PHS to start career academies program
Students at Philadelphia High will soon have a chance to take close look at potential careers with local businesses and industries.
Leadership Neshoba class underway
The 20th season of Leadership Neshoba is underway with 26 high school juniors enrolled in the program that offers them the opportunity to learn more about their community.
La-Z-Boy opens trucking hub
La-Z-Boy Logistics has recently opened a terminal in the old U.S. Motors plant building with truckers leaving Philadelphia and delivering about 50 loads of furniture and supplies each week.
Some years ago I wrote a cheeky parody of Twas the Night Before Christmas, substituting familiar lines with more gardenesque verses such as “The flowers were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of compost danced in their heads…”
BUCHANAN/The law and order issue
According to Gallup, on the issue of crime, President Joe Biden is 18 points underwater. While 57% of Americans disapprove of how he is handling crime, only 39% approve.
LOWRY/Shoplifting capital of the USA
It ought to be possible to operate a retail store in one of America’s largest and most iconic cities, but this most basic commercial proposition is in doubt in San Francisco.
FLASHBACKS
Builder is injured as shed collapses, collapsing as the braces were knocked down, a small wash shed fell on E.B. Russell, carpenter, breaking his arm and five ribs.
Wilkerson enjoys tending to the grill
Steve Wilkerson loves a good meal and his favorite thing is steak grilled over charcoal that he grills himself.
Just Among Friends
One of Philadelphia's favorite couples celebrated a milestone anniversary recently. Mundy and Carole Dees Breazele have been married for 57 wonderful years on November 27.
Cotton, Donald initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Mercedes Cotton and Andrew Donald, both of Philadelphia, were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Cotton and Donald were initiated at Mississippi State University.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
GETTING THE MESSAGE/Isaiah 61:1-3
If you were a Jew in Israel at the time of Jesus, you were waiting for the long expected Messiah promised in God’s word. You would have been familiar with the book of Isaiah which is rich in Messianic prophecies. In the first 3 chapters of Luke we find prophecies of Christ from Isaiah fulfilled.
