Opinion

Fielder’s Choice
By Barry Burleson

Seniors open door to future

“High school days roll by quickly for many and slowly for others, but we all experience the same events in those four years, along with the successes, the failures, the new friends and the old, the good days and the bad. The long days of classes were often punctuated by the show of spirit in pep rallies and field days, and all of those fun experiences. These high school days will be remembered forever by all who happen to come this way.”

Those words were printed 30 years ago – in my last high school yearbook.

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Close to Nowhere
By Linda Jones

Graduation

Graduation has been the main topic of conversation around the newspaper office lately.

Not only have we been working on our annual graduation edition; two of the kids here are graduating — Emma Burleson and David Breithaupt.

It’s been exciting, watching all the schools and the kids getting ready to head out into the world.

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Deadline to switch to digital TV is looming
• Senator reminds Mississippians of June 12 transition date

By U.S. Senator
Roger F. Wicker

Are you ready for the switch to digital television? Chances are you have seen plenty of ads about the upcoming transition - some that included me urging you to prepare for digital television, also known as DTV. The transition to DTV is just one month away and Mississippians who are affected need to take action.

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Letter To The Editor

Praise for staff:
Dear Editor,

Last week my daughter, Morgann, lost her eyeglasses when she dumped her tray in the lunchroom after eating breakfast. Her teacher, Mrs. Lewis, called me and said that she had dug through the garbage in the lunch room to find them and couldn’t.

I thanked her for performing such an unsavory and unpleasant task for my child. I figured all was lost and had resigned myself to purchasing another pair of (expensive) glasses.

A very short time later, Mrs. Lewis called me back and informed me that Jamie Byrd and Frances Leopard had found Morgann’s glasses. Jamie had voluntarily gone through the big dumpster in the back of the school to find them!

I feel that she went way above and beyond the call of duty. She is a beloved figure by all of the children in the school system and it’s very easy to see why.

This is just one example of how the staff at Mary Reid Elementary School really and truly care for their students. I have two daughters enrolled in the Potts Camp School District and a son who will begin kindergarten in the fall. My girls have always been treated like they are family members of the teachers.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jamie Byrd, Frances Leopard, B.J. Lewis and all of the staff at Mary Reid School for all of their hard work and dedication to the children who attend Mary Reid Elementary School.

Tabitha A. Bing

Purple Heart

Billy Mason, of Michigan City, received a Purple Heart during his service in the U.S. Army, for wounds received in the Republic of Vietnam, on May 14, 1970. Mason, a Spc. 4, served with 11B20 Co D 2nd BN (Ambl) 327th Inf. (WACHDU). He has two children, Billy and Bryan, also of Michigan City. He received his Purple Heart 39 years ago.

Hometown Heroes

Please take time to remember our local “heroes” who are serving in war zones around the world.

Charles Fairbairn, Army, Iraq; now in Afghanistan
Jarod Grimes, Army, Iraq
Timothy Hardaway, Army, Iraq
Lee (Brandon) Hutchens, Marines, Iraq
Jason Janicki, Army, Iraq
Donnie Kirksey, Marines, Iraq
Matthew McArthur, Marines, Iraq
George Merritt, Marines, Iraq
Chad Minor, Air Force
Chadwick (Chad) Phillips, Army, 2nd tour, Iraq
Deron Randolph, Marines, Iraq
Cody Sanderson, Air Force, Iraq
Mitch Swann, Army, Iraq
Stephanie Taylor, Air Force, Iraq
Daniel Skillman, Marines, Iraq

Supporting Our Troops

If you’d like to add a name to this list, please contact The South Reporter,

Attn. Linda Jones, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635; 662-252-4261; or email: south@dixie-net.com

Memory quilt

Christine Martin holds up a corner of the quilt she organized for the Big Star Baggers Relay for Life. The quilt was handquilted by Reba Westmoreland, cake decorator at Big Star. There are 120 white strips on the quilt for names to be written on, in honor or in memory of a loved one with cancer. And every block you “buy” gets you a chance to win the quilt at the Relay for Life on June 12 at Sam Coopwood Park. To get a block, see Christine Martin at Big Star; or Linda Jones at The South Reporter. You can mail a check for a block or blocks, to Relay for Life Quilt Blocks, Linda Jones, The South Reporter, P.O. Box 278, Holly Springs, MS 38635. Make checks payable to the Big Star Baggers. There are only 120 blocks and 90 are already spoken for — get yours before they’re all gone!

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