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Choctaw Plaindealer

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Volume 128 • Issue 23
Pine Tree Music Fest full of fun
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By Amanda McBride/ Chamber
of Commerce
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LEADER
“I humbly ask for your
vote in the August 4th
Republican Primary
so that I may continue
representing our
Conservative values
and serving as your
voice in Jackson.”
– Joey Hood
www.JoeyHoodMississippi.com
/JoeyHoodforMississippi
@JoeyHoodMS
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The 2015 Pine Tree Music
Fest was fun with many
friends, families, neighbors
and visitors attending. All
of the events were a success
this year and some having
the best year yet. We hope
you enjoyed Bingo, the
Miles for Happy Smiles 5K
Run/Walk, Pet Show, Car
Show, Kids World, Dunk-aCandidate booth, the live
music and our great food
and arts and crafts vendors.
The
Chamber
of
Commerce would like to
thank all of our generous
sponsors for helping make
the 2015 Pine Tree Music
Fest a success.
Shelley Stewart and
Roxie take the Best of
Show Trophy
On June 6, 2015, the Pine
Tree Music Fest was held in
Ackerman,
Mississippi.
Over the years, one of the
unique events is the county
Pet Show, which is sponsored by the 20th Century
Club. This year the pet
show had fourteen partici-
Miles For
Happy Smiles
5K a success
boy scout troop 141 presented the colors during the opening ceremony at the Pine tree Music Fest.
pants, and a total of $94.00
was raised for the Choctaw
County Library. The winners for each category are
listed below:
Best Dressed Pet- 1st
Roxie(Shelley Stewart) 2nd
Nick(Kiersen Easley)
Largest
Dog1st
Drake(Emma Grace Loper)
2nd Amos(Paul Brooks)
Smallest
Dog1st
Sasha(Carmen Smith) 1stLily(Meglet Harris) 2nd
Trixie(Karlyn Curtis)
Longest Hair Dog- 1st
Fest, see page 12
NACC employees volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
Submitted
R E A L E S TAT E
& APPRAISALS
64 Hunt Street
Maben, MS 39750
662.552.2067
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Jesse
Clare
Bland
A team of volunteers
from
Mississippi
Lignite
Mining
Company’s Red Hills
Mine assisted the
Starkville Habitat for
Humanity in finishing
a home for a deserving
family.
The crew installed
door hardware and
hung the doors; painted
walls, doors, and trim;
and performed cleanup inside and outside of
the home.
“As you can see from
the smiles, it was an
enjoyable and rewarding experience,” stated
NACC information.
This was the second
volunteer effort by Red
Hills employees with
Habitat for Humanity
and plans are to continue working with them
as the need arises.
Pictured left to right are: Dave Liffrig, Jeff King, Maggie tanner, Eric slusser, cheryl McIntire,
Rebecca McGrew, adonica Gandy, Larry March, Mike thomas, and Patricio terrazas.
Photos by Donna McKay
by Jamie McHan
Miles For Happy
Smiles 5K was definitely a success!
The event took place
June 6 at 7:30 a.m. as
part of The Pine Tree
Music
Fest
in
Downtown Ackerman.
All proceeds went
toward providing free
dentures to community members in need.
This year, we are
pleased to announce
that
over
$4,800
worth of dentures will
be delivered at no cost
to deserving candidates.
“We would like to
thank all of the participants, donors, and
cheerleaders. It really
means a lot to know
that people like you
care for our amazing
community! We would
also like to thank all
Run, see page 14
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Local businesses dress DYW Winner for State
Page 2
Submitted
Kyla Perry, Choctaw
County's
Distinguished
Young Woman, has been
preparing for the state program, which will be held in
Meridian in late July.
When the local program
was held in March, two
businesses offered clothing
for the winner of the program to take to Meridian.
Bombshell
Boutique,
owned by Kim & Heather
Holmes, and Southern
Charm, owned by Katie
Strickland, opened their
doors to Kyla so that she
will be in-style the entire
week that she is in
Meridian. Kyla will arrive
in Meridian on July 19 and
will have events to attend
throughout the entire
week.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 • On the web www.choctawplaindealer.com
The preliminaries begin on
Thursday, July
23 and continue
on Friday, July
24. Finals will
be
held
on
Saturday night,
July 25. Kyla
wishes to thank
the
business
owners for their
kindness
and
helpfulness in
helping her represent Choctaw
County.
(Right) Kyla Perry,
current DyW winner,
with heather holmes,
past DyW winner of
bombshell boutique.
(Far, right) Kyla Perry
and Katie strickland,
owner of southern
charm.
Rep. Joey Hood gives annual legislative update to Ackerman 20th Century Club
The monthly meeting
of
the
GFWC
Twentieth
Century
Club of Ackerman was
held May 21, 2015 at
6:30 pm at the home of
Tinker
Forrester.
President Ginny Lucas
being in the chair and
secretary
Susan
Shurden
present.
There were a total of
eight members present.
Tinker
Forrester
served as hostess.
During refreshments
“Good Thing” dollars
were raised. The minutes of the last meeting
were
read
and
approved. The treasurer’s report was presented to the club members.
Club secretary Susan
Shurden read a thank
you note from the
Choctaw
County
Chamber of Commerce
for membership and a
thank you note from
Kelsey Lemire recipient of the 2015 Living
the Volunteer Spirit
scholarship.
The club won the following MFWC awards:
First
place
in
Fundraising
&
Development, second
place in Education –
CSP and third place in
L e a d e r s h i p
Communications
&
Public
Relations.
Ackerman Twentieth
Century also received
Honor Club status and
Belinda Vowell was
selected as alternate
MFWC
LEADS
Representative.
Club members submitting
winning
reports were Tinker
Forrester,
JoAnne
Reid,
and
Susan
Shurden and their
names were placed in a
drawing for a $50 gift
certificate.
Tinker’s
name was selected.
Ginny
Lucas
informed the club
members she had
received
a
new
Representative Joey hood
presenting annual legislative
update to ackerman 20th
century club members.
Distinguished Young
Women guidebook and
the Trunk Show will be
scheduled for July.
Fundraising Chair
Tinker
Forrester
reminded club members to be at Pap’s
Place for Bingo no later
than 5:15pm on Friday,
June 5.
JoAnne Reid provided Leadership Link
“What is the most
important
decisions
you will make as a
leader?” She shared a
display on GFWC
Convention
and
Southern
Region
Convention as well as a
report from MFWC
Convention.
Education
Chair
JoAnne Reid represented the club in presenting Katlyn Baxter with
the Carol McAdams
Memorial Scholarship
and Kelsey Lemire
with the Living the
Volunteer
Spirit
Scholarship. She also
presented
the
Distinguished Young
Woman scholarships.
Home Life Chair
Susan
Shurden
informed club members
that the Alzheimer’s
Association
wants
everyone to recognize
June 21 as The Longest
Day. Members are
encouraged to wear
purple, turn your facebook profile purple, and
donate to advance
Alzheimers care. Susan
Shurden reported that
a total of $400 was
donated by club members and given to
GFWC to be included
in the presentation
check given to St.
Jude’s
Children’s
Hospital during the
GFWC International
Convention
in
Memphis. Susan displayed the brag board
that was presented at
the
MFWC
Convention.
Susan
Shurden
moved we add a photo
booth to the Christmas
Brunch with the proceeds to be donated to
the MFWC President’s
Special
Project:
American
Cancer
Society. The motion
received a second and
after brief discussion
was approved.
Susan
Shurden
moved the proceeds
from
the
annual
Christmas t-shirt sales
be earmarked for the
MFWC
President’s
reception and Post
Board Meeting for the
MFWC
2016
Convention.
The
motion received a second and after brief discussion was approved.
Announcements
made to club members
are as follows: Friday,
June 5 – Bingo at
5:15pm;
Saturday,
June 6 – Pet Show at
9:00am; June 13 – 15
GFWC International
Convention
in
Memphis; July 18 –
Summer Institute; July
28
–
Tentative
Planning Meeting.
Donna McKay was
the program leader.
Manda McClure led
members in the Pledge
of Allegiance. Tinker
Forrester provided the
meditation “7 ‘UP’
Rules to Live By”.
Belinda Vowell highlighted
GFWC
Moments in History
and gave handouts
from the “Women’s
History and Resource
Center”. Donna introduced Representative
Joey Hood who gave
the club his annual legislative update. Club
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members recognized
and appreciated his
critical role in getting
the MFWC Clubhouse
lease corrected and
approved.
The meeting was
adjourned at 8:35 pm.
Reported by
Donna McKay,
Club Reporter
Jan Hutchinson
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Supervisors acknowledge request from Town of Mathiston
Page 3
By Daniel Brunty
The Choctaw Plaindealer
The Choctaw County
Board of Supervisors
discussed a request
from the Town of
Ackerman as well as
made
a
decision
regarding an equipment purchase for
District 5 during its
meeting held on June
12 at the Choctaw
County Courthouse
Boardroom.
District 1 Supervisor
Archie Collins was not
present at the meeting. The meeting
began
with
the
approval of the agenda, followed with a
discussion regarding
the transferring of
county
equipment.
The supervisors discussed a pickup truck
that is part of the
inventory
for
E m e r g e n c y
Management services.
The vehicle is under a
lease payment, and
would need to be
Jail Docket
The Choctaw County
Sheriff's Department
filed 84 miscellaneous
incident reports and 16
incident offense reports
this week
6/5/15
Melvin
Obituaries
Gwendolyn
Pennington
June 1, 2015
Funeral services for
Gwendolyn Pennington
84, were held at
Lakewood
Funeral
Home in Byram on
Wednesday June 3,
2015 at 1 p.m. Burial at
Lakewood Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Pennington died
on Monday June 1,
2015 at Willow Creek
Nursing
home
in
Byram.
Survivors
include
husband,
L.L
Pennington; parents,
Homer and Katie King
Thompson; son, Royce
Pennington;
sister,
Margret Rivers; 6
grandchildren.
Lakewood Funeral
Home was in charge of
transferred to the
Solid Waste department’s inventory to
assume the remaining
payments.
This transfer would
allow the Solid Waste
department to transfer its current truck to
the Hospital Board of
Trustees for the purpose of lawn maintenance.
District
4
Supervisor
David
Carter made a motion
to transfer pickup
truck from Emergency
Management to Solid
Waste and for Solid
Waste to assume
remaining payments
on lease purchase. The
motion was seconded
by Board President
Chris McIntire, and
voted unanimously by
the other supervisors.
Next, a motion was
made by District 2
Supervisor
Larry
McClain to transfer
Solid Waste pickup to
the Hospital Board of
Trustees. The motion
was
seconded
by
Arterberry,
b/m,
2/12/91, APD: susp D.L.
& improper equipment;
CSO petit larceny
6/5/15
Russell D
Tennyson,
w/m,
12/20/75, CSO: joyridthe arrangements.
Mr. Hughbert
Collier
June 12, 2015
Funeral services for
Mr. Hughbert Collier,
87, were held at
Coleman
Funeral
Home in Ackerman on
Friday, June 12, 2015.
Burial at Wake Forest
Cemetery in Sturgis.
Mr. Collier was a
retired welder. Mr.
Collier was a member
of Ackerman Church of
Christ and served in
the U.S. Navy during
WWII. Mr. Collier died
on Friday, June 12,
2015 in Ackerman.
Survivors
include
wife, Dona Rhodes
Collier of Ackerman;
sons, Hughbert Collier
of Stephensville, TX,
Raymond Collier of
Lubbock, TX, Willard
Collier of Opelika, AL;
daughter,
Bertha
Carter and the board
members voted unanimously in support.
The next item discussed was regarding
the purchase of a
backhoe for District 5.
The board received
bids for the backhoe
during its June 3
meeting. The bids
received by the board
were from Stribling
Equipment, LLC for
$90,000
and
Thompson Machinery
for $88,386. District 5
Supervisor
Eric
Chambers informed
the board he felt the
best option between
the two bids was from
Thompson Machinery,
stating it met the
specifications
they
requested.
After a few minutes
of discussion, the
other board members
agreed with Chambers
regarding the option.
Next, the board had a
discussion regarding
the payment options,
as well as purchasing
options for supervisors during an election year. The supervisors
and
Board
Attorney Kasey Young
researched these laws
and options to verify
that the purchase
would be within the
guidelines
of
the
board’s power.
After discussing the
language being used
in
the
motion,
Chambers made a
motion to purchase
the new backhoe from
Thompson Equipment
for $88,386. Carter
seconded the motion,
and it was passed
unanimously by the
board.
To assist with the
purchase of the new
backhoe, the supervisors previously agreed
to sale the old District
5 backhoe. Thompson
Machinery agreed to
purchase the old backhoe. Chambers made a
motion to sell the old
backhoe to Thompson
Machinery for the
amount of $28,000.
Carter seconded the
motion,
and
was
passed unanimously
by the board.
The next item of discussion was regarding
a written request from
the
Town
of
Mathiston. The town
requested assistance
from
Choctaw
County’s District 2 to
grade and gravel a
road that leads to the
town’s sewage lagoon.
A motion was made by
Chambers to acknowledge the request,
which was seconded
by
McClain.
The
motion was passed
unanimously by the
board.
The next item discussed was an addition to the agenda
requested by McClain.
McClain informed the
board that he had
received a request to
allow county equipment to do work on
the private property of
Tony
Crimm
to
retrieve rip-wrap that
was donated by Mr.
Crimm.
McClain made a
motion to add this
request to the agenda,
which was seconded
by
McIntire.
The
board passed the
motion unanimously.
Next, McClain made
a motion to grant the
request, which was
seconded by Carter
and passed unanimously by the board.
In other news, the
board:
Approved travel and
expenses
for
Jan
Hutchinson to attend
annual convention
Approved request to
allow the Clerk to pay
needed rent for P.O.
boxes as bill come due
from now until end of
year.
The meeting was
then recessed until
June 22, 2015 at the
Choctaw
County
C o u r t h o u s e
Boardroom at 9 a.m.
ing & hold for MDOC
drunk
lence
otherwise noted or not
applicable, defendants
listed in this report
have only been charged
with the offenses listed
an have not been convicted in court. The
information contained
herein is derived from
public records.
6/5/15
Tyrece
Kirkwood, b/m, 3/12/73,
CSO:
bench
warrant/disorderly conduct & trespassing
6/6/15
Brittany
Woods, w/f, 2/19/88,
APD: disturbance of
business & public
Stokes of Ackerman;
brother, Therell Collier
of Phoenix, AZ; 10
grandchildren; 10 great
grandchildren.
Coleman
Funeral
Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Mrs. Rose Mamrak
June 9, 2015
Graveside services
for Mrs. Rose Mamrak,
90, were held at South
Union Cemetery in
Ackerman on June 11,
2015 at 2:00 p.m. Rev.
Bob Mamrak officiated.
6/6/15
Michael
McKenzie,
w/m,
1/21/85, CSO: poss of
beer
6/8/15
Lonnie
Crowley, w/m, 12/1/78,
CSO: poss of paraphernalia, disorderly conduct & domestic vioA native of Choctaw
County. Mrs. Mamrak
was a homemaker.
Mrs. Mamrak died on
Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
Survivors
include
sons, Bob Mamrak of
Weir, John Mamrak,
Jr. of New Port Richey,
FL; daughter, Donna
Samacicio of Cumming,
GA; 5 grandchildren; 5
great grandchildren
Coleman
Funeral
Home of Ackerman and
Ingram Funeral Home
in Cumming, GA was
in charge of the
arrangements.
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Michael B
Cole, w/m, 9/8/81, CSO:
willful trespassing x 4
6/11/15
Fredrick
Baber, b/m, 7/19/87,
APD: Failure to appear
Editor’s note: Unless
Mr. Douglas Ray Alexander
Pachuta, MS
Douglas Ray Alexander, 58, a truck driver,
passed away Saturday June 6, 2015 in
Pachuta, MS. Mr. Alexander was born
March 19, 1957 in Louisville, MS. He attended Brandon Church of God in Brandon,
MS.
Funeral Services for Mr. Alexander were
held on Thursday June 11, 2015 at 1 PM at
Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS.
Interment followed in the Enon Cemetery located in Ackerman, MS. Visitation was held
Wednesday June 10, 2015 from 5:00 PM
until 8:00 PM at Coleman Funeral Home in
Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of
Ackerman, MS was in charge of all arrangements.
Mr. Alexander was preceded in death by
his parents, Lindsey and Dorothy Alexander
and his step mother Beny Alexander.
He is survived by his wife, Annette Griffin
Alexander of Pachuta, MS, son, Johnny
Alexander (Laura) of Brandon, MS, sisters,
Sharon Alexander of Starkville, MS and
Barabara Hogaboom of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
and brother, Danny Alexander (Diane) of
Starkville, MS.
Mr. Alexander is also survived by his
grandson, Mason Alexander, mother in law,
Mary Ann Griffin, brother and sister in law,
Jon and Kay McCoy, nieces, Mary Drew
McCoy and Mandi Alexander, great nieces,
Cassidy Pearson and Kathryn Hogaboom,
nephews, Cody McCoy, Jon Clark, Grant
Alexander, Derek Hogaboom, Bruce Pearson,
and great nephew, Edison Hogaboom.
The family requests all memorials be made
to
the
Gideons
International
at
www.gideons.org or the Smokey Mountain
Children’s Home 449 McCarn Circle Sevierville, TN 37862-4176. To leave condolences
for
the
family,
visit
www.colemanfuneral.com
Paid Obituary
Correction
In the June 10 edition
of
the
Choctaw
Plaindealer, we erred
when typing the letter
from Joey Loper. We
made several errors in
typing and we apologize
for the errors. Below is
the correct version of
the letter:
In the most recent
edition of the newspaper, there was a photograph of a marker
placed on the grounds
of
Ackerman
Page 4
Elementary School. It
commemorates the fact
that the building once
housed
Choctaw
County High School,
which was the school
that African Americans
in our county attended
prior to desegregation
in 1970. I applaud the
fact
that
the
M i s s i s s i p p i
Department
of
Archives and History
felt this was worthy of
remembering.
I am, however, concerned about the historical
inaccuracies
that are contained in
In our community
A Thought for
Today
Missionary
Ernestine Kennedy
And he told them this
parable: “The ground of
a certain rich man
yielded an abundant
harvest. He thought to
himself, “What shall I
do? I have no place to
store my fruits.” Then
he said, “This is what
I’ll do. I will tear down
my barns and build bigger ones, and there I
will store my fruits and
goods. And I’ll say to
myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for
many years. Take life
easy; eat, drink and be
merry. “But God said to
him, ‘You fool! This very
night your life will be
demanded from you.
Then who will get what
you have prepared for
yourself?’ Luke 12; 16
20
Notice how much this
rich man used “I” , he
didn’t think about giving God praise for all
his goods, Jesus says
lay up your treasures in
heaven and not in
barns.
Gods Love
Francie Hemphill
Gods love is like a
pavilion, it shelters us
from any storm that
may come against us.
Thank you heavenly
father!! We want to say
happy Fathers day to
you Lord. Our Father
who art in Heaven hal-
Editorial roundup
A middle ground
on state inmates
C o r r e c t i o n s
Commissioner
Marshall Fisher has
made a counteroffer to
those counties grousing about his plan to
transfer 1,000 inmates
from their jails to the
state’s underutilized
community work centers.
These counties can
keep the inmates and
their free labor, Fisher
says, but in return the
state Department of
Corrections gets to
stop paying the counties to house them.
If our math is right,
the 30 impacted counties would still come
out to the good if they
took Fisher up on this
offer.
At $20 an inmate a
day, the counties
receive about $7 million a year from the
state to house 1,000
inmates. Even better,
the counties save $23
million from the free
labor the inmates provide.
One way to look at
Fisher’s counteroffer is
that it’s better to lose
$7 million and save
$23 million than to
lose all $30 million.
Fisher, however, is
projecting to save just
$3.2 million if he
moves the inmates to
state facilities. So, it
sounds a bit unfair
that he’s asking the
counties to give up
more than twice that.
Maybe there’s a middle ground, such as
cutting the inmate
housing per diem to
$10.
Tim Kalich
Editor and Publisher
Greenwood
Commonwealth
Honesty always
the marker. The marker concludes with this
statement: "This building, completed in 1958,
housed grades seven
through twelve. As a
result of desegregation,
the building was converted into an elementary school in 1970."
However, in reality, the
building housed the
first
through
the
twelfth grades for
African American students until 1970. From
1970-1977, the building
housed Ackerman High
School. It was not until
the fall of 1977, that
the building became an
elementary school.
It is very disturbing
to
me
that
the
Department
of
Archives and History,
an agency that should
be the definitive source
for history in our state,
could be so wrong about
such basic facts. I hope
that they will make
every effort to correct
the historical inaccuracies that are contained
in the marker.
lowed by thy name, thy
kingdom come thy will
be done. Happy Fathers
Day to all fathers!
Shout
out
o
my
Heavenly Father God,
to my beloved husband
Mr. Melvin Hemphill,
my son-in-law Mr.
Sergio Allen Sr. , to our
spiritual father pastor
Dr. Andrews Fair at
Francher Hill and
Bethsalem Church in
McCool Ms. We thank
God for Godly fathers
who love Jesus. In these
days and times we need
more Godly fathers to
be an example for their
children and grandchildren. I want to encourage every man who
takes time out for their
children. You all are
much appreciated! We
as women must pray,
encourage and support
our men so they can
continue to be the head
and not the tail, above
and not beneath. When
we as women of God
speak life over to our
men and believe what
the words of God are
saying about our men,
we will see it come to
pass. I choose to speak
life and not death over
the men of today. A
unknown writer wrote
small boys become big
men through the influence of big men who
care about small boys.
Mr. Melvin, Mr. Sergio,
AJaye, Kenya leigh and
I pray that your day will
be filled with the blessing of the lord. If you
don’t know Jesus as
your lord and savior
this would be a great
day to invite him into
your heart. Francie
loves you but I got to tell
you the truth. JESUS
IS LORD!!!
the best path
kane case.
The Montana parents of Rachel Dolezal,
the NAACP chapter
leader, said she has
portrayed herself as
black for years. They
produced a birth certificate and a childhood picture of a
blonde, blue-eyed girl
who strongly resembles the light-brownskinned professor with
a colorful shock of
hair.
Interestingly, there
is a Mississippi connection to this story.
Dolezal
graduated
from Belhaven College
in 2000. While at the
Jackson school, she
was active in the
Voices of Calvary
Ministries, a civil
rights group that
focuses on assisting
the poor.
Assuming that what
her parents say is correct, the motive for
Dolezal’s transformation remains unexplained. She cut off an
interviewer last week
Editorial by Jack Ryan,
publisher Enterprise
McComb Journal
Decades ago, when
there were obvious,
well-constructed barriers to prevent minorities from improving
their lives, there was
the occasional story of
light-skinned blacks
who passed themselves off as white in
order to get ahead.
Last week, that narrative got flipped
when it became apparent that a college professor who leads the
NAACP chapter in
Spokane, Wash., has
been describing herself for years as black,
but in fact is white.
By itself, this is not a
big deal. If somebody
wishes to claim a different ancestry than
their own, there’s no
way to prevent it. It
does, however, raise
questions about that
person’s honesty, and
that’s the most notable
element of the Spo-
Sincerely,
Joey Loper
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Spokane newspaper “there’s a lot of complexities” to the question of her background.
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Choctaw Animal Shelter to host fundraisers this summer
Page 5
By Daniel Brunty
The Choctaw County
Animal Shelter has big
plans for the summer as
it participates in a number of concluded and
upcoming fundraising
events.
Choctaw
County
Animal Shelter Director
Rita Morris is very
excited about these
events, as well as making some improvements
at the facilities as well.
“We have several
fundraisers every year,”
Morris said. “Back in
February we had a
Valentine’s basket we
gave away. We raised
around $350 dollars
from that. The next one
we held was for matching dog beds. A really
nice person donated us
$600 to us to buy 10
beds. Then we put a
match out there and we
actually got seven of the
10 matched. So we got
our shelter 17 nice,
heavy duty beds that
are waterproof and off
of the ground. Then we
had dog food drives
every once in a while.
We have not had one
this year yet, however.”
The shelter recently
participated in one of its
fundraisers they hope
will be a yearly occurrence. “Last Thursday
night we went to
McAllister’s
in
Starkville, and they
have this program
where once you show
up, for the next four
hours all the tips and 10
percent of what they
make that night goes to
the shelter,” Morris
said. “With the tips and
10 percent, we made
about $250. It was very
fun.”
The shelter also set up
a booth during the
recent Pine Tree Music
Festival. At the booth,
the shelter offered
microchips and rabies
vaccinations for pets.
After the success of
the
event
of
McAllister’s, Morris and
the staff at the shelter
are promoting what
they hope will be their
best fundraiser this
summer.
“The
next
big
fundraiser we have is on
June 19,” Morris stated.
“We will be having a
hamburger plate sale
from noon to 2 p.m. that
day. Everything has
already been donated
from people, including
the hamburger meat,
fries, and other things.
McAllister’s donated
100 cookies, and MSU
donated some its vanilla
ice cream.”
Hamburger
plates
will include a grilled,
completely
dressed
hamburger, fries, drink,
and dessert. For drink
choices, they will offer
water, various sodas, or
Mcallister’s Deli in starkville recently hosted a fundraising event for the choctaw county animal shelter. Volunteers from the shelter assisted in serving customers for
the night. During the four-hour period, Mcalister’s donated all tips and 10 percent of all meals to the shelter. Pictured are choctaw county animal clinic staff workers and
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Morris also stated them
for
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Morris hopes that this that plates for the ham- adopters.”
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are okay, but the gates would like to donate dry for just a weekend, that
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Chamber of Commerce welcomes new Board of Directors
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By Amanda
McBride/Choctaw County
Chamber of Commerce
The Choctaw County
Chamber of Commerce
and its members welcomed a new Board of
Directors earlier this
year.
Four
new
Directors have joined
the Board along with
three
existing
Directors.
In
March,
the
Chamber of Commerce
held
its
Annual
Meeting and two new
Directors were elected
which were Elizabeth
Jenkins and Christina
Miller. Also, at this
meeting Kasey Burney
Young was re-elected to
the Chamber Board of
Directors by the membership.
Then in April, Dannie
Reed, Chamber Vice
President, was appointed as a Choctaw
County
Economic
Development District
Trustee by the Choctaw
County
Board
of
Supervisors. To avoid
conflict of interest,
Reed resigned from the
Chamber Board of
Directors.
The
Chamber
Board
appointed
Juliette
Ashford to finish Reed’s
term as a Director.
Jenkins, Miller and
Ashford joined existing
Chamber
Directors
Matthew
Cauthen,
Kasey Burney Young,
Debbie Bunkelman and
Jennifer
Pendleton.
Officers were elected
with
Cauthen
as
President, Young as
Vice President and
Bunkelman
as
Secretary/Treasurer.
The Choctaw County
Chamber of Commerce
would like for you to get
to know the Board of
Directors.
Matthew Cauthen is
the President of the
Choctaw
County
Chamber Board of
Directors. He has
served on the Board for
almost two years. He
enjoys serving on the
Chamber
Board
because it allows him to
“help others grow and
succeed” and he gets to
“help local businesses
and help grow our local
towns and economy.”
Matthew is married
to Kellie Cauthen and
they have a 3 year old
son, Clark. They live in
Ackerman and attend
Ethel Baptist Church.
Matthew and Kellie
own and operate K&M
Portables,
LLC.
Matthew also works at
S o u t h e r n
Company/Red
Hills
.Compliance
Team
Leader.
Matthew
enjoys
spending time with
family, hunting, fishing
and working in the
family business.
Kasey Burney Young
(Right) (Left to right) top Row
– Matthew cauthen, Kasey
burney
young,
Debbie
bunkelman, Middle Row –
Jennifer Pendleton, Elizabeth
Jenkins, christina Miller,
bottom Row – Juliette ashford,
amanda Mcbride, Donna
McKay
________________________
is the Vice President of
the Choctaw County
Chamber Board of
Directors. She has
almost two years.
Serving her community
is what Young enjoys
most about serving on
the Chamber Board. “I
enjoy getting to serve
my community with
such a dedicated group
of people,” said Young.
She is married to
Andy Young and they
are expecting their first
child in the fall. They
live in Ackerman and
attend
Ackerman
Baptist Church. Kasey
is an attorney and has
her practice, Kasey
Burney
Young,
Attorney at Law.
Kasey enjoys baking,
playing tennis and
hunting.
Debbie Bunkelman is
t
h
e
Secretary/Treasurer of
the Choctaw County
Chamber Board of
Directors. She has
two years. She was one
the founding committee
members
of
the
Chamber of Commerce
and later elected to
serve on the Board.
One of Bunkelman’s
main goals of serving
on the Chamber Board
is to “attempt to make
people aware of what is
available in our county.”
Debbie is married to
Carey Bunkelman and
they have four children
- Tracy, Travis, Amy
and Andy. They also
have three grandchildren. Debbie and Carey
live in Weir and attend
St. Joseph Catholic
Church in Starkville.
She is the Office
Manager at Menzner
Lumber & Supply
Company in Weir.
Debbie enjoys traveling to see her grandchildren, playing with
the family dogs and
watching Green Bay
Packers football.
Jennifer Pendleton
has served on the
Choctaw
County
Chamber Board of
Directors for one year.
She is excited to serve
our
community
through the Chamber
of Commerce. “I am
excited to be serving
our community in
many different ways,
and God has blessed
me abundantly with
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anything she was
doing in disguise.
The most obvious
proof of this is that in
recent years, she has
reported at least eight
incidents of racial
threats or harassment
while living in Idaho
and Washington state.
The most recent one
occurred a few months
ago, when she told
authorities
she
received hate mail at
her office.
The red flag in the
case is that the mail
did not have a date
stamp or bar code that
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County
Chamber
Board with some of the
best people I have ever
met!”
Jennifer is married to
Peter Pendleton and
they have four children
- Jessica, 22, Allainah,
19, David, 18 and
Valarie, 13. They live in
French Camp where
Jennifer
mentors
young ladies at French
Camp Academy.
Jennifer and her family recently opened
Bricks Coffee House in
downtown
French
Camp. They plan to
open the Bricks Teen
Center soon to give
local teenagers a place
to hang out and stay
out of trouble.
Elizabeth
Nason
Jenkins serves on the
Choctaw
County
Chamber Board of
Directors and has since
March
2015.
She
became involved with
the Choctaw County
Chamber of Commerce
“with hopes to help the
community
attract
more industry and
small business to our
wonderful
county.”
Jenkins is dedicated to
helping
Choctaw
County grow and prosper.
Elizabeth is married
to Jason Jenkins and
they have a 7 year old
daughter, Allie Grace
and they reside in
Mathiston. She and her
husband Jason have
invested in Choctaw
County where they
have opened and operate two businesses and
a farm. Elizabeth owns
and operates Forget Me
Not
Florist
in
Ackerman and has
been serving the floral
and gifts needs of
Choctaw County since
October 2001.
Her hobbies and
interests
include
spending time with her
family and attending
activities or functions
in which Allie Grace is
involved. Gardening
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would show the Postal
Service processed it.
Investigators already
were suspicious of her
story.
Last week’s revelations about Dolezal’s
background give cause
to wonder if she faked
the hate mail to get
publicity — or to
invent a problem that
did not exist in order
to further her “social
justice” goals. And if
that’s in question,
then the prior harassment Dolezal reported
must be questioned,
too.
and spending time outside working in her
yard is very relaxing
and
rewarding
to
Elizabeth. She enjoys
cooking, hosting events
and entertaining for
family and friends.
Christina
Miller
serves on the Choctaw
County
Chamber
Board of Directors and
has since March 2015.
She is excited about
serving on the Board so
she can help make
Choctaw County better. “With this being
my home, I love that I
get to help make decisions to better my community,” said Miller.
At 26, Christina was
born and raised in
Choctaw County and
lives in Ackerman. She
is the daughter of Mike
and Peggy Miller and
attends
Chester
Baptist
Church.
Christina is a graduate
of the University of
Mississippi
Medical
Center in Jackson with
a bachelor degree in
dental hygiene. She is a
dental hygienist/assistant for Dr. Billy Gray
in Starkville.
Juliette
Ashford
serves on the Choctaw
County
Chamber
Board of Directors and
has since April 2015.
She is honored to serve
on the Board of
Directors
for
the
Chamber of Commerce.
Juliette is a lifelong
resident of Choctaw
County and would like
to help and grow our
county. “I look forward
to working with the
other Directors for
Choctaw County to
become a greater county, by implementing
ideas and bring ideas to
the table.”
Juliette is married to
Stanley Ashford and
lives in the Northern
part of the county,
called Bywy. They have
three
childrenTerrance, Torrence and
StanDria.
Juliette
attends Pilgrim Rest
M.B. Church where she
Continued from page 4
To get right down to
it, if someone is white,
how can she be the victim of a hate crime
aimed at minorities?
The whole thing seems
senseless.
The
Jackson
Clarion-Ledger printed a picture of Dolezal
when she lived in
Mississippi. She had
long, blonde hair. She
clearly is white, and if
she learned anything
with Voices of Calvary,
it should have been
that people of any
background can provide real help to those
was the assistant
Sunday school teacher,
youth director and
choir member. She currently holds a seat as
one of the deaconesses
at her church. Juliette
is the receptionist at
Choctaw
Regional
Medical Center where
she greets everyone
with a smile and cordial greeting. She also
serves as poll manager
for District 5.
Juliette is a people’s
person. Hugging, smiling and giving encouraging words to people is
a daily attire for her.
She enjoys spending
time decorating for
weddings and events.
Chamber
of
Commerce
operates
with two staff members
The Chamber of
Commerce
operates
with two staff members, Donna McKay –
Executive Director and
Amanda McBride –
Administrative
Assistant. McKay and
McBride work behind
the scenes making sure
that Chamber members receive the business support they need.
They are committed to
making
Choctaw
County a great place to
live and to help local
businesses.
Donna McKay is the
Executive Director of
the Choctaw County
She has served as
Director for almost one
year.
McKay
has
worked
with
the
Choctaw
County
Economic Development
District for over five
years. Planning events
for the citizens of
Choctaw County is one
aspect of the job that
she loves. “As Chamber
Director, I enjoy serving our county and
working with our many
volunteers and friends,
as we plan area
events.”
Donna is married to
Ernie McKay and they
live in Ackerman. They
have two daughters,
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2009, the Securities
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its rules on the way
producers
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meaning oil that the
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The SEC says companies have five years
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The TMS cannot
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Heather Studdie and
Cpl. Brittany Fancher,
and four grandchildren. Donna attends
Ackerman Church of
God where she is the
Music Director – Adult
Choir, serves on the
Ladies
Ministries
Board and helps in
planning special events
for the church.
Donna enjoys reading,
needlepointing,
spending time with
family and watching
her
grandchildren
grow.
Amanda McBride is
the
Administrative
Assistant
at
the
Choctaw
County
She has served in this
position since February
2015. She loves helping
plan events for the citizens of the county to
enjoy. “I love helping
plan events that our
communities
can
attend in Choctaw
County. Giving our citizens family friendly
events to attend is a
fun part of working for
the Chamber.”
Amanda is married to
Josh McBride and they
live
in
Northern
Choctaw County near
Mathiston. They have
two children, Hope, 4
years old, and Luke, 1
year old.
She enjoys spending
time with family, jeep
riding and reading.
For more information
about the Choctaw
County Chamber of
Commerce call 662285-3778 or email
[email protected]
or
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anxiety – but her time
at East Mississippi
Community College’s
Launch Pad left her too
prepared to fail.
The 17-year-old from
Starkville was one of 17
Launch Pad students to
earn their GED diplomas
Thursday
at
EMCC’s Lion Hills campus in Columbus. To get
there, they all had to
pass a more difficult,
all-online GED test
Mississippi began using
in 2014.
“I was really anxious.
Luckily, I had some
really good teachers and
I was prepared,” said
Smith.
Smith began attending Launch Pad adult
basic education classes
at EMCC’s Golden
Triangle campus in
January after leaving
high school early. She
plans to attend EMCC
using the $1,000 scholarship offered to all
Launch Pad GED graduates and eventually
attend Mississippi State
University to become a
therapist. But before
she could tackle the
GED test, she had to
shore up her biggest
weakness: math.
“Miss Geneva Atkins
really helped a lot with
that. She explained
things really well and
helped me recall a lot of
what I had learned in
school,” Smith said.
“And when some of us
were having trouble,
they set up a math
workshop where three
teachers explained the
material. And it blew
my mind how easy it
was to understand this
stuff with three people
explaining it differently.”
It was Atkins, a
ten GED graduates took part in the ceremony at Lion hills. they are, first row from left, shikasmine Walker of Prairie, Destiny McDill of caledonia, alex smith of starkville,
Dawnice Mullins of columbus and Deah Lemmon of ackerman. on the back row are Xaiver adams of columbus, Jeremy Godsey of carrollton, JR Morgan of starkville,
tyson halfacre of starkville and William carr of Miami, Fla.
Launch Pad instructor, at Lion Hills. They
who presented Smith included: Xaiver Adams
with an award during of Columbus; William
the ceremony for earn- Carr of Miami, Fla.;
ing the highest score in Jeremy Godsey of
her graduating class on Carrollton;
Tyson
the GED test.
Halfacre of Starkville;
Smith said anyone Deah
Lemmon
of
considering the GED Ackerman;
Destiny
test would be well pre- McDill of Caledonia; JR
pared by the Launch Morgan of Starkville;
Pad’s instructors.
Dawnice Mullins of
“I would definitely Columbus; Alex Smith
encourage them to go to of
Starkville
and
EMCC. The people Shikasmine Walker of
there are very support- Columbus.
ive and it does make a
For
more
about
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EMCC President’s and Dean’s List announced
Page 9
From press reports
The
following
East
Mississippi
Community
College students were named
to the President’s List (3.54.0 GPA) and Dean’s List
(3.2-3.49 GPA) for the Spring
2015 semester. Students are
listed alphabetically by name
with hometowns.
President’s List (3.5-4.0
GPA)
Maycee Arnault – McCool
Courtney Blaine – McCool
Cole Bowman – Ackerman
Pressly Brown – Mathiston
Bailee Clark – Ackerman
Shannon Clay – Mathiston
Richard
Dalton
–
Mathiston
Johnny Douglas – Weir
Taylor Dunn – Sturgis
Somiya Forrest – Weir
Mallory Griffith – McCool
William Hunt – Sturgis
Braxston
Perrigin
–
Mathiston
John Shurden – Mathiston
Timothy
Thomas
–
Ackerman
Dean’s List (3.2-3.49 GPA)
Dakota
Brasher
–
Ackerman
Brittani
Dinning
–
Mathiston
Akeyla Fox – Ackerman Shelby Henson – Weir
Anna
Hightower
–
Mathiston
Stephanie
King
–
Ackerman
Shonda Smith – Mathiston
Diego
Sotomeneses
–
Ackerman
Kenneth Vowell – Weir
Katelyn Woodson – French
Camp
MSU releases graduation list for 2015 spring term
Mississippi
State
University GRADUATION List for the 2015
spring
term
for
Choctaw County has
been announced.
Honor
graduates
include all bachelordegree candidates with
exceptional scholastic
averages and at least
half the total required
course hours earned at
MSU. Their specific levels of recognition and
the minimum required
averages for each,
based on a 4.0 scale,
include: summa cum
laude, 3.80; magna cum
laude, 3.60; and cum
laude, 3.40.
The academic honors
are recorded on the
graduates’
diplomas
and permanent records,
as well as in the commencement program.
Lynlee
Anderson,
Ackerman, College of
Arts & Sciences, BA
Bethany
Arnault,
A c k e r m a n
Elementary School
Honor Roll 4th Nine
Weeks
Superintendent’s
List:
1st Grade: Kevin
Drake Bunn, Robert
Thomas Curtis, Kelsey
Nichole
Fulgham,
Cayden Parker Hassell,
Alysa Anne Helms,
Kara Whitney Hollis,
Mykia Tyanna Holman,
Sharman
Shevez
Holman,
William
Lawson Jewell. Carson
Anthony King, Caden
Lee Loney, Azaria
Quintia Lashari Mcgee,
Amoria Potts, Makayla
Ann Kathryn Rhodes,
Ava G. Talley, Michael
Drew Thomas lll, Aiden
Kemp Weeks, Emma
Marie Weeks, Jacob
Scott Wilson, James
Michael Woods,
2nd
Grade:
Hampton Bright, Moss
Yates Bruce, Javari
Kenyarta
Carter,
Emerie
Maysen
Crowley,
Aloria
Cashmere
Degroot,
Rhett
Hannaford
Hayes, Hunter Russell
Holland,
Jackson
Whitmire Hood, Karter
Hensley Mcculler, Seth
Austin Miller, Liam
Edward Montgomery,
Mary Claire Salley,
Isabella Lane Vowell
3rd Grade: Charles
Taze
Fulford
IV,
Emma-Grace Loper
4th Grade: Neelie
Grace Dillinger 5th Grade
6th Grade: Dianna
Grace Busby, Tylan
Jakevin Carter, Laci
Ann Fondren, Joshua
David Lopez, Kameron
Adam McCuller, Megan
Ashley McDaniel, Akira
Zheane’ Taylor
Principal’s List:
1st Grade: Madison
Brooke Adams, Aaden
Wade Blaine, Craig
Mikael
Collum,
Kenyauta
Jamarius
Cork, Nakia Kentasia
Culberson, Ca’lasian
Laviona Fair, Larson
Glenn
Gammill,
Janorria
A’shyiah
Houston, Zhioukevis
Armani
Kenyatta
Jackson, Brooklyn Jade
Jones, Austin William
Haze Kelly, Adelynn
Alana Lane, Keylee
Grace Hopkins Lang,
Raynee Claire Lucus,
Katherine Elizabeth
Mcculler,
Summer
Serenity
Nicole
Meaders,
Jeramiah
Travion, Kareem Ronell
Mosley Jr., Ashley
Marie Murphy, Zaylen
A’darius
Nashawn
Patton, Houston Cole
Ray, Jalain Russell
Robinson,
Malaysia
Janae Shannon, Colt
Tyler Shurden, Rylie
Andrea
Simmons,
Marliegh
Grace
Tennyson, Christopher
Michael Woodall,
2nd Grade: Jayda
Zsa’ne Kiarra Adams,
Brodie Cole Arnault,
Jordyn
Howard
Ashford,
Cherish
Unique
Kenyatta
Bradley,
Cameron
Kendarius
Brown,
Gavin Maxwell Burton,
Owen Harrison Clark,
Marlee
Elizabeth
Coleman, Katelyn Noel
Collum, Avery Lauren
Cravens, Jaqueria Alise
Esters, Amya Kalayzia
Golliday, Earl Bobby
Green, Atleigh Grace
Hollingsworth, Allen
James
Landrum,
Grayson
Patrick
McCulloch,
Shirley
Destiny
Nichole
From press reports
AES Honor Roll
Weir,
College
of
Education, MATS
Brittany
Miller,
Education, BS
Donna
Shea,
Education, PHD
The Mississippi State
U n i v e r s i t y
DEAN’S/PRESIDENT’
s List for the 2015
spring semester for
Choctaw County has
been announced also.
Students on the
President’s
List
Mccune, Josslyn Olivia
Miles, Isaiah Miller,
Kamryn A. Miller,
Steven Tate Miller,
Chancen
O’ryan
Mosley, John Kevin
Null, Alexis Janey
Pattereson,
Ella
Kennedy Power, John
Reese Staten, Avery
Cooper
Stevens,
William
Freeman
Taylor, Ryleigh Claire
Tuck,
Ella
Claire
Turnipseed,
Cooper
Brooks Utley, Sophie
Lee Vowell, Sierra
Nicole Weeks, Keeanu
Ray
Whitmore,
Abreeonna
Summer
Yancey
3rd Grade: Journee
Amore Banks, Anna
Danielle
Barnhill,
Gracelyn Rose Bell,
Simmons Anna Brooks,
Nyle Hope Bunn, Allie
Rivers Cagel, Nyla
PASS Lily
Hope
Bunn,
Katherine Courtney,
Noah Andrew Dean,
Joshua Evan Embry,
Savannah
Blair
Fondren, Justin Lee
Fulgham, Rose Kathryn
Hassell, Jalia Semaja
James, Jalon Mi’kell
achieved a 3.80 or better grade-point average, based on a 4.0
scale, while completing
at least 12 semester
hours of course work
with no incomplete
grades or grades lower
than a C.
Dean’s List students
achieved a grade-point
average between 3.5
and 3.79, based on a 4.0
scale, while completing
at least 12 semester
hours of course work
with no incomplete
James, Sarah Beth
Johnson, Abby Grace
Lee, Amanda Vivian
Lopez,
Caleb
Ray
McCulloch,
Zabaius
Omarion
Deshawn
Miller, Aniyah L. Nash,
Austin
Thomas
Peacock,
William
Karder Raines, Laiken
Tamari
Shumaker,
Evelynn Lee Stevens,
Hayden WC Gregory
Tuck, Maggie C. Vowell
4th Grade: Gavin
Luke Arnault, Landon
Ray Barnhill, Katelee
Lynn Box, Jacob Wilson
Bramlett, Issac Henry
Burdine, Jasmin Grace
Dinning,
Carson
Michael Edwards, Mary
Grace Fiebig, Zaylie
Rain Harris, Maylee
Elizabeth
Hollis,
Kaytlyn Alexis-violet
McCuller, Keely Jo
McKnight,
Brady
Wayne Paulk, Haleigh
Sharze’
Robinson,
Makenzie
Lane
Sanders,
Keyshawn
Keymarcus Keymond
Scott,
Kyle
Eaves
Swindle, 5th Grade: William
Chase Bell, Timothy
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grades or grades lower
than a C.
President's List
Treasure Box, French
Camp
Alison
Cooper,
Ackerman
Lynn
Romano,
Ackerman
Abby
Wood,
Ackerman
Dean's List
Jenny
Anderson,
Ackerman
Valarie
Coleman,
Weir
James
Hughes,
Walter Bramme, Tyson
Maddox
Coleman,
Jordan Treshon Conley,
Neelie Ryan Crowley,
Kiersen Layne Easley,
Anealia Shaiday Fair,
Micah
Bruister
Gammill,
Connor
O’Neel Jewell, Summer
Leigh McDonald, Olivia
Taneace Miller, Aidan
Edwards Montgomery,
Katherine Taylor Null,
Hailey Alexis Obryant,
Adrianna
Taylor
Obryant, Cassie Lynn
Taylor, Robert Landon
Toombs, Kole Thomas
Vowell, Jaci Layne
Weeks, Chancey Allyn
Whittington
6th Grade: Clayton
Wyatt Bxter, Jenna
Ackerman
Morgan McKnight,
Weir
Sierra
McKnight,
Ackerman
Brittany
Miller,
Ackerman
Nicholas
Morrow,
Ackerman
Barry
Nail,
Ackerman
James
Reid,
Ackerman
Kristie
Turner,
Ackerman
Derreck
Wood,
French Camp
Katherine
Bellow,
Christopher
Reese
Clark-ford,
Zavier
Shaquan
Tyrell
Coleman,
Kimble
McClure
Dillinger,
Ayanna
Lashanti
Dotson, Tawny Kristine
Gunter, Jesse Randall
Charles Hall, Kaylee
Briana Hancock, Olivia
Brooks Hill, Elijah
Aaron
Lampord,
William
Deonte
McCurry,
Addison
Leigh Stacy, Madelynn
Mayne
Stevenson,
Brian
Thomas
Threadgill,
Ryligh
Elizabeth
Weeks,
Kaylee Lynn Wilkerson,
Calab Reed Zirlott
School Registration for
the CCSD for the 20152016 School Year
The Choctaw County School District will be
accepting registration documents at the schools
starting July 6, 2015 during the school's summer
work hours. In accordance with School Board
Policy JBC, all students are required to present
three (3) proofs of residency yearly. The list of
acceptable residency documents are as follows:
electricity bill, water bill, gas bill, solid waste
bill, land line phone bill (can't accept cell phone
bill), filed homestead exemption application
form, mortgage or property deed, apartment or
home lease/rental agreement, valid driver's
license, voter's precinct identification,
automobile registration/ tag form, affidavit
and/or visit by a designated school official. First
time enrollees must submit a birth certificate
and a blue health slip as well as their residency
information. Please feel free to call the school
in your attendance zone with any questions or
concerns.
Publish June 17, 24, and July 1, 2015
Student with local ties part of garden party opens “little season” events
Page 10
Submitted:
The Governing Board
of
the
Southern
Debutante Assembly
introduced the 2015
honorees at a garden
party in the late afternoon on May 22 at the
Episcopal Church of
the
Nativity
in
Greenwood.
The garden party is
among the first events
of the “little season.”
The debutantes, pages
and page escorts will
be presented formally
in December at the
Assembly’s White and
Gold Presentation and
Ball.
Throughout
the
parish hall and the
courtyard, guest tables
skirted in cream linen
with pink overlays and
white lace toppers
were each centered
with
a
compact
arrangement of pink
stargazer lilies, daisies,
cerise pink carnations,
English pavilion roses,
purple statice and
spring greenery in a
silver Revere bowl.
While Keith Sanders’
ensemble played jazz
favorites for the gathering, guests were
received
by
Mrs.
Richard
Cunliffe
McBee
III
of
Greenwood, advisor to
the Assembly, and Mr.
McBee, whose granddaughter, Sarah Bailey
Zimmerman
of
Starkville, is serving as
a page, along with
board member Mrs.
Thomas Upton Black
Jr. of Greenwood.
Wearing long afternoon dresses in pastel
shades, the debutantes
received carrying the
traditional white wicker garden baskets of
daisies and plumosa
fern, accented with
white satin ribbon.
Each of the Assembly
pages,
similarly
dressed, carried a single gerbera daisy with
plumosa fern, handtied with white satin
ribbon.
Pages to the debutantes include:
Carol Ann Currie,
daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Dale
Currie Jr. of Jackson
Escorts to the pages
include:
Joseph
Yeager
Goldbeck, son of Mrs.
Michael Lewis Frayser
of Starkville and Mr.
Mark
Gregory
Goldbeck of Louisville
Events of the ‘little
season’ honor participants
Several events surrounding the Southern
Debutante Assembly’s
garden party honored
the debutantes, pages
and page escorts during the “little season.”
Pool Party and
Cookout
On the evening of
May 22, following the
garden party, the
pages and page escorts
attended a pool party
and cookout at the
Greenwood Country
Club in Greenwood,
where they enjoyed a
luau-themed menu of
grilled chicken tenders
and fruit kabobs. They
later danced to favorite
tunes played by DJ
Jamie
Flint
of
Madison.
Guest tables under
the pavilion were covered in white linen
cloths centered with
brightly colored beach
pails and colorful pinwheels, and Hawaiian
leis and beach balls
were scattered about
the pool area.
A photo was taken of
the group of pages and
page escorts, and at the
end of the evening,
each guest was presented with a copy of
the photo in a frame
personalized with the
name of the event and
the date as a memento
of the occasion.
Pages honored with
the pool party were
Elizabeth Love Bogen
of Belmont, North
Carolina; Carol Ann
Currie and Kathleen
Grace Myers, both of
Jackson; and Sarah
Bailey Zimmerman of
Starkville.
Page escort honorees
included
Edward
Joshua Bogen IV of
Belmont,
North
Carolina; John Eric
Clark Jr. of Ridgeland;
James Pierce Cole IV
of Schlater; Joseph
Yeager Goldbeck of
Starkville; Alexander
Townes Lindsey of
Minter City; Harris
Fleming McLemore of
Jackson;
Wade
Hammond Noelke of
Austin, Texas; James
Steele Robbins V of
Greenwood; and Travis
Hamilton Williams Jr.
of Tyler, Texas.
Parents hosting the
party were Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Joshua
Bogen III, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Dale
Currie Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Christopher Paul
Myers, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul
Scott
Zimmerman, Mr. and
Mrs. John Eric Clark,
Mr. and Mrs. James
Pierce Cole III, Mrs.
Michael
Lewis
Frayser, Mr. and Mrs.
Aubrey Falls, Mr. and
Mrs. James Mark
McLemore,
Claire
Robertson Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. James Steele
Robbins IV and Mr.
and
Mrs.
Travis
Hamilton Williams. JOB OPENING
The Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department is currently
seeking qualified individuals to fill an opening for a
Deputy Sheriff. The position is full time with insurance
and retirement benefits. Applicants must have at least a
High School Diploma or GED.
To receive an application form, call or come by the
Choctaw County Sheriff’s office, 122 Jailhouse Road,
Ackerman, MS 39735, telephone 662-285-6129.
Applications will be mailed to anyone requesting a form
by mail.
Any applicant requesting a form by mail should send their
request to:
Sheriff Cloyd Halford
122 Jailhouse Road
Ackerman, MS 39735
The deadline for receipt of applications/resumes is 5:00
p.m. on June 30, 2015. Applicants to be considered for
interview will receive notice of the schedule of interviews
by mail at the address shown on the resume or application.
Choctaw County is an equal opportunity employer.
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Publish June 17, 2015
Wonders of Japan is set for July 7
Page 11
Written by: Allison Matthews,
Editor, Office of Public Affairs at
Mississippi State University
Photo by: Beth Wynn
Submitted by: Juli Hughes,
County Coordinator, MSU
Extension Service – Choctaw
County 662-285-6337
Chieko Iwata will present
a program on Japan including school life and culture,
along with a hands-on
Origami
activity
on
Tuesday, July 7 at 2:00pm
at the Choctaw County
Library in Ackerman. The
public is invited to attend.
Chieko Iwata came to
Mississippi
State
University earlier this year
to help people understand
Japanese
culture
and
essential Asian businesses
values, such as harmony,
dignity and respect.
A resident of Japan, wife
and mother of two grown
children, Iwata is taking
two years to live across the
world and work in support
of the Japan Outreach
Program. The initiative
develops understanding of
Japanese culture through
community outreach.
Made possible through
The Laurasian Institution
and The Japan Foundation
Center
for
Global
Partnership, MSU's School
of Human Sciences also
became a partner and is
sponsoring Iwata's time at
the university to facilitate
cultural classes and events
for K-12 students, college
Vaughn overcomes injury
to get shot at college golf
students,
community
organizations and the general public.
This spring, Iwata led
several classes on topics
such as the traditional
Japanese tea ceremony,
Origami,
traditional
Japanese clothing, flower
arrangement, storytelling
and calligraphy.
She
said
teaching
Japanese business etiquette also has been particularly important at MSU
because
Japan
is
Mississippi's largest external investor. The arrival of
Yokohama Tire Company
in West Point means
Japanese companies are
adding more jobs to the
state and regional econo-
82 Sluggers
my.
Iwata has been studying
English
since
middle
school, and her family has
embraced
international
exchange programs for
years. Not only was she an
exchange student in New
Jersey as a high school student, but her husband also
did
an
exchange
in
California. Her daughter
was an exchange student in
Maine, and her son also
traveled to California for
studies. In Japan, the family hosted a student from
Ohio.
Iwata also loves to travel,
so she's enjoying her time
in Mississippi and has
made a point to take small
excursions to neighboring
chieko Iwata
Photo by bEth Wynn
states.
"People here are warm.
They hug and smile and
say 'hi,'" Iwata said of the
hospitality she's experienced. "It fits me here," she
added.
By Austin Bishop
Choctaw Plaindealer
After a freak injury playing pickup basketball left him with a severely sprained ankle,
Kent Vaughn thought his dreams of following
in his brother Taylor's footsteps and playing
college golf were on shaky grown.
But the Choctaw County High School standout rebounded to close out his senior season
strong, finishing third in the MHSAA Class 3A
State Golf Tournament with a two-round total
of 155, just three strokes off the lead.
"For a month I was out," Vaughn said.
"There was no practice, nothing. I was on
crutches and couldn't put any weight on my
foot. You are supposed to finish (your swing)
with your weight on your front font, but that
was the one I injured."
After finally getting back on the course,
Vaughn played well enough to get a pair of
scholarship offers, before committing to sign
with East Mississippi Community College. His
other offer was fro Itawamba, where Taylor
played.
"I really liked it and it's close to home,"
Vaughn said of EMCC. East Mississippi also
has its own golf course, Lion Hills, which was
formerly Columbus Country Club.
"Toward the end, he played lights out," said
Choctaw County High School head golf coach
Gary Beals. "He came on strong after being
injured for a lot of the season."
Vaughn said he began playing golf when he
was 12 or 13 began to get serious about it
being something he could possibly due in the
future around his freshman or sophomore
year.
Vaughn said one of his inspirations is his
uncle Hunter Vaughn who passed away in
2012.
"I received his clubs and have been playing
with them since," he said.
Singing and political rally
set for July 25 at VFD
Union Volunteer Fire Dept. will host a
Singing and Political Rally on July 25 at 4 p.m.
BBQ Plates will be $10 (BBQ on Bun, BBQ
chips, slaw, baked beans, drink & dessert).
Whole Boston Butts for $30.
Singers will be Sheriff Cloyd Halford, Bertha
Bounds, Brandon Busby, & Wesley Edwards.
All political speakers welcome.
To order whole Boston Butts call Lisa Pruitt
at 662-552-8439.
For information call Lacy Dean (662-2587919 or 662-744-0556) or Ricky Dean (662-2733486).
Local baseball team, the “82 sluggers”, won the 82 challenge celebrating Moms tournament on May 9, 2015. Pictured are:
(left to right) back Row (coaches): Kevin May, shaston coleman, chris threadgill, brian Wells. Middle row is Richard Ricardo, Will
Liddell, trace beard, cade atkins, Ques Lane, Landon Well, brian threadgill, and hayden self. Front Row is blake slay, Drew tabb,
carter May, tanner courtney, and Landon Davis. Summer brings encounters with reptiles
By James L. Cummins
Special to the Plaindealer
The arrival of spring
and summer is accompanied by more outdoor
activities,
especially
water activities. Along
with this increase in
outdoor activity comes
an increase in encounters with reptiles. And
when it comes to my
favorite reptile — old
no-shoulders.
The two most common types of snakes we
see around water in
Mississippi are the diamondback water snake
and the cottonmouth.
In fact, both of these
snakes are sometimes
called “water moccasins.” Many times
these two snakes are
mistaken for each
other. Below, we’ll discuss these snakes.
The
diamondback
water snake derives its
name from the square
to
diamond-shaped
dark bordered areas on
its back. The border’s
dark lines are connected and constitute a
chain-like configuration. For a non-poisonous snake, the diamondback water snake
is very heavy bodied
and can reach lengths
of up to 63 inches.
Males are slightly
shorter than females.
Diamondback water
snakes can be found in
almost any type of wet
area from slow flowing
streams, rivers and
bayous to non-flowing
bodies of water such as
cypress swamps, ponds,
lakes and reservoirs. In
the southern portion of
Mississippi, diamondbacks can be found any
time of the year but in
the northern parts of
our state, it must hibernate. The diamondback
water snake primarily
feeds at night, but occasionally during the day.
In summer, activity
during the day is primarily limited to basking in the sun.
Cottonmouths live in
almost any type of wetland from brackish
marshes of the Gulf
Coastal
Plain
to
streams, ponds, lakes,
rivers and cypress
swamps and bayous of
the rest of the Magnolia
State.
Occasionally,
these snakes are found
on land away from any
permanent
water
source.
During spring and
fall, cottonmouths are
very active during daylight hours, predominantly during early
morning and late afternoon. During summer,
when
temperatures
become extremely hot,
they become nocturnal
and move frequently
under the cover of darkness, during cooler temperatures.
Adult diamondback
water
snakes
are
preyed upon by cottonmouths, alligators, gars
and otters. Humans kill
the largest amount
since this species of
snake is mistaken for
the cottonmouth.
When disturbed, diamondbacks quickly go
to water. When handled, they can viciously
bite and spray musk.
James L. Cummins is
executive director of
Wildlife Mississippi, a
non-profit, conservation
organization
founded to conserve,
restore and enhance
fish, wildlife and plant
resources throughout
Mississippi. Their website is www.wildlifemiss.org.
Fest
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Photos by aManDa McbRIDE
a double lane water slide was a great addition to the 2015 Pine tree Music with temperatures in
the 90s. Kids World also featured an obstacle course, jumper and train rides.
tatum shappley performed
at the Pine tree Music Fest in
downtown ackerman on June
6.
Sasha(Carmen
Smith)
Shortest Hair Dog1st
Amos(Paul
Brooks)
2nd Bella
and
Lex(Trenton
McGee)
Smallest
Puppy1st
Katniss(Olivia
Hill)
and
2nd
Lily(Meglet Harris)
Cutest Puppy- 1st
Lily(Meglet Harris)
2nd Belle(Mary Grace
Young)
Smallest Cat- 1st
Stripes(Collier
Easley) 2nd Princess
Socks(Lauren
Threadgill)
Longest
Tail-1st
Drake(Emma Grace
Loper) 2nd Willie
Jack(Mary
Grace
Young)
Shortest Tail- 1st
Roxie(Shelley
Stewart)
2nd
Lily(Meglet Harris)
2nd
Amos(Paul
Brooks)
Longest Ears- 1st
Nick(Kiersen Easley)
2nd
Lex(Trenton
McGee)
Shortest Ears- 1st
Stripes(Collier
Easley)
Most Unusual- 1st
Willie
Jack(Mary
Grace Young)
Best of Show- 1st
Roxie(Shelley
Stewart)
2nd
Amos(Paul Brooks)
“Many thanks to
Lucretia Moss of
Ackerman Trophy for
the Best of Show
Trophy! Also thanks
to all who entered!
We hope to see even
more participants in
next year’s event,”
stated organizers.
See more photos of
the festival on page
13.
arts and crafts vendors helped make the Pine tree Music Fest a success.
the choctaw cruisers car and truck show was held during the 2015 Pine tree Music Fest. the show had over 90 entries this year.
the tents near the stage at the Pine tree Music Fest were full all day with people enjoying the live music.
(above) the stormy Monday blues band thrilled the crowd with their blues music during the 2015 Pine tree Music Fest.
(below) the Pine tree Music Fest crowd loved the tombigbees performance at the festival.
Photo by JERRy sanDERs
More Fest photos
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Mitchell harris, son of cecil
harris and Lisa harris, sang the
national anthem during the
opening ceremony at the Pine
tree Music Fest.
(Right) Photos by aManDa McbRIDE
honeyboy & boots brought
their unique style of music to the
Pine tree Music Fest.
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Page 15
Submitted by C.J. Johnson
Confederate
Brigadier
General Stand Watie was a
leader of the Cherokee
nation, owned slaves, and
commanded
the
First
Indian Brigade, a cavalry
unit,
part
of
the
Confederate Army of the
Trans-Mississippi. He was
the only Native American to
reach that rank during the
Civil War.
Born in 1806 in Georgia,
Watie, his brothers, and
other family members supported
the
Federal
Governments plan to move
Native American Tribes
from the eastern United
States to areas west of the
Mississippi River, opposing
Chief John Ross.
Watie
signed the Treaty of New
Echota in 1836, which
moved the Cherokees to the
West.
Watie’s brothers,
cousin, and uncle were all
murdered by Ross’s supporters in retaliation.
“At the outbreak of the
Civil War, Watie quickly
joined the Southern cause.
He was commissioned a
colonel on July 12, 1861,
and raised a regiment of
Cherokees. Later, when
Chief John Ross signed an
alliance with the South,
Watie’s men were organized
as the Cherokee Regiment
of Mounted Rifles. After
Ross fled Indian Territory,
Watie was elected principal
chief of the Confederate
Cherokees in August 1862.
A portion of Watie’s com-
Calendar of Events
Youth Explosion
June 20
The
Higher
Education Ministry at
First Unity United
Methodist Church in
Weir will be hosting a
Youth Explosion on
June 20,2015 at 6:00
p.m. Evangelist Lillie
Anderson
from
Millspring M.B. Church
in Weir is the guest
speaker.
We
are
requesting for your
youth to attend our program. A generous donation of $20 will be greatly appreciated.
Broken Wings
Christian Women’s
Job Corps Aug. 11
Broken
Wings
Ministries Christian
Women’s Job Corps is
taking applications for
classes until June 25.
Applications may be
picked up at the Broken
Wings office. The twenty-five weeks program
will
include
Bible
study,
job-readiness
skills, computer skills,
money management,
and family relationships. Classes will
begin August 11 and
will
be
held
on
Tuesdays
and
Thursdays of each week
from 8:30 am. until 12
noon. For more information call 285-9133.
Golf opportunity
June 23
Ackerman
junior
golfers ages 11-18 are
invited to compete in
the
Kelly
Gibson
Foundation Summer
Classic at TPC of
Louisiana, in Avondale,
LA on June 23rd –
24th, 2015. The 2-day,
36-hole tournament is
ranked by the Junior
Golf Scoreboard and
hosted
by
the
Arrowhead Junior Golf
Tour.
The
tournament
entry fee is $185.00 and
includes two days of
green fees, tee gifts, and
Trophies in four age
d i v i s i o n s .
Recommended accommodations are available
at the the Baymont Inn
& Suites. Please call
504-309-5700 for reservations. The tournament extended registration deadline is
Friday, June 19th at
Noon.
To enter the event,
please call Diane Ford
at 1-985-630-3066 or
enter
online
at
www.arrowheadjgt.com
Summer Reading
Program
The Weir Public
Library will host a
Summer
Reading
Program
every
Thursday in June. The
Reading Program will
start at 2:00 p.m. and
end at 3:00 p.m. For
ages 5-12. The theme to
the program is called “
Every Hero Has A
Story”.
Animal Clinic
Burger Sale
June 19
The Choctaw County
Animal Clinic will host
a hamburger sale at the
old feed store beside the
clinic on June 19 from
12-2 p.m. Hamburger
plates will be $10 and
will include a grilled,
completely
dressed
hamburger, fries, a
drink and a dessert.
Drinks choices - water,
various
sodas,
or
McAllister's sweet tea.
Desserts - McAllister's
cookie or MSU vanilla
ice cream. You can preorder or drop by
between 12-2 for a
plate. For more info
contact 662-285-9006
Fellowship Baptist
Church Memorial
June 21
Fellowship Baptist
Church at 3335 Old
Trace
Road
in
Mathiston will have
memorial services on
June 21, 2015 at 10:30
AM. Reverend J. D.
Harrison will be the
mand saw action at Oak
Hills (August 10, 1861) in a
battle that assured the
South’s hold on Indian
Territory and made Watie a
Confederate military hero.
Afterward, Watie helped
drive the pro-Northern
Indians out of Indian
Territory… Although Watie’s men
were exempt from service
outside Indian Territory, he
led his troops into Arkansas
in the spring of 1861 to stem
a Federal invasion of the
region. Joining with Maj.
Gen. Earl Van Dorn’s command, Watie took part in
the Battle of Elkhorn
Tavern (March 5-6, 1861).
On the first day of fighting,
the Southern Cherokees,
which were on the left flank
speaker. Bro. J. D. was
pastor from 2000 –
2005 and is currently
pastor of Ford City
Baptist Church in
Muscle Shoals, AL. A
pot luck meal will follow the services. For
more information, call
263-4035.
Women’s
Conference
June 27
Hearts 4 Worship will
be hosting a women's
conference at the Attala
County Coliseum in
Kosciusko on June 27
from 8:30 a.m. to Noon.
Call 662-262-7104 to
order $10 tickets and/or
$15 t-shirts. Or email
Carla Rogers for more
information at [email protected]
m. Tickets will be $15
at the door.
Open House June
17
The
Rural
Development Starkville
Local Office will hold an
Open House on June
17th from 10:00am
until 2:00pm in the
Oktibbeha
County
Service Center located
at 510 Hwy 25, Suite 4,
Starkville, MS. This
open house will include
Oktibbeha, Winston,
Webster and Choctaw
counties.
Financial Peace
University
Workshop (FPU)
June 25 – August 20,
2015, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Emerson
Family
School, Starkville, MS
Building
Strong
Families (BSF) will be
offering Dave Ramsey’s
Financial
Peace
University for FREE, in
conjunction with 8
Habits of a Successful
Marriage. The Class
will be every Thursday
from June 25 through
August 20, 2015, at
Emerson Family School
at 1504 Louisville St.,
Starkville, and will last
from 6:00 until 8:00
p.m. Space is limited so
please contact Ethen
Gillespie at 662-7691723 to reserve your
spot. To find out more
of the Confederate line, captured a battery of Union
artillery before being forced
to abandon it. Following
the Federal victory, Watie’s
command screened the
southern withdrawal.
Watie’s troops participated in eighteen battles and
major skirmishes with
Federal troops during the
Civil
War,
including
Cowskin Prairie (April
1862), Old Fort Wayne
(October 1862), Webber’s
Falls (April 1863), Fort
Gibson (May 1863), Cabin
Creek (July 1863), and
Gunter’s Prairie (August
1864). In addition, his men were
engaged in a multitude of
smaller skirmishes and
minor engagements in
information about BSF
or the FPU workshop,
visit our website, buildingstrong.org. Building
Strong Families is part
of Starkville School
District’s
Family
Centered Programs.
Old Fashioned
Stump Rally
July 11
An Old Fashioned
Stump Rally will be
held on Saturday, July
11 at 10 am on the
Choctaw
County
Courthouse Lawn. The
rally will feature political speaking, the Spirit
of Freedom Parade and
Free Food! More details
will be announced soon.
The Old Fashioned
Stump Rally is sponsored by the Choctaw
County Chamber of
Commerce. Call 662285-3778 or email
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
with
questions. Golf opportunity
July 14-15
Ackerman
junior
golfers ages 11-18 are
invited to compete in
the
Coca
Cola
Arrowhead
Junior
Masters at Santa Marie
Golf Club in baton
Rouge, LA on July 1415. The 2-day, 36-hole
tournament is ranked
by the Junior Golf
Scoreboard and hosted
by the Arrowhead
Junior Golf Tour. The
tournament entry fee is
$185.00 and includes
two days of green fees,
tee gifts, and Trophies
in four age divisions.
Recommended accommodations are available at the Holiday Inn
Baton Rouge South.
Please call 225-9247021 for reservations.
The
tournament
extended registration
deadline in July 10 at
noon. To enter the
event, contact Diane
Ford at 1-985-630-3066
or enter online at
www.arrowheadigt.com
.
VBS at Ackerman
Indian Territory and neighboring states. Because of
his wide-ranging raids
behind Union lines, Watie
tied down thousands of
Federal troops that were
badly needed in the East.
Watie’s two greatest victories were the capture of the
federal steam boat J.R.
Williams on June 15, 1864,
and the seizure of $1.5 million worth of supplies in a
federal wagon supply train
at the Second Battle of
Cabin Creek on September
19, 1864. Watie was promoted to
brigadier general on May 6,
1864… Watie surrendered
on June 23, 1865 [Ft.
Towson, OK], the last
Confederate general to lay
down
his
arms.
Baptist Church
June 22-26
Ackerman
Baptist
Church
will
host
Vacation Bible School
June 22-26 from 8:3011:30. Children ages 4
through sixth grade are
invited to take a
Journey off the Map
and learn more about
Jesus Christ. For more
information, please contact Ginny Lucas, VBS
Director, at 547-6066.
4-H Cloverbuds to
meet
4-H Cloverbuds, for
children 5-7 years of
age, will meet Monday,
March 2 at 4:00pm at
the Extension Office
(Courthouse Annex).
For information, call
285-6337 or email
[email protected].
Pet Pals 4-H Club
to meet
Pet Pals 4-H Club will
meet Monday, March 2
at 6:00pm at the 4-H
Building. The program
will be on miniature pet
pigs, possibly with a
pot-bellied
guest!
Youth 8-18 years of age
are invited to attend.
For information, call
285-9006. Dr. Rita
Morris is the volunteer
club leader.
Small Business
Webinar
Learn about the practice of funding a project
by raising money online
through a large number
of people with a
Crowdfunding
to
Success
webinar.
Webinar is Thursday,
March 12 from 12:001:00pm at the MSU
Extension
Office
(Courthouse
Annex)
and is free to the public. Feel free to bring
your lunch. Or, you
may watch the webinar
from your home/business
by
visiting
Mississippi.cvent.com/
GrowYourBusiness to
sign up. To attend the
webinar
at
the
Extension office, call
the MSU Extension
Service at 285-6337 or
e
m
a
i
l
[email protected]
to reserve a seat.
Plate lunch
fundraiser March 9
Choctaw County 4-H
will have a plate lunch
fundraiser
Monday,
March 9 from 11:002:00pm at Ackerman
Church
of
Christ.
Boston butt plate ($6),
spaghetti plate ($6) and
hotdog plate ($5) will be
available. You may eat
at the church or we
offer free delivery in
town. Please pre-order
by March 4 by calling
the Extension Office at
285-6337. Proceeds will
help send 4-H’ers to
shooting sports contest,
Junior
Project
Achievement Day and
Club Congress.
Singing/Political
Rally July 25
Union Volunteer Fire
Dept. will host a
Singing and Political
Rally on July 25 at 4
p.m. BBQ Plates will be
$10 (BBQ on Bun, BBQ
chips, slaw, baked
beans, drink & dessert).
Whole Boston Butts for
$30. Singers will be
Sheriff Cloyd Halford,
Bertha
Bounds,
Brandon Busby, &
Wesley Edwards. All
political speakers welcome. To order whole
Boston Butts call Lisa
Pruitt at 662-552-8439.
For information call
Lacy Dean (662-2587919 or 662-744-0556)
or Ricky Dean (662273-3486).
Wonders of Japan
July 7
July 7 at 2 p.m. at the
Choctaw
County
Library as attendees
experience the wonders
of Japan. Chieko Iwata,
who works at MSU
with
the
Japan
Outreach Program, will
talk about school life,
pop culture and provide
a hands-on activity,
Origami. This meeting
is free to both youth
and adults. It is sponsored by the MSU
Extension Service –
Choctaw County (2856337).
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Vaughan’s
Vocabulary
Don Vaughan
Provides
infrequently used words
to strengthen your
vocabulary
I recently read “Top
3 Reasons to Improve
Your
Vocabulary,”
published
on
“Litemind
[sic]:
Exploring Ways to
Use
our
Minds
Efficiently.” The website article pointed
out that developing a
vocabulary is one of
the most overlooked
ways to improve our
lives, personally and
professionally.
In this week’s and
the next two columns
I cover the three reasons. First, vocabulary sharpens your
communication. Your
vocabulary is your
communication toolbox, as it were, with
every word as a tool,
ready to be used. The
more tools you master, the better your
chances are of finding
the right one for the
communication task.
Each time you learn a
vocabulary-building
word, you end up with
more than just a new
tool: you understand
the ones you know
better. The article
went on to say that by
comparing the meaning of new words with
the ones you already
know, you understand
them in a deeper way
which allows you to
choose them more
effectively.
Let each of the following four words
trigger recall of two or
three other advanced
words that are related. For example, No.
1
might
conjure
didactic and pedantic. 1. pedagogical (peduh-GAH-juh-cul)
A. having frivolous
ambitions
B. of or related to
teachers or education
C. luxurious surroundings
D. tending to disrupt
2.
compunctious
(com-PUNGK-shus)
A. greedy, avaricious
B. regretful, filled
with remorse
C. investigative
D. indefatigable
3. absonant (ABsuh-nunt)
A. dissonant, discordant, inharmonious B. flabby abs
C. lean abs.
D. a son who is conspires against his
father, as Absalom
4. sine qua non
(SIGH-knee
quay
NON)
A. something indispensable
B. quidnunc
C. an unnecessary
expenditure
D. one who has
signed up for an
important responsibility
No. 1, pedagogical,
is B. The professor’s
pedagogical methods
Helping out
Pictured is Rick Jenkins,
chairman of the choctaw
county Medical Foundation
and David Liffrig, General
Manager at north american
coal (Mississippi Lignite
Mining company). north
american coal presented a
$2000 donation to the
choctaw county Medical
Foundation last week.
Rick Jenkins states, "We
are grateful to north
american coal for such a
generous donation. We are
so appreciative for their
support of healthcare in
choctaw county." the
choctaw county Medical
Foundation is a support
group for the hospital, clinics and nursing home in
choctaw county. all donations are used for the needs
of the hospital and its affiliates.
Choctaw County Devotional Page
and exercises have
stimulated my thinking.
No. 2, compunctious, is B. Sean
became compunctious
over his fiancee seeing him in public with
a young, attractive
woman.
No. 3, absonant, is
A. He is absonant to
what the others in the
group want to do.
No. 4, sine qua non,
is A. Trust is the sine
qua non for a healthy
marriage.
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ACKERMAN BAPTIST CHURCH
177 E. Cherry St., 285-3211
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Reform-Sturgis Road, Ackerman
BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH
Hwy. 12 E., 285-3707
BETHSALEM BAPTIST, REFORM
387-4492
BETHSALEM MB CHURCH
BIG JERUSALEM BAPTIST
BLUFF SPRINGS BAPTIST
BLYTHECREEK BAPTIST
Blythecreek Rd., Mathiston, 263-4886
CHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH
RR 3, Box 110A, 387-4490
CHOCTAW BAPTIST CHURCH
144 W. Seward St., 285-6296
CLEAR SPRINGS BAPTIST
RR 3, Box 81B, 924-3931
CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH
RR 1, Box Cc98, 285-6754
COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH
CRAPE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH
Mathiston
FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
Rt. 3, Box 255A, Mathiston, 263-4035
FRANCHER HILL MB CHURCH
FENTRESS BAPTIST CHURCH
FRENCH CAMP BAPTIST
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH
FRIENDSHIP MB CHURCH
McGee St., 285-6823
HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
HOPEWELL MB CHURCH
MACEDONIA PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
MATHISTON FIRST BAPTIST
719 Horton St., Mathiston, 263-5323
MILLSPRING MB CHURCH
Weir
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH
Weir
MT. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH
MT. SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH
RR 1, 285-6026
NEW HAVEN BAPTIST CHURCH
RR 1, Weir, 547-6139
NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Weir
OLD MT. PISGAH BAPTIST
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PILGRIM REST MB CHURCH
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PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
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SERENITY FAITH MB CHURCH
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SHADY GROVE MB CHURCH
French Camp
ST. LUKE MB CHURCH
Bruce Dr., 285-2819
VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH
Natchez Trace Rd., Mathiston, 263-5628
WEIR BAPTIST CHURCH
413 Main St., Weir, 547-6147
WEIR CHAPEL MB CHURCH
202 MLK Blvd., Weir, 547-6111
WOOD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH
CATHOLIC
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC
410 Spring Ave., Louisville, 662-77-6062
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC
CHURCH
607 University Dr., Starkville
662-323-2257
CHURCH OF CHRIST
ACKERMAN CHURCH OF CHRIST
470 Seward Street, 285-2833
CHURCH OF GOD
ACKERMAN CHURCH OF GOD
8162 MS Hwy. 12 W, Ackerman, MS
Rev. James Little, 308-8314
GOSPEL TEMPLE COGIC
MCCOOL CHURCH OF GOD
HOLINESS
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INC.
3856 Miller Rd., Weir, MS
Pastor Peggy McNutt
Overseer Prophet John McNutt
METHODIST
ACKERMAN UNITED METHODIST
ANTIOCH UNITED METHODIST
FIRST UNITY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Weir, Mississippi
MT. HERMON UNITED METHODIST
Pine St., 285-379
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Men’s health important
for the celebration of
future Father’s Day
4 Cancer Screening
Tests for Men
By Stacy Simon
American Cancer Society
Celebrate the fathers
in your life this June by
encouraging them to
protect their health by
getting up to date
on cancer screening
tests. Screening tests
look for cancer before a
person has any signs or
symptoms.
Regular screenings
can catch some cancers
early, when they’re
small, have not spread,
and are easier to treat.
With colon cancer,
some screening tests
can even help prevent
cancer from developing
in the first place.
Colon cancer
Men should start
screening at age 50, or
earlier if they have a
family history of colon
or rectal cancer or colon
problems that raise
their risk.
Some screening tests
can find growths called
polyps, which can then
be removed before they
turn into cancer. All of
the tests used can help
find colon and rectal
cancer earlier, when
treatments are more
likely to be successful.
There are several different tests that screen
for colon and rectal cancer, including some you
can take at home. Talk
to your doctor about
when you should start
and which tests might
be right for you.
Prostate cancer
Starting at age 50,
men should talk to their
doctor about the pros
and cons of prostate
cancer testing, and then
decide if they want to be
tested.
Men at high risk
(African American men
and those with a family
history of the disease)
should have this talk at
T
age 40 or 45.
Lung cancer
Men hrough
agesthe years,
55 to 74
always
been heavy
who arehe’sor
were
to help you
smokersthere
should
talk to a
along. Show your
doctor about whether
a
for
appreciation
low-dose
CThe would
scan to
dad with special gifts
love to receive.
out cancer
these
screen
forCheck
lung
is
to make
this Father’s
gift ideas for
right
them.
Day one he won’t forget.
People who have
FAMILY FEATURES
never smoked or who
quit long ago can and do
get lung cancer, but for
them the risks of
screening usually outweigh the benefits.
Screening does not
make it OK to keep
using tobacco. If you or
the men in your life
smoke,
call
the
American
Cancer
Society at 1-800-2272345 for help quitting.
Skin cancer
Men should be aware
of all moles and spots on
their skin, and report
any changes to a doctor
right away. A skin exam
should be part of regular health check-ups.
For information on
how to reduce your cancer risk and other questions about cancer,
please visitwww.cancer.org or call us anytime, day or night, at 1800-227-2345.
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Reluctance to see doctor among key men’s health issues
From Dustin Barnes
UMMC
JACKSON, Miss. – Men
have higher morbidity rates
in almost every one of the
leading causes of death in the
United States, a factor leading to a renewed focus on
men’s health issues.
Since 1994, June has been
designated Men’s Health
Month, part of a congressional health education program
to draw attention to the higher morbidity rates among
males.
Some of the problem stem
from basic machismo, a sense
that men don’t need to see a
physician until something is
noticeably wrong.
“Men are less likely to go to
the doctor for many reasons,”
said Dr. Mike McMullan,
director of UMMC’s adult
congenital heart program
and professor of cardiology at
the University of Mississippi
Medical Center. “Many of
them seem to feel that it's a
sign of weakness, and obviously they do not want to be
perceived as weak.
“They feel that likely noth- UMMC’s Myrlie Evers- preventable, said UMMC ling their risk factors,” said
McMullan. “Some risk factors
ing is wrong and they would Williams Institute for the physicians.
of
Health
“The No. 1 cause of death cannot be changed such as
feel silly if they went to the Elimination
for men is heart disease, and age or family history of heart
doctor and were told that Disparities.
“Screenings for men hap- much of the risk factors for disease.
they were fine.”
“However, risk factors such
Traditionally, managing pen a lot later in life,” said heart disease, the patient
the health-care needs of a Bruce. “And because of that, can't feel,” said Dr. Zeb as high blood pressure, diafamily also falls to women, men don’t develop habits of Henson, an assistant profes- betes, high cholesterol, smoksaid Dr. Diane Beebe, profes- seeing a physician on a regu- sor in UMMC’s Department ing, being overweight and
sor and chair of the lar basis because they don’t of Medicine whose specialties being sedentary are all treatDepartment
of
Family have guidelines that encour- include hypertension and able and allow men following
of Smart Home
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and available at www.louismartini.com.
ness – and are the major rea- ings by the age of 40. Yet and cholesterol issues are big VA Medical Center and
son that men go, if at all,” women have been encour- things that patients can't feel UMMC in the school of mediaged to see a women’s health for the most part because cine. But even he was hesisaid Beebe.
Statistics from the U.S. specialist on an annual basis there are no readily dis- tant about going in for an
their cernible symptoms related to annual checkup on his heart.
Department of Health and since they were in Smart
Connectivity
those.
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Human Services show that teens.
Keeping in touch with dad has
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“From the time you’re
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men between the ages of 18stylish — than with the new
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AQUOS
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With its stunning picture
patients
in their 30s visit for gone
undetected,”
said
to seek treatment than their you if you’re a man unless
quality, vibrant display, incredible audio capability
and
a
there’s a health problem
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checkup,
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a
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houses a smartphone
because
you
to
go
back
a health-care specialist
times
a
day,
he
said.
and I
Mechanics Tool Set gives him everything he needs to work on his
Kinivo’s ZX100 mini speaker is small enough to fit the palm
powered by Android 4.4.2
car
and
tackle
household
projects.
With 111 pieces,or
it offers
two
of dad’s handDr.
so he can take
it anywhere
he goes.
With a pricemonitored,”
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ultra-fast Sprint Spark network.
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added.
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Tools make great Father’s Day gifts
Page 18
By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research &
Extension Center
Last month, I wrote
about getting mom
the perfect Mother’s
Day
rose.
With
Father’s Day just a
couple of weeks away,
it’s gift time again.
I’ve always enjoyed
getting flowers as a
gift, and I think a lot
of other dads appreciate them as well.
TAPESTRY
-Foamy bells have colorful, lobed foliage
and
small,
bellshaped flowers that
gently sway on tall
stems. The vein coloration of Tapestry
intensifies in cooler
spring and fall weather. (Photo by MSU
E x t e n s i o n
S e r v i c e / G a r y
Bachman)
But what do dads
really
want
for
Father’s Day, besides
a chance to barbeque
and watch the finish
of the U.S. Open?
Tools! As Scotty from
Star Trek always
said, “You need the
right tool for the right
job.” Nowhere is this
truer than in the garden.
So here are some of
my thoughts on really
handy tools that I use
in
my
gardening
endeavors.
We all know we
need to take care of
our shovels, spades
and other digging
tools. Just propping
your shovel up in the
corner of the garage
means the edge gets
bumped and nicked
on the concrete floor.
Sharp shovels make
gardening so much
easier, but bringing
out the file and beveling the edge is a lot of
work. Too sharp, and
the edge dulls quickly; too blunt, and digging is difficult.
The perfect solution
I
found
is
the
AnySharp Edge Tool
sharpener. This tool
has tungsten carbide
blades that you can
easily pull across the
shovel and give it a
consistent, beveled
edge. It also works
great on trowels and
hoes.
I’ve
been
amazed at how easy it
is to maintain a good,
sharp working edge
on all my garden
tools.
Now, if your dad is
as serious about gardening as I am, then
he already has a pair
of really good professional pruners that he
carries everywhere in
the garden. There’s
always a branch or
shoot out of place. But
there are times when
I need to cut something
other
than
plant material, and I
wouldn’t dream of
using
my
good
pruners to do it. For
everything else, I use
Smart Sizzors.
This tool is like a
Swiss Army knife for
the
garden.
The
blades are hardened
steel, and the padded
grip is large enough
for my hand to fit
comfortably around
it. You can find more
information
about
both of these tools at
http://www.anysharp.
com.
Everyone
knows
there’s an unwritten
rule that says anything electric is not a
good choice for mom’s
day, but dads don’t
care if they receive a
gift that’s electric, as
long as it has a lot of
power. If the word
“cordless” is involved,
it’s even better.
This spring, I started using a Black and
Decker high-performance trimmer powered by their 20-volt
MAX Lithium battery. I’ve run this
trimmer for more
than 30 minutes at a
time without the battery running out of
juice. The unit is
lightweight, which is
important to anyone
with back issues.
It has two speeds
that
help
power
through tough weeds.
You can also flip it
over and use it to
edge along the sidewalk and driveway.
But the thing I like
best is that the trimmer
automatically
feeds the string -- no
more bumping and
banging needed to
advance the string.
Find more information on this machine
online.
So consider these
tools for dad to help
make gardening easier and ultimately
increase his enjoyment of the garden.
Just
remember
Scotty’s saying, and
you’ll never consider
garden chores as
work.
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to
reflect on her life. She
had lost her mother in
her teens and was
raised by her father.
Why, she wondered,
was there not a day to
honor fathers. Her
own father had sacrificed so much to raise
her and her siblings.
Shouldn’t there be a
day set aside to honor
everything
that
fathers do for their
children? That young
woman’s name was
Sonora Smart Dodd,
and because of her
efforts, Father’s Day
would be established.
Dodd was born the
first of six children to
William and Ellen
Smart in Jenny Lind,
AR, on February 18,
1882. When Dodd was
five, the family moved
west in search of a better life and settled
near Spokane, WA.
While giving birth to
her sixth child, Ellen
Smart died, leaving
her husband William
to care for their children. Dodd was 16 at
the time and helped
out her father whenever she could, but the
responsibility
fell
mostly on his shoulders. William made
the best of the situation and Dodd never
forgot that.
After hearing a sermon extolling the
virtues of motherhood
on Mother’s Day in
1910,
Dodd
approached her minister with the idea of
starting a day for
fathers. He thought
her idea was a good
one and suggested she
take it to the Spokane
Ministerial Alliance.
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DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2015-0060
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
Letters Testamentary having been
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deceased, by the Chancery Court of
Choctaw County, Mississippi, on the
27th day of May, 2015, in Cause No.
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This the 27th day of May, 2015.
/s/Kenneth Nason /s/
KENNETH NASON, EXECUTOR
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Business Concerns.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
In order to comply with Federal
* * * * * * * * * * * *
ESTATE OF
Procurement Regulations (24 CFR 85),
Substitute Trustee’s Notice of Sale
THOMAS,
CAROLINE
Minority and Woman Owned Business
Enterprises are encouraged to submit a
COUNTY OF Choctaw
Alabama
Dept. DECEASED
of Transportation
TAYLOR TUCKER, EXECUbidder
bid for this project. The successful
WHEREAS, on the 16th day of
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537
Traffi
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Operations
Dr.
Montgomery,
AL
36110
TOR
will take all necessary affirmative steps to
August, 2004 and acknowledged on
SUMMONS
assure that Minority and Woman Owned
the 16th day of August, 2004,
Business Enterprises are used when posArlene Potts Echols, executed and
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
sible as subcontractors on this project.
delivered a certain Deed of Trust
CAUSE NO. 2014-0056
Bid security shall be furnished in
unto CTC Real Estate Services,
TO: DUSTY SHELL whose post
accordance with the Instructions to
Trustee for Mortgage Electronic
office box and street address is
Bidders.
Registration Systems, Inc. as nomiunknown after diligent search
Owner: Town of Ackerman
nee for MBNA America (Delaware)
and inquiry to ascertain same.
By:
Richard Cain
NA, Beneficiary, to secure an
You have been made a Defendant
Mayor
Title:
indebtedness therein described,
inat:
thewww.jmwood.com
suit filed in
Date:
June 10,
2015 Bidding: visit us
which Deed of Trust is recorded in
Online
this Court by Taylor Tucker,
PUBLISH: 6/17, 6/24/2015
the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Bryant Wood
Executor of the Estate of
Choctaw County, Mississippi in
Thomas,
deceased.
Caroline
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Land
Mortgage Book 165 at Page
(334)
264-3265
AL LIC #1137
Plaintiff seeking to Declare
77; and
Estate Insolvent, Authorize conIN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
veyance of Real Property, pay
CHOCTAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
October, 2011, Mortgage Electronic
claims filed against the Estate,
SHIRL STROTHER, PLAINTIFF
Registration Systems, Inc., assigned
Disburse Funds and Assets,
V.
said Deed of Trust unto The Bank of
Close Estate, and Discharge
GARY GENE STROTHER, DEFENNew York Mellon fka The Bank of
Executor. Defendants other than
DANT
New York as trustee for the
you in this action are: Rhonda
CAUSE NO.: 2015-0037
Certificate Holders of the CWABS,
Terrell, Robert Terrell,
SUMMONS
Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates,
Verneda Terrell, Eddie Willis,
Series, 2004-10, by instrument
Mamie Ledbetter, Kendrick
COUNTY OF CHOCTAW
recorded in the office of the aforeJobe, Cassandra Jobe, Ricky
TO:
said Chancery Clerk in Land
Terrell, Jimmy Terrell, Al
Gary Gene Strother, an adult non-resiMortgage Book 192 at Page 219;
Thomas, Carmella Thomas,
dent of the State of Mississippi or not to
and
Annette Hughes, Peggy Thomas,
be found therein after diligent search and
WHEREAS, on 31st day of
Alabama
Gerald Ellerson, Dianne Sally,
streetDept.
and of Transportation
inquiry, and whose last known
December, 2013, a Partial Release
• Montgomery,
Shell, Devin
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O. Box 326, Dr. Tyler
post office address
of Deed of Trust was filed, by instru537 Traffi
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36110
Julian Jackson, Marcus Thomas,
Elizabeth, LA 70638
ment recorded in the office of the
Peter Thomas, Tony Thomas,
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT
aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Land
Murphy Thomas, Cal “Carol”
You have been made a respondent in
Deed Book 203at Page 510
Thomas, Antoine Thomas, and
the Plaintiff’s Complaint for Separate
Virginia Thomas.
Maintenance. Respondents other than
November, 2013 the Holder of said
You are summonsed to appear
you are: None.
Deed of Trust substituted and
and defend against said
appointed Michael Jedynak by
petition filed against you in this
You are summoned to appear and
instrument recorded in the office of
action at 9:00 o’clock
defend against said complaint or petition
the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in
A.M. on the 22nd day of July,
at 9:00 o’clock a.m. on the 5th day of
Land Deed Book 203 at Page 101;
Online
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in the Courtroom of
courtroom
of visit
the us 2015,
August, 2015 in the
and
Choctaw County at Ackerman,
County Courhtouse in
Choctaw
WHEREAS, default having been
Bryant Wood
o f your
Mississippi, and in case
Ackerman, Mississippi and in case of
(334)
264-3265 made in the payments of the indebtAL LIC #1137
failure to appear and defend
your failure to appear and defend a judgedness secured by the said Deed of
judgment will be entered
ment will be entered against you for the
Trust, and the holder of said Deed of
against you for the money or
money or other things demanded in the
Trust, having requested the underother things demanded in the
complaint or petition.
signed so to do, on the 8th day of
petition.
You are not required to file an answer
July, 2015, I will during the lawful
You are not required to file an
or other pleading but you may do so if
hours of between 11:00 a.m. and
answer or other
you desire.
4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for
pleading but you may do so if you
Issued under my hand and
desire.
the seal of said Court, this the 10th day of
lSSUED under my hand and the
June, 2015.
seal of said Court, this
the 11th day of June. 2015.
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Choctaw County Courthouse-facing
North at Ackerman, Mississippi, for
cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property
situated in Choctaw County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of the East one-half (E ½) of the
Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) of Section
26, Township 17 North, Range 8
East, Choctaw County, Mississippi;
run North 466.7 feet along fenced
boundary line to a point; thence run
East 466.7 feet to a point, thence
run South 466.7 feet to a point on
the South boundary line of the East
one-half of the Southeast Quarter
(SE ¼) of said Section 26, township
17 North, Range 8 East, thence run
West 466.7 feet along said boundary
line to the POINT OF BEGINNING. This lot or parcel of land is
PASS
J.M. Wood
PASS
152 LEGALS
located in the Southeast Quarter
(SE ¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE
¼) of Section 26, Township 17
North, Range 8 East, Choctaw
County, Mississippi and contains a
total of 5.0 acres, more or less.
I will only convey such title as is
vested in me as Substitute Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE,
this 8th day of June, 2015.
___________________ _ Michael Jedynak
Substitute Trustee
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School board approves insurance renewal
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By Daniel Brunty
The Choctaw County
Board of Education discussed insurance quotes
as well as opened bids
on numerous projects
during its June 8 meeting at the Central Office
at 7 p.m.
The meeting began
with the adoption of the
agenda, followed with
the approval of last
meeting’s minutes.
The discussion portion of the meeting
began with the board
meeting with Mike
Hughes of Renasant
Insurance. Hughes was
there to give the board
members an update on
insurance bids for the
property and casualty
insurance
renewal
quotes. After reviewing
all the quotes, Hughes
recommended the board
chose the Wellington
Insurance
Group.
Taking Hughes up on
his recommendation,
the board made a
motion to go with
Wellington, and it was
approved unanimously.
Next, the board discussed a school board
policy regarding use of
school property. This
policy is in regards to
school principal housing
that is owned by the
school district. After discussing and reviewing
the policy, it was agreed
upon that homes owned
by the district can only
be rented to district personnel.
The board then discussed the yearly work
plan
from
the
Mississippi Forestry
Commission.
This
involves work to be done
on 16 section lands
owned by the school district. Dustin Harden,
Choctaw County 16th
Section Forester, provided the board members with a scope of
work to be completed on
these lands. This work
includes burning, planting and timber harvest
for the upcoming year.
Next,
the
board
opened bids for hunting
and fishing rights. The
board rewards the
rights to the highest
bidder.
They
also
opened
bids
for
propane. After reviewing all the bids, it was
determined that Golden
Triangle was the lowest
bidder. A motion was
made to choose Golden
Triangle as the propane
provider for the district,
which was passed
unanimously by the
board.
In other news from
the discussion portion of
the meeting, the board:
Approved financial
reports
A p p r o v e d
Teacher/Staff
Handbook for the 20152016 school year
Approved
Student
Handbook for the 20152016 school year
Approved
summer
projects. The board also
approved the consent
agenda. In the consent
agenda, the board
approved:
6.1
Approved
Workshop/Conference
Requests. Sue Tarver to
HS and JH MHSAA
Music
Teachers’
Meeting in Clinton, MS
on August 8, 2015.
Shane Burton to Mass
Summer Alliance in
Biloxi, MS on July 1417, 2015. 6.2. Approved
resignation of Tonya
Adkins as an Inclusion
Teacher at CCHS and
to declare the position
vacant. 6.3. Approved
resignation of Amber
Vowell as the yearbook
coordinator and the
subsequent
request
from Mr. Beard to void
the At Will Agreement
for this position as well.
6.4. Approved resignation of Shaine Talley
from the position of Jr.
High and High Track
Coach and the subsequent request from Mr.
Beard to void the At
Will Agreement for this
position as well. 6.5.
Approved retirement of
Rebecca Stevens from
FCE. 6.6. Approved recommendation of Lynn
Maben 1965 reunion
Scribner. 6.7. Approved
recommendation
of
Cyrena Shows as the
Yearbook Sponsor for
the 2015-2016 SY. 6.8.
A p p r o v e d
Recommendation
of
Renea Easley as a
Special
Education
Teacher at CCHS for
the 2015-2016 SY pending clear fingerprinting,
background, and verification of experience.
6.9. Approved recommendation of Lauren
Fancher as a Special
Education Teach at
CCHS for the 20152016 pending clear fingerprinting,
background, and verification
of experience. 6.10.
Approved recommendation of Alex Rawls as a
Special
Education
Teach at CCHS for the
2015-2016
pending
clear
fingerprinting,
6.11. Approved recommendation of Nicole
Turnage to fill the position of Choctaw County
Alternative
School
Assistant Teacher for
2015-2016 SY pending
clear
fingerprinting,
background, and paperwork. 6.12. Approved
recommendation
of
Emily
Warren for
Foreign Language position as CCHS for the
2015-2016 SY pending
clear
fingerprinting,
background check, and
verification of employment. 6.13. Approved
recommendation
of
Eulunda Maxwell to fill
the position of High
School Math Teacher
for 2015-2016 SY pending clear fingerprinting,
6.14. Approved the recommendation of James
Courtney as a Social
Studies Teacher and
Coach at CCHS for the
2015-2016 of experience. 6.15. Approved
the recommendation for
Mrs. Angela Hunt as a
Cook/ Cashier at CCHS
Cafeteria for the 20152016
SY.
6.16.
Approved salary reduc-
this is a portion of the 1965 Maben high school graduating class which celebrated its 50th
anniversary at center Grove baptist church, which is located near Maben. the group held
their reunion on May 16, 2015. of the 25 that graduated, 15 were present. Pictured left to
right: bottom row: Gerald templeton, Ricky Miles, Rita McIlwain Mccarthy, Martha Fulgham
McMinn, Faye young Dewberry, Windy hamilton cook, Marie shelton Pinnix, sandra howard
byars. top row: Jimmy White, Danny Paul McMullen, Roy tuck, carl Dewberry, John crowley,
Larry Dewberry, Ralph seawright.
tion
agreement
of
Wanda Wells for the
2015-2016 SY. 6.17.
Approved salary correction
for
Wanda
Davidson.
6.18.
Approved
Bethany
Arnault’s
license
upgrade and subsequent change in salary.
6.19. Approved request
from Mr. Beard to
establish wages for the
summer workers. 6.20.
Approved
the
Procurement Plan for
Child Nutrition 20152016. 6.21. Approved
fundraiser list from the
CCCTC for the 20152016 6.22. Approved the
use
of
Wal-Mart,
Lowe’s, and Sam’s Club
cards for the purchase
of instructional supplies
and or concessions.
6.23. Approved the
authorization of the
Superintendent
to
expand the budgeted
travel expense funds or
other funds provided for
in said budget in the
manner provided by
law. 6.24. Approved
request
from
Superintendent to have
it spread upon the minutes that he grants permission for Kenneth
Clark,
Business
Manager, as well as Dr.
Michelle
Larabee,
A s s i s t a n t
Superintendent, to use
his signature stamp in
case of emergency. 6.25.
Approved request from
Stan
Lester,
IT
Coordinator, to purchase computers. 6.26.
Approved the payment
of dues for Kevin Null to
the Council of School
Attorneys for the 20152016.
7. FINANCIAL
7.1. Opened and
approved bank bids for
the keeping of Choctaw
County School Funds.
7.2. Approved beginning of the year orders
and items that do not
require purchase order.
7.3. Authorized to
transfer from District
Maintenance amount
necessary to prevent
deficits in funds. 7.4.
Authorized to transfer
from
District
Maintenance amount
necessary tp temporarily close Federal Funds.
7.5. Authorized to
transfer from 16th
Selection Interest the
amount due to counties
in Pro Rata Shared
Revenue.
7.8.
Authorized to transfer
balance for Shortfall
Note Fund to 3 Mil Note
Fund. 7.9. Approved
docket of claims. 7.10
Absentee report 7.11.
Substitute report 7.12.
Request for fixed asset
disposal.
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