Just Among Friends
The Diocese of Jackson announced the ordination of the Rev. Tristan Stovall to the Sacred Order of the Presbyterate by the Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz, D.D., Ph.D., Bishop of Jackson, on Saturday, May 18 at half past 10 o’clock in the morning at the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Jackson.
The Rev. Stovall will celebrate his First Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, the 19th of May, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 406 Wilson Street, Philadelphia, his home church. It is a great honor for Holy Cross to have Tristan celebrate his first Mass in our church.
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Congratulations to the Neshoba Central High School Lady Rocket Cheerleaders who placed 2nd in the nationwide National Cheerleaders Association Championship Competition! Their hard work and dedication paid off.
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Philadelphia High School’s girls basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 15 is senior Tornado Patience Chinn.
The boys basketball Player of the Week is sophomore Jamari “Poon” Hickman. Congratulations to both players!
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Happy, Happy Birthday to Sue Wells who blew out the candles on her beautiful birthday cake as she celebrated her 92nd on Jan. 21 at her home with her family and friends! It was a good time for Grandma Sue who enjoyed the day.
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Tyler Jordan Greer preached his first sermon on Sunday, Jan. 21, at Old Hopewell Church in Collins. When he knew God was calling him to the ministry, he prayed for a spiritual mentor who was the real deal and willing to mentor him as he prepared for the ministry. Dr. Thomas McSwain was the answer to his prayers.
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The Philadelphia/Neshoba County Career Technical Center Employee Spotlight was on welding instructor Joey Irby last week. He has been teaching welding for 24 years.
He has been married to Heather Cumberland Irby for 29 years. They have three sons, Taylor, John Robert, and Peyton, and two daughters-in-law, Madalyn and Gracy. In his spare time, Joey can be found doing something fun with his family or watching sports of some type.
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PLEASE HELP! Connie Walters needs jelly jars-1/2 pint size! For the past 18 years, she has been making homemade jelly to build homes and churches for needy people in Honduras.
She supplies sugar, sure jell, and jar lids. She even picks muscadines, blueberries, crabapples, and blackberries in the Sandtown community where she lives. Her mission project has been written about in various magazines and newspapers through the years. Now she needs your help! Please consider donating 1/2 pint jars for her to use! Some people make donations of fruit and berries for the Sandtown missions. All of the money she gets goes to the Sandtown Missions.
If you would like to donate used jars, new jars (1/2 pint), you’re not using or new jars, lids, sugar, or sure jell to this mission project, you can drop them off at Valley View Barbershop or Jerome Tank’s store.
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Four Rocket baseball players are moving on to more baseball after graduating this spring. With these four players, Rocket Baseball has contributed 11 to the next level under Coach Jonathan Jones. Younger players are already getting offers and committing and the future looks bright!
The four seniors are Ryan Hardin-ECCC; Sanders Griffis-EMCC; Jordan Davis-MGCCC; Demarkez West-ECCC. Congratulations to each and every one of these seniors!
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Neshoba Central Elementary School Parent of the Year, Lori Holley, was recognized at the monthly board meeting. The board members thanked Ms. Holley for her support and commitment to the NCES staff and students. Congratulations!
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Neshoba Central High School’s Parent of the Year Kim Jones was honored at the recent monthly meeting of the School Board. The board members thanked her for all of her support to the students and staff. Congratulations!