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Calendar of EventsWednesday • 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. Thursday • FLAG DAY The Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce “Flag Day Membership Luncheon” will be held at The Flame, Byhalia Methodist Church, 11:30 a.m. Hosts will be Rep. Tommy Woods, Sen. Ralph Doxey, Rep. Kelvin Buck and Com. Bill Minor. For reservations call 838-8127. Friday • 4-H CELEBRATION BANQUET Rust College, Shaw Cafeteria,, 7 p.m. Speaker will be State Rep. Kelvin Buck. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Mary Hicks at 252-5920. Saturday • PRAYER BREAKFAST Chulahoma M.B. Church hosts a prayer breakfast, 8 a.m. with Bro. Joseph Ford as guest speaker. • CLASS MEETING The W.T. Sims High School class of 1967 Club will meet June 16, at Pizza Hut in Holly Springs. Important, please attend. Chairman, James Alford. • MEETING Marshall County Republican Club monthly meeting. Holly Springs Library, 10 a.m. Guest speaker, Scott Foster candidate for Supervisor District One, Marshall County. Coffee and light snacks served. The public is invited. • Bring Your Own Bag Sale this Saturday only from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. All proceeds go to Watson VFD. Go to the four--way stop at Watson. Follow signs and go 1/2 mile down Watson Road. Look for the sign. Big bargains. The bigger the bag the better. Clothing and non-clothing items included. • 4-H TO CIRCUS There are still a few seats on the 4-H bus to the Ringling Bros. Circus in Tupelo. Call Mary Hicks, 252-5920. for more info. • SINGING Clear Creek Baptist Church, Sat., June 16, 7 p.m. with fellowship at 6 p.m. Guests will be Strong Hold from Pontotoc. • MEETING The Marshall Republican Club will have their regular monthly meeting, Sat., 10 a.m. at the Marshall County Library in Holly Springs. Guest speaker will be Scott Fosle. The public is invited. Sunday • FATHER’S DAY PROGRAM Kimbrough Chapel Church, June 17, 11 a.m. service. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr. • Memorial Service will be held for the late John Phillips at Faulkner Park, 3 p.m. For more information call chairperson Shirley Tean Peyton, 564-4040; or co-chairperson, Freeman Phillips, 901-357-9204. Linda Spears is the advisor. • FATHER’S DAY PROGRAM Jones Grove Church, Guest speaker will be Rev. Betty Newsom and the Word’s Life Church minister and others. Third Sun. in June, 3 p.m. Pastor, Rev. John Powell. The public is invited. • FATHER’S DAY PROGRAM Calvin Chapel United Methodist Church, June 17, 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Ronnie Franklin from Greenwood MB Church in Lamar. All are invited. • REVIVAL Revival will be held June 17-22 at Apostolic Church of Jesus located at 178 Stonewall Road in Byhalia. Guest evangelist, Joey Sweaney from Louisiana. Services on June 17 at 10 a.m., 18-22 at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Garland Lovelace and church members invite everyone. Monday • REVIVAL Holy Ghost tent revival, sponsored by Mt. Sinai COGIC Outreach Ministry. Guest minister will be Elder Albert Pass of Christ Temple COGIC, Holly Springs. Services, 7 p.m. nightly. Everyone is invited. Pastor, Elder Curtis Pritchard. • VBS Vacation Bible School will be held at Springhill Baptist Church June 18-22 for ages 0-100. A free dinner will be from 5:45-6:15 p.m., and VBS 6:15-9:00 p.m. For more info. call 662-252-6994. Tuesday • 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. June 20 • 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 21 • FORESTRY QUARTERLY MEETING Marshall County Forestry Association will hold their quarterly meeting on Thursday, June 21, at the Marshall County Fairgrounds with registration starting at 6:30 p.m. This will be a potluck meal and everyone is asked to bring a side dish and dessert. Tim Traugott of Grenada, Extension Professor, FWRC-Forestry, will present a program on Tree Farm Certification. For additional information and to register for this program, contact the Marshall Co. Extension Service at 662-252-3541 by June 20. • Byhalia Clydesdale Festival will be held June 21-23 at Hwy. 78 and Hwy. 309. There will be a carnival, hot wing contest, pony and horse pull, political speaking, motorcycle rally, rodeo, and music. All proceeds benefit Clydesdale Christmas Store. • 4-H MEETING The Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Club junior members will meet at the Marshall County Library, 6 p.m. to finish Christmas ornaments. • MEETING Byhalia High School Band parents’ meeting at 6 p.m. in the high school commons area. Please come and support the Indians’ band. June 23 • VOTER EDUCATION DAY Sat., June 23, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Faulkner Park, Marianna. Sponsored by Chulahoma MB Church. • ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Isom Chapel CME Church will have Rev. Joe T. Lester and wife, Bertha Lester’s 20th anniversary celebration June 23-24 at Isom Chapel Church, 1436 Isom Chapel Rd., Holly Springs. Rev. Gifton Jones and New Jerusalem MB Church of Memphis, Tenn. will be guests June 23. Guests on June 24 will be Rev. Willie Hoey and Pleasant Hill CME Church at 11 a.m.; Rev. J.W. Smith and Kimbrough Chapel MB Church at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come celebrate this grand occasion. June 24 • CHOIR DAY Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have choir day, Sun., June 24, 3 p.m. Everyone is invited. Pastor, Elder Curtis Pritchard. • MEN’S DAY Sun., June 24, 3 p.m. with Pastor Rondias Cox and Mt. Peel MB Church as guests. Chulahoma MB Church. • FRIENDS PROGRAM Rising Star MB Church, fourth Sunday in June, 6 p.m., with the Dynamic Angels. All are invited. • MEN’S DAY McIntyre MB Church, 88 McIntyre Rd., 2:30 p.m., fourth Sunday in June. Pastor Andrew Fluker, guest, Joseph Finley. June 25 • VBS Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church, Byhalia, will be June 25-29, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon. All children ages 4-yrs. - sixth grade are invited to attend at 2555 Church Street in Byhalia. Call 838-2250 for more info. • VBS Vacation Bible School will be held at Bethel Presbyterian Church, June 25 through June 29 from 9 a.m. till noon. To register call July at 662-838-7720. VBS also includes shoe drive for orphans. The church will serve as a drop-off site. The church is located at 3810 Bethel Road in Olive Branch. • VBS Finley Grove MB Church, June 25-29, 6-8 p.m. Everyone is invited. June 27 • 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 29 • REUNION Holly Springs High School Class of 1994 will host its first class reunion June 29-July 1. Classmates please contact Nekka Yates-Mason, (901) 650-1547 or Marissa Autry, (662) 252-1353. June 30 • REUNION The Craine family will hold their annual family reunion, June 30, 2:30 p.m., Watson Community Center, Hwy. 309 S., Byhalia. All family and friends are invited to attend. • BALL TOURNAMENT Men’s softball tournament to be held in Potts Camp at the ballfields. Entry fee is $120 and proceeds will benefit Potts Camp Volunteer Fire Department. For more info call Fire Chief J.C. Pruitt, 544-5211 or Asst. Fire Chief Ricky Barnett 544-5407. July 2 • VBS Kimbrough Church, July 2-5, 6:30 p.m. July 7 • SINGING There will be a singing at Holly Hill Baptist Church on July 7 at 7 p.m. The featured group will be The Barnetts from Stanton, Tenn. Fellowship will follow, Bro Frank Feathers and congregation invite all. • REUNION CANCELLED The reunion for the Alexander, Clayborn, Duke and Shaw families has been cancelled due to illness. Thank you for attending for seven years. July 9 • YOUTH REVIVAL Kimbrough Chapel Church, with speaker Darryl Pettis, July 9-13, 7 p.m. July 13 • IDA WELLS CELEBRATION at the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, July 13-15. This celebration serves as the primary fund-raiser for the museum. Please come support this event and the museum. July 14 • POLITICAL RALLY to benefit the Waterford Vol. Fire Dept. Sat., July 14, 2 p.m. at the by the Waterford Post Office. Refreshments will be sold. Open to all candidates. • PRAISE TEAM Kimbrough Church, Praise Team workshop. July 15 • CHILDREN’S DAY Kimbrough Chapel Church, 9:30 a.m. Youth Day at 11 a.m. with Rev. Marcus Newsom. July 19 • TEEN SUMMIT Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 19-20. July 21 • EXTRAVAGANZA Kimbrough Chapel Church will have a Praise Team EXTRAVAGANZA. July 27 • FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT NIGHT Kimbrough Chapel Church. July 28 • Political rally, Watson Community Center, Hwy. 309, 1 p.m., July 28. • DAY WITH PASTOR All day withe pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr., Kimbrough Chapel Church. July 29 • CONCERT Youth and young adult choir concert, Kimbrough Chapel Church. FYI • REUNION Byhalia High School, classes of 1980, ’81, ’82 and ’83 are planning a reunion. Please call Paula Wheeler-Davis, 838-7194, pespdavis@yahoo.com; Vivian Rogers-Gulledge, 901-870-1210; Ruby Shaw Blackmon, 838-6996 or Martha Jones Rogers, 901-361-8480, for more details. • NURSE ASSISTANT PROGRAM Certified Nurse’s Assistant (CNA). Rust College CDC is currently accepting applications for entry into their CNA program. The program will last for two weeks and at no cost to those who are enrolled. Applications can be picked up at the Holly Springs Regional Technology Building located on Hwy. 311 North in Holly Springs. For more information please contact Betty Yates, (662) 252-1488 or Clencie Cotton at (662) 252-4950. • REUNION The Byhalia High School Class of 1997 is trying to locate classmates for the fall reunion. Please contact Tameral Hearn at 901-219-4901, Kerry Porter at 901-299-7051 or Alison Polk at 901-299-8225. You may also email byhaliaclass97@yahoo.com. • BUS MINISTRY The Apostolic Church of Jesus is now offering a bus ministry. If you need a ride to church, please call Bro. Bobby, cell, 662-560-3946 or home, 662-562-6765; or Pastor Garland Loveless, 662-838-8110. Services are Sun. morning, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Sun. evening, 6:30 p.m. and Wed. evening, 7:30 p.m. • Awana at Red Banks Baptist Church. Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Please call 252-2114 or 252-7570 for van transportation. We have lots of activities every Wed. night with game time, in the new family life center. • RECOVERY PROGRAM The Most Excellent Way, a Bible-based Scriptural recovery program for all types of addictions. Women’s and co-dependent meetings every Tues., 7 p.m. Men’s group meeting every Thurs., 7 p.m. Meetings are at Longview Heights Baptist Church, 4501 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch. Contact Mary or Mike, 662-893-3912. • AA MEETING - New, open to public: AA meeting, every Tues. and Fri. night, 8 p.m., in Ashland at the Women’s Bldg. at the Fairgrounds. If you want to drink that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. For more info. call 662-224-6151. • CEMETERY MAINTENANCE Spring Hill Baptist Church has started a maintenance fund for cutting grass in the cemetery. If you would like to make a donation toward this fund in memory or in honor of a loved one, we would appreciate your help. The cemetery is maintained only by donations. Please make your donation to Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Maxine Palmer, P.O. Box 55, Waterford, MS 38685. Report News:
(662) 252-4261 or south@dixie-net.com
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