Just Among Friends
Callie Prince's newest release is a single, "Broke-in-Heart.” This talented young woman is a song writer, singer, musician, and model who now resides in Nashville where she is pursuing her dream career. Her new single was officially released on October 14. Congratulations!
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Tyler Holland was recently notified of his admission into the University of Mississippi School of Medicine Fall 2023 medical class. According to his letter of acceptance, "His admission reflects his outstanding academic and personal accomplishments."
The members of the Admissions are confident of Tyler's potential to thrive in the UMMC environment and contribute his unique interests and strengths to the school culture. His parents are Tommy and Sharon Eldridge Holland. Congratulations!
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They are home! After completing a 5,854 mile trip in 15 days, Maudean McAdory Sanders, Genie Hall, Cheryl Mars, and Wanda Brackeen arrived safely in familiar territory.
Their adventure began in South Dakota where they viewed the amazing Badlands National Park. The Badlands are unique and attract visitors from around the world. These striking geologic deposits contain some of the richest fossil beds ever discovered. Ancient horses and rhinos once roamed the area where bison, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and black footed ferrets live today.
The scenery all along the trip was fabulous and so different from our area. Everywhere they looked, there were astonishing sights of beauty. Sioux Falls really had gushing waterfalls cascading down from high mountains.
Herds of bison stopped traffic on the highway in Yellowstone National Park where they watched Old Faithful erupt. Maudean celebrated her birthday there. They saw Custer State Park named for the General who commanded the battle "Custer's Last Stand" which wiped out an entire cavalry regiment by the Sioux. Some other highlights were Devil's Tower National Park; Buffalo Bill State Park; Grand Teton National Park; Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park. There were several other places they toured and thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip, However, they were glad to sleep in their own comfy beds.
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The University of Mississippi's Department of Music, in collaboration with Lafayette High School and Oxford High School, presented a Choral Concert in the Oxford High School Performing Arts Center on October 17.
Emma Taylor, a sophomore at Ole Miss, is a member of the University of Mississippi Women's Glee and the University of Mississippi Chorus and participated in the concert. She auditioned for both the chorus and glee and was selected. She has a beautiful voice and has taken voice lessons for several years in Philadelphia. Her parents, Mark and Amy Kilpatrick Taylor were in the audience.
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Congratulations to the Tornado football team members who made the roster for the Magnolia Sports Association. Austin Donald was listed on the Senior Bowl Platinum Roster 2023. C.J. Rush and Bernard Parker both made the Gold 2023Future Elite Sophomore Roster. Players were selected from high schools all over the state of Mississippi for this honor.
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Diamond Elite-Black and Hutt Rushing were at it again! They played in Winona last Saturday in an all-day event. They won the entire championship, but, according to Deena Dansby, the doozie was the game before the championship. It was a triple overtime ballgame! The Diamond Elite won 15-14. The tense, nerve-racking part happened when Hutt was put in as pitcher during the 4th inning when the game went into overtime.
The team had never faced this situation and it was very intense and nerve racking. Hutt never showed the stress he was under, but played "like a champ…he had 7 outs!"(Deena) The Championship Game followed with Diamond elite winning 12-1! Congratulations!
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Belhaven University conferred a Master of Business Degree upon David Haggard who received his diploma in August 2022 with Honors. He is married to Carrie Shrock Haggard who is so proud of him. Congratulations!
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Neshoba Central Elementary School's TAG students presented a Talent Show at the school on the evening of Oct. 18. All of the students did an awesome job of performing before the audience.
Third grade students, Kaiser Rushing, Josiah May, and Jamie Fortenberry won for their grade. Kaiser won first place, Josiah second, and Jamie third place. Congratulations to each and every student who participated.