain may have been falling this Sunday, those who gathered at Divide came ready to worship. We have had a week of both joy and sadness at Divide. On Saturday afternoon, we celebrated with Brandi Conley Beard as the WMS hosted a baby shower in…
Read MoreGabriella Mulligan receives DAR Good Citizen Award
Gabriella Mulligan was presented the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award at Lawrence County High School’s Senior Awards Night recently. The Daughters of the American Revolution is a women’s service organization where the members promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism in communities across the nation. The DAR Good Citizen Award is intended to…
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July 8 Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer an online program via Zoom on from noon until 1 p.m. July 8 on “Lawn Care through the Summer,” presented by Lamar County Extension Agent II Ross Overstreet. Attendees will learn how to keep their yard as healthy as possible during their lawn’s most stressful time…
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July 8 Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer an online program via Zoom on from noon until 1 p.m. July 8 on “Lawn Care through the Summer,” presented by Lamar County Extension Agent II Ross Overstreet. Attendees will learn how to keep their yard as healthy as possible during their lawn’s most stressful time…
Read MoreGovernor Reeves Announces Creation of Governor’s Office of Military Affairs and Appoints Director
Gov. Tate Reeves today announced the creation of the Governor’s Office of Military Affairs, within the Mississippi Development Authority, to better coordinate our military and national security efforts in and around the state. This office will align and integrate the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security priorities, aerospace investments, and university research to…
Read MoreMC announces Dean’s List
The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the Dean’s List after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12…
Read MoreSouthern Miss releases President’s and Dean’s Lists
The University of Southern Mississippi has released its President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2021 spring semester. The President’s List includes full-time students who earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average (all A’s). Students recognized on the President’s List from the local area include: Jayess – Haven Johnson Busbin, Samuel Cole Powell, Alyssa Tayia Thompson,…
Read MoreSports registration now available online
Monticello Parks and Recreation Department has announced that soccer, flag football, and tackle football registration is now available online only for players and coaches. Fees are as follows: soccer, ages 3-14 (ages subject to change), $60; flag football, ages 5-8, $60; and tackle football, ages 9-12 and not in 7th grade, $75. There is a…
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June 20 Monticello United Methodist Church will collect a special offering on Father’s Day, June 20, for the Center for Pregnancy Choices of Lawrence County. Members are urged to pick up a baby bottle and fill it with their offering. June 29 The Lawrence County Cattlemen’s Association will host an educational program, “Considerations for Direct…
Read MoreSpring 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…
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