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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.

The Message
By Pastor Bill Myers, READ MORE > 430 Reads
On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 10:11 AM
Are we a Martha or a Mary?
The beach is calling
By Tim Beeland, READ MORE > 398 Reads
On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 08:06 AM
Summer is the time for beach trips, camping trips, swimming pools, trips to theme parks, and all those super-crowded kinds of things that we Americans enjoy. Not this year!
Midway News
By Delie Shepard , READ MORE > 384 Reads
On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 10:34 AM
Congratulations Peavys
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.
Pleasant Hill News
By Peggy Lewis , READ MORE > 340 Reads
On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 07:53 AM
Looking Back
Vowell’s Market Place partners with Make-A-Wish Mississippi
READ MORE > 332 Reads
On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 01:32 PM
Shoppers can round up their bills to make wishes come true
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
Politics go national these days
By Charlie Dunagin, READ MORE > 321 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.
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 Thu, 07/30/2020 - 07:57 AM
Happy Birthday:
July 29: Stella Hutchinson, Nannie Carol Booth, George Gray Townsend III, Gwen Dukes, Nichole Crimm, Mary Adele Austin, Ben Kenna, Michelle Crimm, Kay Howard, Addison Brooke Mahoney.

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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