Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Calendar of EventsThursday • RECEPTION A retirement reception will be held at the Marshall County Library Thursday, May 10, 5-7 p.m. for Callie Johnson, long-time employee at the Holly Springs branch. The public, whom she has served so well, is invited to attend and honor her. Friday • BAKE SALE FOR MOM Fri., May 11, 8 a.m. benefitting the Relay for Life, First State Bank, Holly Springs. • WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Fifth annual conference, Mt. Comfort CME Church, Fri., May 11, 7 p.m. Speakers will be Rev. Denise Anders-Modest, Sis. Ethel Lewis and Sis. Sharon White. Saturday • BENEFIT Bone marrow drive/fish fry for Teresa Billings Marcum, a 1981 graduate of Byhalia High School, who is battling leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. A bone marrow drive and benefit fish fry, with Sheriff Dickerson cooking, will be held Sat., May 12, at the Barton Fire Dept., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 5135 Hwy. 302 (Goodman Rd.) Everyone is invited. Please bring a friend. For more info. call Kim, 662-838-6849, cell, 901-268-1775 or Pam, 901-486-0056. • SINGING New Hope Baptist Church, Hwy. 72, Slayden, will be having their regular monthly singing Saturday night May 12, starting at 7 p.m. Featured group will be The Barnett’s from Stanton, Tenn. Bro. Billy Adair and congregation invite everyone to attend. Fellowship supper after singing. • Second Saturday, the Marshall County Humane Society’s farmers’ and flea market, will be open from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the VFW in Holly Springs. Call Lynn Pullen at 901-490-8553 for information on getting your own booth. • FLEA MARKET Northwest Side Civic Club, 34 CR 504, Harmontown. Sat., May 12. Arts, crafts, jewelry, canned goods, cosmetics, baked goods and more. All vendors welcome. Call Sherry, 662-526-5773. • BENEFIT St. Paul Outreach Center, 1393 Hwy. 309 South, Byhalia, is having a Big Spring Flea Market and Fish Fry, 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Outreach Center. A variety of booths to fit all your shopping needs. For more info. call Sis. Judy Taylor, 662-838-3445; Sis. Nancy Richmond, 662-838-2841; or Sis. Josie Thomas, 662-838-4640. • SINGING Emmanuel Baptist Church, Red Banks Road, will have a gospel singing and fish fry. Featured singers will be “Reaching Out”. Fellowship will be at 5 p.m. with singing at 6 p.m. Bro. Don and congregation invite all. • YOUTH RALLY Union Valley Community Youth Praise Rally 2007 will be held at Falkner’s Park on Marianna Road, at 5 p.m. The theme is Warriors For Christ (No Limit Soldiers). There will be singing, praising and fellowship with the lighting of the unity candle at the end of services. Sunday •MOTHER’S DAY PROGRAM Kimbrough Chapel Church, Lamar, 11 a.m. • SINGING Sun., May 13, Friendship Baptist Church, corner of Old Hernando and Raven Roads, Holly Springs. Featuring the Underwoods from Tupelo. Service at 11 a.m., lunch at 12 and singing in the afternoon. Bro. Charles Knight, pastor. All are invited. May 15 • MEETING The Marshall County Humane Society will have its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. in the public library in Holly Springs. Everyone is welcome. May 16 • SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM The Marshall County Humane Society’s low cost spay/neuter program will be open at 646 Old Hwy. 78 E. Call 252-6196 for the necessary appointment. May 18 • SPAGHETTI SUPPER The Church of the Living Gospel at Watson is having a Spaghetti Supper, 5-7 p.m. Plate includes spaghetti, salad, dessert and tea. $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. Eat in or take out. All proceeds benefit youth group. May 19 • FISH FRY The Big Star Baggers Relay for Life will have a fund-raiser at 11 a.m. until with Kenny Dickerson cooking his famous fish. Price is $8 a plate. Each of us knows someone with cancer or someone who had cancer. Please help us make this a success. • BENEFIT YARD SALE Piperton United Methodist Church will have a yard/bake sale to benefit Reelfoot Rural Ministries, Sat., May 19, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The church is located about a mile east of Collierville on Hwy. 57. Call Diane Morris, 901-861-4990, Floyd Stewart, 662-851-4983 for more info. or pickup of large items. • OPEN HORSE SHOW The Benton County 4-H Horse Club is holding its annual benefit Open Horse Show at the Agricenter in Ashland. Gates open at 12 noon, show starts at 2:00 p.m. All ages welcome. Concessions, silent auction and raffles. Classes may be sponsored or items donated for the silent auction by contacting volunteers, Lisa Childers, 333-7059 or Michele Graves, 837-0550. • YARD SALE Macedonia Baptist Church, Union County, Sat., May 19, 7 a.m. til noon, rain or shine. Take Hwy. 349 from Potts Camp to Cornersville, go 6 miles and look for signs. 1033 CR 19, 662-538-0733. • 100 MEN IN CONCERT May 19, 6 p.m. Several special guests. Pastor Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. The public is invited. • MEETING The W.T. Sims High School class of 1967 Club will meet May 19, 5 p.m. at the Pizza Hut on Hwy. 7 S., Holly Springs. Important, please attend. James Alford, chairman. • BENEFIT For Joe Manning, who recently had a kidney transplant. Sat., May 19, 5 p.m. at Providence MB Church, 295 Withers Ave., Holly Springs. All groups and choirs are cordially invited. Sponsored by Rev. Gifton Jones Jr. and the Men of the Past (formerly Wondering Jubilees). For more info. call 252-6404, or 544-0000. May 20 • WOMEN’S DAY Free Branch MB Church, Sun., May 20, during regular worship service. Bible study, Weds., 6 p.m. • WOMEN’S DAY St. Paul CME Church presents The Shades of Purple, during their annual Women’s Day program, Sun., May 20, 3 p.m. Pastor, Rev. Tony Wilkins. • CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Mt. Sinai COGIC, Mt. Pleasant, will celebrate their church anniversary, Sun., May 20, 3 p.m. Special guests will be Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. and Kimbrough Chapel MB Church of Lamar. Everyone is invited. Pastor, Elder Curtis Pritchard. May 23 • SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM The Marshall County Humane Society’s low cost spay/neuter program will NOT be open this week. Call 252-6196 for the necessary appointment for another day. May 25 • REUNION Holly Springs High School class of 1982, May 25-27. If you have not received your letter, please call Claude Vinson at 901-794-9784. • FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT Kimbrough Chapel Church, with Minister Michael Johnson and Jones Grove as the guests. Minister Nathaniel Jr. and family, sponsors. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. May 26 • MEETING H.W. Byers, Mt. Pleasant, class of 1997, will have a meeting May 26, 1 p.m. at Barnhill’s in Collierville, Tenn. • HOMECOMING Yarbrough Chapel CME Church will have homecoming weekend, May 26-27. The celebration begins at 10 a.m. on May 26 at Faulkner Park and concludes at Yarbrough Church, Sun., May 27, 3 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Jerry Christian Sr. of Dallas Tx. as special guest. May 27 • HOMECOMING Kimbrough Chapel Church, May 27, 11 a.m. with guest speaker Rev. Antonio Mattox and New Salem Fellowship Ministry from Memphis, Tenn. May 30 • SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM The Marshall County Humane Society’s low cost spay/neuter program will be open at 646 Old Hwy. 78 E. Call 252-6196 for the necessary appointment. June 1 • PHYSICALS for the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) will be held June 1, 1-4 p.m. in the McMillan Multi-Purpose Building, Rust College campus. The first 100 to register will receive the $10 physical. NYSP will be held June 4-27 For more info. call 252-8000, ext. 4012. • SOCIAL MEETING for all former General Electric Memphis Light Plant employees, Fri., June 1 at Barnill’s Country Buffet, 6191 Stage Rd., Memphis/Bartlett, Tenn., from 1-3 p.m. Call Dot Bowers at 838-5231 for more info. June 2 • SCHOOL REUNION AND DEDICATION will be held Saturday, June 2, starting at 10 a.m. There will be a catered lunch at noon for a charge. All former teachers, students, etc. are encouraged to attend. Call 662-333-6350 to make reservations for the day. Or e-mail mminor@ext.msstate.edu. Report News:
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