Announcements: Activities at Morton Public Library in January will include: Family Story Time - 5 p.m. (Winter Snow), K-6 Legos - January 16. Call 601-732-6288 for more info. Senior Coffee Hour will resume for 2020 on Friday, January 17 from 10-11 a.m. and subsequent Fridays, also Teen Craft (Suncatcher) January 23-time (call library).
We Care Missions Food Distribution date remaining in this month is, Friday, January 24, at Fellowship Hall of Morton United Methodist Church, 29 Church Street, from 10 a.m.-12 noon. Proper documentation must be provided in order to receive food.
Congratulations to: Constance Slaughter Harvey, former MS State Assistant Secretary of State, General Counsel and civil rights advocate, who will be the keynote speaker for the annual celebration of life of Rev. Martin Luther King to be held inside the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on the campus of Jackson State University.
Prayers and concern for: Johnnie Sue Sims, Edgar Purvis, Lee Ann Palmer, Cindy Wood, Vanessa Buckner, Chris Underwood, Bob Laird, Ella Mary Shepherd and continued concern for Buford Palmer and Faye Pruitt Gray.
Sympathy for the families of: Irene Toney (former Morton resident while her husband Rev. Hobson Toney served as pastor of Morton UMC), Mary Denese Sawyer Jones, Nolen Sistrunk, Aubrey K. Myers, Seth Drane Adams, Thomas Eugene Brown, Jerry Tom McNeil, Irene (Mrs. Joe) Smith, Shirley Wilkerson Jones, Jo Anne Tolbert (Mrs.”Bubber”) Craven, Kathryn Herron Carpenter and Tim Goodin.
Travelin’ visitin’ and such: Kyle Roland Sybil has returned to Everett,Washington following a visit of several days with her parents, the Melvin Rolands and brother Brian. While in town, she was able to mark some visits/outings off her “bucket list” by seeing other family members, Hal, and wife Bobbie, and college friend, Brad Anderson for lunch at the Keg and Barrel Restaurant in Hattiesburg; dinner with her aunt and uncle Shirley and Chester Sawyer and MHS friends, Mark and Rhonda Phillips Torrence for dinner at Rib Cage in Morton and other friends and acquaintances round and about town.
Former Miss Missippi/Miss America finalist, Laura Lee Lewis was spotted in town while visiting.
