Just Among Friends
Haley Holland of Philadelphia was one of two Mississippi State University students in the college of mechanical engineering who received a prestigious Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) Scholarship.
Katy is a senior at MSU and a graduate of Neshoba Central High School. Her very proud parents are Tommy and Sharon Eldridge Holland. Congratulations!
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The Rotary Club of Philadelphia honored its Students of the Month during the October 27 meeting. Elizabeth Froshe, Student of the Month Chairman, presented plaques to Melaney Thames, Choctaw Central High School, Emma Taylor, Philadelphia High School, and Mary Kate Moran, Neshoba Central High School. An interesting note-Emma and Mary Kate are first cousins! Congratulations to each one of you!
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Dr. Lundy Brantley, Superintendent of the Neshoba Central School District, was recently sworn in as the Vice President of the Mississippi Association of School Administrators. The ceremony took place during the MASA Fall Leadership Conference. What a nice honor!
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Philadelphia High School Tornado, Kendarius Calloway, was selected to play in the 2021 Under Armour All-America Game. Kendarius has received numerous awards for his excellence on the football field. He has played wide receiver for the Philadelphia Tornadoes and exhibited more of his talent for the game during his senior year. Congratulations!
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Twenty five years of marriage marks a Silver Anniversary. Brian and Lydia Whitaker Berry celebrated their Silver Anniversary on October 28. Congratulations and best wishes for many more happy years together!
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The approaching holidays can be so much more fun when they are shared with children of all ages. Firsts are so special. Breonna Foster and Dexter Mcgee are looking forward to sharing the holidays with their baby son, Grant Amell Magee, who was seven months old on November 2. His first Thanksgiving and first Christmas promise to be so special for him and his parents. Breonna is such a pleasant and cheerful person. She obviously adores Grant! She is one of Steve's outstanding employees who are a pleasure to visit with while shopping!
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Bailey McCarver Anderson has been accepted into medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Bailey is Tom and Shirley Cox's granddaughter from Brandon, Mississippi.
She is a graduate of Mississippi State University and is married to Austin Anderson who is the Student Ministry Director at the First United Methodist Church of Brandon.
Bailey is the daughter of Tommy and Terri Cox McCarver of Brandon. Her family is so very proud of her. It will be nice to have a doctor in the family which already includes nurses and a dentist! Congratulations!
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Azaleas are one of the most beautiful flowers in the South. I had never seen one except in a flower pot in a florist until I moved to Louisiana from New Mexico. They were absolutely gorgeous!
We lived on the Chitimacha Reservation where Romily was the principal and I taught in Franklin. Several mornings during the azalea season, a friend would leave a big bouquet of them on the roof of my car. She worked nights and would pass our house on her way home and leave the flowers. She was such a kind and thoughtful person.
This sweet memory came up this week when I saw my friend and down the street neighbor's Encore azaleas blooming profusely. They are so pretty and such a welcome sight in our neighborhood. Carol Oliphant loves to work in her yard and it shows. She has a maple tree with leaves that turn a brilliant red in the fall and when the sun shines on them, they blaze with fiery red color. Thank you for the beauty that I enjoy so much!