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Calendar of Events

Wednesday

• SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM The Marshall County Humane Society’s low cost spay/neuter program will NOT be open. Call 252-6196 for the necessary appointment.

Thursday

• Legal assistance North Mississippi Rural Legal Services is sponsoring “Write a Will Day” on Thursday, January 24, from 10 a.m.-12 noon at the Benton County Extension Service Office located at 190 Ripley Avenue, Ashland. For an appointment to receive free legal assistance on wills, powers of attorney, advance health care directives, Medicaid and Medicare, contact Betty Withers or Catherine Kilgore at 1-800-898-8731 or 662-234-8731. Northeast MS Planning and Development District is a co-sponsor of this event.

Saturday

• Fourth Sat. night singing, Evangel Full Gospel Assembly, featuring local singers with an invitation to visiting singers to participate. Congregational singing for all. Everyone is invited. Singing begins at 7 p.m.

Sunday

• Usher day Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have their annual Usher Day., Sun., Jan. 27, 3 p.m. Special guests will be Elder Sylvester Hamilton and the Miracle Temple COGIC of Victoria. Everyone is invited. Pastor, elder Curtis Pritchard.

• 48 Elders Service Jones Grove men’s ministry will have a 48 Elders service, Sun., Jan. 27, 2:30 p.m. Pastor, Rev. John Powell.

Monday

• Basketball The Holly Springs Parks and Rec. dept. is offering basketball for the men’s 35 and older league and women’s league. Coaches’ meeting, Mon., Jan. 28, 6 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Building on North Memphis St. Call 662-252-4807 for more info.

• Taekwondo Interested in taekwondo? There will be a meeting at the Multi-Purpose Building, Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m. for youth and adult. Call 662-252-4807 for more info.

• Meeting The Marshall County Fair Assoc. membership meeting will be held Mon., Jan. 28, 7 p.m., at the fairgrounds, in the cattle building.

January 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.

February 2

• Musical program Rising Star MB Church, Feb. 2, 6 p.m. Pastor, Robert McClain.

February 3

• Men’s month speaker Mt. Moriah MB Church, 3193 Marianna Rd., will have a special speaker each Sun. in Feb., celebrating Men’s Month. Pastor, Dr. R.J. Wilson. There will also be an afternoon speaker Feb. 3.

• Concert Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 3115 Old Pigeon Roost Road, will host a concert with “The Geeslin Brothers” 10:45 a.m. After the morning worship service lunch will follow. Pastor Oscar Geeslin invites all to come. No night service.

February 6

• SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM The Marshall County Humane Society’s low cost spay/neuter program will NOT be open. Call 252-6196 for the necessary appointment.

February 8

• TREE GIVE-AWAY Feb. 8, there will be a tree give-away at the Marshall County Extension/MFC Offices, 810 Highway 178 East in Holly Springs. The event will take place from 8:30 until 10 a.m. Mississippi Forestry Commission is sponsoring the event. Service forester is Justin Dewberry, Marshall/Benton Counties.

February 9

• St. Jude Benefit Fish Fry will be held at Emory Methodist Church, 5-7 p.m. Plates include fish, hushpuppies, French fries, cole slaw, drink and dessert. All proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

• Ball sign up The Northwest Side Civic Club announces that youth baseball/softball sign-up for the Harmontown-Tyro-Laws Hill area will be held each Saturday on February 9, 16 and 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the civic building in Harmontown. All children and youth of T-ball age and older are invited. Cost for each child is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Anyone interested in coaching or sponsoring a team may attend one of the sigh-ups or call Max Billingsley at (662) 526-5090 or by email at billingsley1520@bellsouth.net.

February 10

• Twelve tribes of Israel True Vine MB Church, 525 West St., Holly Springs, Sun., Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m. Narrator will be Rev. Tony Wilkins from St. Paul CME Church. Everyone is invited.

• Men’s month speaker Mt. Moriah MB Church, 3193 Marianna Rd., will have a special speaker each Sun. in Feb., celebrating Men’s Month. Pastor, Dr. R.J. Wilson.

• Black heritage program Harris Chapel MB Church, 2639 Hoover Rd., Sun., Feb. 10, 11 a.m. Speaker will be Minister Artwell Craft Jr. from Mt. Moriah MB Church. Everyone is cordially invited.

February 13

• 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.

February 15

• Baseball deadline Holly Springs Parks and Rec. dept. is now registering youth for baseball and softball, boys and girls, ages 4-16. Registration is at City Hall, 160 S. Memphis St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. The last day to register is Fri., Feb. 15. For more info. call 662-252-4807.

February 17

• Class reunion meeting Holly Springs High School, class of 1978 reunion is set for Labor Day weekend. A planning meeting will be held Feb. 17, 4 p.m. at Harriet Hearn’s home. Call 662-252-6162, 662-252-2259.

• Men’s month speaker Mt. Moriah MB Church, 3193 Marianna Rd., will have a special speaker each Sun. in Feb., celebrating Men’s Month. Pastor, Dr. R.J. Wilson.

February 16

• Mid-South Civil War Show will be held at Southaven Arena, Old Hwy. 51, 1/4 mile north of Goodman Road, Southaven, February 16-17. For more information call 901-388-2346.

• Ball sign-up The Northwest Side Civic Club announces that youth baseball/softball sign-up for the Harmontown-Tyro-Laws Hill area will be held each Saturday on February 16 and 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the civic building in Harmontown. All children and youth of T-ball age and older are invited. Cost for each child is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Anyone interested in coaching or sponsoring a team may attend one of the sigh-ups or call Max Billingsley at (662) 526-5090 or by email at billingsley1520@bellsouth.net.

February 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.

February 23

• Ball sign-up The Northwest Side Civic Club announces that youth baseball/softball sign-up for the Harmontown-Tyro-Laws Hill area will be held Saturday, February 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the civic building in Harmontown. All children and youth of T-ball age and older are invited. Cost for each child is $10 for members and $15 for non-members Anyone interested in coaching or sponsoring a team may attend one of the sigh-ups or call Max Billingsley at (662) 526-5090 or by email at billingsley1520@bellsouth.net.

February 24

• Men’s month speaker Mt. Moriah MB Church, 3193 Marianna Rd., will have a special speaker each Sun. in Feb., celebrating Men’s Month. Pastor, Dr. R.J. Wilson.

February 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.

FYI

• ATTENTION: Byhalia High School Classes 1977, 1978 and 1979 will have a combined class reunion on July 4-6. For more information, please contact: Class of 1977 - Gloria Malone, 901-491-2440; Class of 1978 - Lola Thomas, 662-401-1960; Class of 1979 - Juanita (Phillips) Smith, 662-838-3509.

• Time change Free Branch MB Church, Pastor A.V. Warren Jr., announces morning worship hour changes: first and third Sundays, 11 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; second, fourth and fifth Sundays, 9 a.m., Sunday School the Wed. before those Sundays at 6 p.m., prior to Bible study. Bible study, Wed., 6 p.m.

• 30 year reunion Sand Flat School (now H.W. Byers) class of 1978 is planning a 30-year reunion. Please contact Velma Garrison Tate at 662-851-7954.

• NIMITZ REUNION The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Association is looking for shipmates (ship’s company, staff, squadrons and detachments) who served on board the nuclear attack aircraft carrier for a ship’s reunion in Nashville, Tenn., June 19-22, 2008. The Nimitz is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. For more information contact Joe Brunner at waldoj@cox.net., or (619) 466-2132 or log onto www.ussnimitzassociation.org for membership.

• 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.

• REUNION Byhalia High School, class of 1987-88 is planning a reunion. For more info. call Angelo Hardin-Poole, 901-268-0135, Shelia Liggins-Sims, 901-602-9560 or Melissa Shipp-Bowles, 901-849-8623.

• 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 544-0531 for van transportation. Supper, $5 per person, 5:30-6:15 p.m.

• 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.

FYI

• 30 year reunion Sand Flat School (now H.W. Byers) class of 1978 is planning a 30-year reunion. Please contact Velma Garrison Tate at 662-851-7954.

• Awana at Red Banks Baptist Church. Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Please call 544-0531 for van transportation. Supper, $5 per person, 5:30-6:15 p.m.

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