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DEADLINE: 2008 NEON Summer Health Career Academy Application
In June area hospitals and NEMCC are putting on the 2008 NEON Summer Health Career Academy for sixth and seventh graders in the NEMCC school district county service district (ie. Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union counties). This "academy" is a one-week, fun-filled academy that will introduce students to various helath careers, such as nursing, medicine and allied health. Today is the DEADLINE for all required paperwork to be postmarked. This includes an application, a written essay and two recommendations from teachers or counselors. The application MUST be postmarked by today and mailed to Cassi Matney, NEON Project, 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MS 38829. The academy will be held from June 9-13 at Magnolia Regional Health Center & Tippah County Hospital, and from June 16-20 at Baptist Memorial Hospitals in Bonneville & New Albany. For additional information, please contact Matney by phone: 662.720.7595 or by email: crmatney@nemcc.edu. Visit the website at http://www.neonms.com/. |
| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) |
9:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
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Northeast Mississippi Job Fair
The thrid annual gathering of job-seekers and potential employers will be held today at East Mississippi Community College's Golden Triangle campus. If you are on the hunt for a job, maybe this is the week to skp sending out a round of resumes and cover letters. Come out to EMCC and talk to some of the best employers in the area...shake their hands, look them in the eye and make your case! More than 60 employers will be assembled representing the gamut of businesses and industries in northeast MS. The job fair begins at 9:30am at EMCC's Lyceum auditorium. It is open to students from community colleges, as well as four-year colleges & universities until 2pm. The general public is invited to attend from noon until 2:30pm. EMMC's Golden Triangle campus is at 8731 S. Frontage Rd. in Mayhew, off Highway 45 Alternate. For more information call Linda Gates at 662.243.1978 or visit http://www.eastms.edu/. |
| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) |
6:00 PM |
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An Evening of Honor & Dessert Reception
The MSU Libraries are hosting an evening honoring the Cotton District Literary Festival Poetry Contest award winners at the MSU Libraries' John Grisham Room at 6pm. Author Howard Bahr will be featured and will discuss his novels of the South. The evening will begin with an acoustic set by Starkville's very own, Nash Street. Dr. Noel Polk of MSU's English department and of Mississippi Quarterly will present awards, sponsored by Mississippi Quarterly, to local high school students in honor and recognition of the student's outstanding original works of poetry submitted to the yearly Cotton Dist. Literary Fest. contest. There will also be feature desserts by MSU Chef David French awaiting your consumption. For more information and to reserve tickets to the Dessert Reception for $10, please contact Lyle Tate at 662.325.2559. |
| May 1st, 2008 (Thu) |
7:00 PM |
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NEMCC Concert & Symphonic Bands
Northeast Mississippi Community College's Concert and Symphonic Bands will stage spring concerts today at 7pm in Seth Pounds Auditorium on the NEMCC campus in Booneville, MS. Made up of approximately 120 Northeast students, the band will perform a variety of music from Classical to Broadway. The public is invited and admission is FREE! |
| May 2nd, 2008 (Fri) -- May 4th, 2008 (Sun) |
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Mississippi Division of NALS, Inc.
The annual meeting is scheduled for May 2nd - 4th in Greenwood, MS. The Sunday morning speaker is Mississippi's Dale Smith Thomas. Trying to reach and and all legal professionals and/or support staff in the legal field through the state. For more information contact Cindy Blackburn at Upshaw law firm at 662-455-1613. |
| May 2nd, 2008 (Fri) -- May 3rd, 2008 (Sat) |
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13th Annual Market Street Festival
Food, fun and live entertainement is what encompases the annual Market Street Festival in downtown Columbus, MS. This year over 200 arts & crafts, food vendors, children's activities and five entertainment stages will be featured. In addition to several local musicians, our featured music acts include Sweet Water Jade and Little Texas Friday evening from 7-11pm at Market Street After Dark. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate (please contact the Main Street office to purchase advanced tickets). And Saturday evening, free & open to the public, Eden Brent will be the feature music act Saturday night from 9:30-11pm. Also Saturday evening Gospel Warriors will play from 6:30-7:30pm followed by Swing Shift from 8-9pm. Please visit www.marketstreetfestival.com for more information. |
| May 3rd, 2008 (Sat) -- May 4th, 2008 (Sun) |
7:35 AM |
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Mt. Hermon M.B. Church 140th Anniversary
Mt. Hermon M.B. Church will celebrate its 140th Church Anniversary beginning with its Friends and Family Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, May 3rd at 7:30 a.m. Rev Carlos Perry and the New Hope Church Famiiy will be the guest. For more information contact the church office at 662-494-5614. On Sunday, May 4th, we will climax our anniversary service at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Nathaniel Houston and the Miller's Chapel Family of Macon will be the guest. Reverend Timothy Brinkley is the pastor. |
| May 3rd, 2008 (Sat) |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
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Oktibbeha County Hospital Grandparents are Great Class
A Grandparents are Great class will be held Saturday, May 3rd from 9:00 a.m. unti l11:00 .m. in the Oktibbeha County Hospital Educational Facility. The course brings grandparents up-to-date on the latest in infant care, such as nutrition, safety, and educational play ideas. It also includes a tour of the hospital's labor and delivery, nursery and postpartum areas. It is offered once each quarter. The fee is $10 per grandparent, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to enroll, cal 662-615-3364. |
| May 3rd, 2008 (Sat) |
9:35 AM |
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Golden Triangle Cancer Program
Look Good Feel Better will meet May 13th at 9:30 a.m. For women actively going cancer treatment. Call Julie Smith at 662-244-2908. |
| May 4th, 2008 (Sun) -- May 6th, 2008 (Tue) |
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NALS, Inc.'s Annual Meeting
The Mississippi Division of NALS, Inc. invites all legal professionals and support staff in the legal field to the group's annual meeting. The featured speaker is Dale Smith on Sunday morning. For more information, please contact Cindy Blackburn at 662.455.1613. |
| May 4th, 2008 (Sun) |
3:00 PM |
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New Zion Baptist Church Pastor Anniversary
New Zion Baptist Church, 24358 Highway 14, Macon, MS is holding Rev. Stephen Sykes anniversary at 3:00 P.M. Rev. Tommy Cox of Baptist Cluster (Aliceville, AL) will be the guest speaker. |
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St. Luke Full Gospel Baptist Church Spring Revival
The pastor and members of St. Luke Full Gospel Baptish Church in Ackerman would like to invite you to the Spring Revival, on Monday, May 5th through Friday, May 9, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Michael Love of New Life F.G.B Church of Columbus, MS. For more information call 662-285-2819. |
| May 5th, 2008 (Mon) -- May 18th, 2008 (Sun) |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM |
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OCH Toddler Swimming Lessons
The Wellness Connection of Oktibbeha County Hospital will offer "Toddler Splash" swim lessons beginning Monday, May 5. "Toddler Splash" (3 -5 years olds) will be held at 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Each two-week session will meet Monday-Thursday, Introduction to the water and basic rules of water safety will be taught. Classes will meet in the OCH Health Plex Natatorium. The cost is $50 for Wellness Connection Members and $60 for non-members. Classes are taught by American Red Cross-certified instructors. Pre-registration is required by Sunday, May 4th. To pre-register or for more information, call the Wellness Connection at 662-323-9355 (WELL) or Darlene Comish at 662-615-30965. |
| May 8th, 2008 (Thu) -- May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
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"Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive
Local letter carriers have teamed up with United Way of Lowndes County in the annual National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) Stamp Out Hunger food drive to benefit local non-profit shelters and food pantries. The NALC asks Columbus residents and CAFB residents to leave non-perishable food donations in a bag near their mailboxes to be picked up by the carriers on May 10. Letter carriers ask for food items such as canned fruit, meat, soup, vegetables, dry pasta, rice, cereal, peanut butter and other items that can be stored without refrigeration. Glass containers and out-of-date items should NOT be included. For more information, contact Ballard at 662.328.0943. |
| May 8th, 2008 (Thu) |
5:30 AM |
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Eighth of May Emancipation Day History Program
Students from the Mississippi School for Math and Science will present the second Eighth of May Emancipation Day History Program today at 5:30pm in Columbus' historic Sanfield Cemetery (on the corner of College and 25th Street South). As part of their African American history class at MSMS, students learned that the festivities of the first Eighth of May were recorded, in part, in the journal of Cyrus Green, a Quaker from Indiana who came to teach in the Freedmend's Bureau school in Columbus during the spring and summer of 1866. The students hope to share the information they have learned with the local community through their performance. Admission is FREE and open to the public. For more information contact MSMS at 662.329.7360. |
| May 8th, 2008 (Thu) |
11:45 AM |
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Area Minister Meeting
Area Ministers will meet every second Thursday of the month at 11:45 a.m. at Stephen’s Chapel Life Center. For more information, contact Pastor Joe Peoples. |
| May 8th, 2008 (Thu) -- May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
7:00 PM |
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Revival Services
American PCG will hold Revival Services at their church located on 124 Chester Street in Ackerman, MS. Thursday and Friday Night Evangelist Paul Meacham from Alabama will speak and on Saturday, Evangelist Tarence Nash from Columbus, MS will be the speaker. Come join us each night from 7:00 p.m. for a powerful word from God and joyful time is praise! For more information contact Rev. James Woodall at 662-299-7292. |
| May 9th, 2008 (Fri) |
7:00 PM - 12:00 AM |
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11th Annual Cellular South Gumball - "Dance with Art"
Come dance with the art and artists that created it at the 11th annual Gumbal at the GumTree Museum of Art (211 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS). There will be plenty of great art, great food and a cash bar. From 7-9pm there will be a silent auction featuring work from the Cellular South GumTree Festival; this is also a great time to meet the artists. From 8:30pm until midnight dance the night away to the sound of The New Madrid Click - a band with a definate world beat. Tickets are $25. Call the museum for tickets at 662.844.ARTS |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) -- May 11th, 2008 (Sun) |
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37th Annual Cellular South GumTree Festival
The Cellular South GumTree Festival is held on the lawn of the Lee County Courthouse in Tupelo, MS. Artists and craftsmen from across the United States gather to sell their art and compete for over $15,000 in prizes. It's two full days for the entire community with lots of good food, entertainment and fun. 107 or more fine artist will have their work displayed and available to purchase. The artists works feature media which includes, but are not limited to, clay, glass, graphics, photography, drawing, jewelry, painting, sculpture, traditional craft, water color and mixed media. |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
8:00 AM |
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Celebration Saturday at The Hitching Lot Farmers' Market
Celebration Saturday at Columbus' Farmers' Market starts today at 7am. The Hitching Lot Farmers' Market is truly a community gathering place every Saturday, but TODAY is a special treat for all. Area Master Gardners will host a plant swap, as well as offer a couple of mini-workshops from 8:30-9am. Beth from J. Broussard's Restaurant will be gathering seasonal produce available at our market to treat everyone to some mighty fine sounding recipes with a cooking demonstration and sampling which begins at 8am. Live music will be drifting through thanks to Roger Truesdale and Marian Montgomery. Friends of the Litbrary will be showcasing homegrown authors. Sharon Bradley will fill you with information on 4-H Club and Junior Master Gardners. WMSV Radio will be on site to interview market goers and join in the excitment. The annual market fun-fundraiser will end at 9am with a drawing of 25 lucky names. Market Mojo Coffee will makes it debut. All this plus the freshest of the FRESH SEASONAL PRODUCE that you'll find every week at the market. |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
10:00 AM |
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Golden Triangle Diabetes Support Group
Diabetes Support Group will meet Thursday May 10th at 10 a.m. at the Baptist Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center. For more information call 662-244-1596 or 1-800-544-8767, ext. 1596. |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
10:30 AM |
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Monroe County Relay for Life Dog Show
Monroe County Relay for Life 2nd Annual Dog Show is May 10 at 10:30 a.m. in Amory's Frisco Park. Multiple Categories to enter at $5.00 per category. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society
For more information call Jamie at 662-256-9606 ext 11. No aggressive or violence prone dogs allowed and all dogs must have shots |
| May 10th, 2008 (Sat) |
2:00 PM |
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Command Performance from the MS School for Math & Science
The MSMS Band and Choir just returned from a trip to Branson, Mo. The groups performed at the Welk Theater as an opening act for the Rankin Brothers Show. A command performance of their show will be Saturday, May 10 at 2pm at the Waverly Marina in West Point, MS. Area students who are members of the MSMS Performance Ensembles are; Tommy Doughty, McGinty Chilcutt, Jamie Elsmore, Aynsley Wright, Chris Cunningham and Michael Conner of Columbus, Emily Tuten of West Point, and Ann Marie Picone of Starkville. The performance is open to the public. Admission is free!! |
| May 13th, 2008 (Tue) |
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
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Health Fair in Winston County
Winston Medical Center is hosting a health fair from 9am - 3pm at the First United Methodist Church in Louisville, MS. The fair will focus on senior citizens and will provide a lot of information about services that are provided by the state and other areas of health care. The Mississippi State Department of Health personel will be present. For more information contact Brandi Krajewski at 662.779.5121. |
| May 13th, 2008 (Tue) -- May 15th, 2008 (Thu) |
7:00 PM |
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New Zion Baptist Church Spring Revival
New Zion Baptist Church, 24358 Highway 14, Macon, MS, Rev. Stephen Sykes, Pastor is holding their spring revival May 13-15, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. Rev. Marvin Rice of Cedar Grove M.B. Church will be the guest speaker. |
| May 16th, 2008 (Fri) |
11:30 AM |
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Mississippi Main Street Award Luncheon
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) will celebrate the achievements of Mississippi Main Street communities and member towns at the Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson. The featured speaker for the event is Gray Swoope, Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority. For more information contact Jeannie Waller at (601) 987-8741 or by e-mail at jeanniewaller@msmainstreet.com. |
| May 17th, 2008 (Sat) |
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Discover a Distinctive Destination In Your Backyard
May is National Tourism and National Preservation Month. The event will be held at the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center located at 300 Main Street. “Discover Columbus” Day provides a perfect opportunity for the Columbus community to see why visitors are flocking to our area. Come join us for a free tour of Columbus, refreshments, live entertainment and kids activities! It will be fun for the entire family. “Discover Columbus” is designed to showcase why Columbus was chosen as the 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destination by the National Preservation of Historic Trust. Rediscover the charm of Columbus and experience Southern hospitality at its best! |
| May 17th, 2008 (Sat) |
7:00 PM |
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Gospel Singing
There will be a gospel singing at Sherwood Community Center located on High 15 South of Mathiston. Singing will be provided by Masters Sound of Philadelphia, MS, Scott Gregory of Louisville, MS, and Second Chance of Grenada, MS. Concessions available, free admission, and love offering received. For more info: 662-418-6454. |
| May 18th, 2008 (Sun) |
11:00 AM |
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The King's Riders of Cullman Presentation
The King's Riders of Cullman, Alabama representing The Christian Motorcyclist Association will be at The Jones Chapel Baptist Church, located on Hwy. 6, in Nettleton, MS. The presentation is a dynamic witness of what the grace of God can do in a person's life. Pastor Bill Payne an congregation give a cordial invitation for the public, other CMA members and motorcyclists to attend. For more information call 662-963-2587. |
| May 21st, 2008 (Wed) |
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM |
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Clay County Senior Appreciation Day
The Clay County Triad Chapter will hold its Senior Appreciation Day from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Clay Conty Civic Center location at 130 6th Street in West Point, MS. Projects planned will include address signs, handicapped window decals, personal alert alarms, anti-check washing ink pens and eye glass cleaning cloths. Lunch will be served and entertainment will be provided ny the Watson's. |
| May 21st, 2008 (Wed) |
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
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Blood Drive
A blood drive will be held in the parking lot of Independent Methodist Church in Macon, MS from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call Beverly at 662-726-5536. Walk-ins are welcome and please don't forget your I.D.'s. |
| May 22nd, 2008 (Thu) |
5:30 PM |
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Golden Triangle Coping with Cancer Dine and Learn
Coping with Cancer Dine and Learn will Meet May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Speaker will be Tammy Miller, ANP, BC. Sympton Management. Pre-Register. Dinner will be provided. Baptist Golden Triangle Bed Tower classrooms 4 and 5. Register by calling Julie Smith at 662-244-4673 (HOPE) or 1-800-5448767, ext. 4673. |
| May 23rd, 2008 (Fri) -- May 31st, 2008 (Sat) |
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Register Now: "Camp Invention" for Children (Deadline May 31!)
The Camp Invention program is open to children entering first through sixth grades. It fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive-thinking skills and science literacy. The program is scheduled for June 16-22 at Ward Stewart Elementary School in Starkville, MS. During a module called M.A.R.S. (Moving at Rocket Speed), participants will plan and execute a | | |
