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Vowell’s Market Place partners with Make-A-Wish Mississippi

Shoppers can round up their bills to make wishes come true

Crout Family Cemetery restored to original state

A pre-Civil War era cemetery approximately eight miles south of Forest on Hopewell Road has been restored after it was demolished earlier this year to make way for a hunting camp.

Legacy Foundation awards six $1,000 scholarships to local graduates

The Board of Directors of Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation, Inc.

Statewide two-week mask mandate announced by Governor Reeves

As teachers returned to their classrooms this week in preparation for the eventual return of students, Governor Tate Reeves finally made a decision to postpone the start of school in parts of Missi

Students head back to school August 6 in Forest and Scott County Schools

Editor’s Note: This information was accurate at press time, however this is a fluid situation and dates can change at any moment.

Mildred Thornton McKay
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:10 AM
Mildred Thornton McKay (Millie), 90, of Pelahatchie, MS, passed away on July 19, 2020, at her home in the Holly Bush community. A private family service was held. It was followed by a public graveside service Thursday, July 23 at Holly Bush UMC Cemetery.
Debbie McDill
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:15 AM
Graveside services for Mrs. Debbie McDill were held at 6:30 pm, Friday, July 24, 2020 at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4:30-6:00 pm, Friday, July 24, 2020 at Milling Funeral Home Chapel of Sebastopol. Mrs. Debbie McDill, age: 70, of Conehatta, died on July 21, 2020.
Legacy Foundation awards six $1,000 scholarships to local graduates
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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:49 PM
The Board of Directors of Legacy Education and Community Empowerment Foundation, Inc. continued its tradition of awarding scholarships to students who have prepared themselves in the academic and community services areas this week.
Forest News
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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:43 PM
Happy Birthday:
AUG. 5: Tommy Vincent, Wayne Harvey, Harvey Junior Mathis, Dianne Freeman, Gladys Lott, Peggy Burns, Martha Grace Livingston, Jeff Myers, Webb Moulder, Patrick Watson, Nathan Chambers, Donna Clark, Michelle Ladd, Jonathan Gibbs, Tracy Rushing.
Arrest Report August 5
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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 01:01 PM
The following individuals were taken in to custody and booked in to the docket at the Scott County Jail between July 24 and July 30, 2020. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
7/24 Anthony Donnell Johnson, 858 Grant Johnson Dr., Morton – Trespassing
Vowell’s Market Place partners with Make-A-Wish Mississippi
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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 01:32 PM
Shoppers can round up their bills to make wishes come true
Politics go national these days
By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 628 Reads
On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:58 PM
The phrase “all politics are local” is most commonly attributed to former U.S. House Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, D-Massachusetts.
It’s a catchy saying, but it isn’t necessarily so, especially in this day of instant communication through social media and out-of-state political action groups helping fund state candidates.
Moonshine tales
By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 605 Reads
On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 10:15 AM
I started hearing about Kiln moonshine whiskey by the time I was old enough to know what moonshine was.
My grandfather had worked in the sawmill industry in that part of Hancock County during the South Mississippi timber boom of the early 1900s.
Dawn Ingram Fairchild
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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:13 AM
Dawn Ingram Fairchild, 55, a child care provider, died Thursday, July 16, 2020 at MS Baptist Medical Center-Jackson.
Services were 1:30 pm Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Wilcox Chapel with Bro. Reggie Tatum, Bro. Doug Pierce, and Bro. Donald Moore officiating.
Burial followed in the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Magee.
Crout Family Cemetery restored to original state
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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 01:25 PM
A pre-Civil War era cemetery approximately eight miles south of Forest on Hopewell Road has been restored after it was demolished earlier this year to make way for a hunting camp.

In preparation for the start of in-classroom learning, the Scott County School District created a COVID-19 DECISION TREE, which helps parents, students and teachers determine what to do if symptoms develop or exposure to the coronavirus occurs.

Statewide two-week mask mandate announced by Governor Reeves

As teachers returned to their classrooms this week in preparation for the eventual return of students, Governor Tate Reeves finally made a decision to postpone the start of school in parts of Mississippi.where “hot spots” have been declared. Scott County School District and Forest Municipal School District, however, were not named in the executive order so back to school plans locally should proceed as previously announced.

The governor did announce a statewide mask mandate in public gatherings for two weeks “in a push to allow schools to reopen safely.”

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