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Cemetery gate repairs on go By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer  | Photo by Sue Watson
‘Hands Around the Park’
Michael Douglas Anderson explains the event for school children. |
After more than a year of disrepair, the front gate columns at historic Hill Crest Cemetery are likely to be repaired soon. Mayor
Andre’ DeBerry announced last week the city will be accepting quotes
for the repair of the masonry work which was knocked off kilter likely
by a service truck. He said specifications for the repair work were
received from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
recently. Copies of the specifications can be obtained from the city
clerk’s office. The mayor closed off the entrance
last year because passing through could cost the city if someone
claimed they were harmed by falling bricks or the cast-iron archway
itself. The board then passed a motion made by alderman Garrie Colhoun
to seek quotes for the repair. Some of the
cemetery’s dedicated guardians were present once again at the Tuesday
night board meeting, pushing for the completion of the work. Uncertain
that the board and mayor are intent on getting the gate repaired as
speedily as possible, several of the ladies asked if the gate could be
repaired in August. DeBerry said in all
respects the procedures required by Archives and History would be
followed to make sure the work was done following state law. The work
will be paid for with money from a grant the city already has funded
from Archives and History. Back-to-school activity In other business, Michael Douglas Anderson was given permission to hold a program at Boundary Park July 31, from noon to 6 p.m. Dubbed
“Hands Around the Park,” a group has formed to provide a venue for
school uniform swaps. Children whose school uniforms no longer fit may
bring their old ones to swap for another size. Uniforms will be used.
The benefit will also offer adopt a child uniform help and free school
supplies will be handed out. A prayer is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
Anderson said the entire community is invited to participate. The park
is at the corner of West College Street and West Boundary. |
