Happy Birthday:
March 25: James Jones, Cindy Fuller, Linda Hamilton, Harry Lewis, Betty Daniels McGee, David Gunn, Jan Martin, Terry Rivers, Mrs. Noel Parker, Melissa Roberts, Brandi Ricks, Jeff Edmondson, Mel Karnatz, Shirley Rene’ Hardin.
March 26: Belinda Fowler, Mrs. Kimberly Carr, Michael Stone, Chris Burt.
March 27: Betty Jeffcoats, Kathy Little Mitchell, Jerame Beard, Beverly Harden Maddox, Cliff Horton, Macaulay Gibson.
March 28: Kevin Sessums, Rev. Frank Gunn, Deborah Aycock, Lindell Derrick, Kevin Brown, Jessie Boutwell Partridge, Mark Williamson.
March 29: Michael Lance Irvin, Paul Christopher, Susan Stutts Luther, Ken Carleton, Ronald Fuller, Ruth Harrell, George William Odom, Beth Gaff, Sunny Lynn Eady, Clair Hydrick, Hugh Strebeck, Travis Martin, Roy Aultman, Jr., Larry Rogers, Mechelle Latham, Cindy Hosey, Robin Durr, Linda Craig, Kelsey Shaw.
March 30: Rita Brignac Jones, Dea McCrory Irby, Glenn Crosby, John Ed Tabor, Carlton Hines, Lance Harden, Robbie Durr
March 31: Carol Christine Shaw, Kenneth Melichar, Brenda Marler Tillman, Brad Thompson, Robbye Ann Lee, Laurie Elkins, Brandi Brock.
It was good having several from the Forest area last week at Point Clear! Drew Evans, Lottie Towner, Melanie Harrison and A. J. Clay and their families all attended the 76th Annual Mississippi Young Bankers Convention held at Marriott’s Grand Hotel & Spa. The conference attracted hundreds of young bankers from across the state of Mississippi.
Prayers continue for David Tadlock, who had surgery at UAB in Birmingham last Tuesday.
Happy to report the messages from family members are upbeat. Please keep the prayers going!!
Sincere sympathy to the family of Quinton Mills, who died on March 18th at St. Domoinic's Hospital in Jackson. We especially offer condolences to his two beloved daughters, Judy Ledford and Jan Crowell, and their families. Arrangements were incomplete at press time.
Mitzi Breland returned from New York City on the weekend after spending the last few weeks there with Marianna and Brian Hoff and her new grandson.
Have you heard about the Poetry Scholarship Competition for Scott County High School Seniors?
The Palace Theater is pleased to announce the scholarship prize of $1,000 for the winning entry theme of “The Sound of Home.”
Students must be residents of Scott County. Deadline is May 15 and entries can be emailed to purplemyrtlems@gmail.com. If you don’t have access to email, handwritten copies can be mailed to The Palace Theatre, PO Box 370, Forest, MS 39074. If you are a senior in high school in Scott County, this is your opportunity to share your creativity and earn this scholarship! Don’t miss out!
The Forest Garden Club enjoyed a delicious brunch at the library on March 17. Hostesses were Trudy Alexander, Isabel Martinez, and Crystal Adams. The Gardener’s Inspiration was given by Falon Jones, and the Gardener’s Tip was given by Nina Jones, who also shared with members about Flower Show Horticulture. They enjoyed seeing the examples of plants and how they could be creatively displayed in a flower show. Members were delighted to receive their unique pottery pieces made the prior month with artist/sculptor Hillary Freeman of McComb.
Please send your news for the column to us at lmckibbens@gmail.com. We hope to hear from you soon!
