Just Among Friends
Introducing Christopher S. Boyette, M.D! He graduated from St. George’s and begins his one year residency this month in anesthesia at Capital Health in Trenton, New Jersey. He graduated magna cum laude from medical school. His extremely proud Philadelphia parents are Shawn and Gloria Leader.
After completing his year at Capital Health, he will spend the next three years at St. Joe's in Patterson, New Jersey where he will specialize in anesthesiology with the goal of becoming an anesthesiologist. Congratulations and best wishes!
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Neshoba Central Middle School Principal, Mr. Jacob Drury was named the Mississippi Association of Secondary Schools Principal of the Year! He has 11 years of educational experience at the middle and high school levels as a teacher and an administrator.
In 2022, Neshoba Central Middle School grew 99 accountability points and ranked as the 6th highest middle school in the state. He was also selected to be a member of the State Superintendent of Education's Principal Advisory Council. Mr. Drury was selected as Neshoba County School District Administrator of the Year. He credits his success to having the best staff and students in the state. Congratulations!
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Congratulations to Mary Presley Harrington who enlisted in the Air National Guard on June 1. It was a special day for Mary Presley not only because she joined the Guard, but also because she was sworn in by a family friend, Col. John Singleton, who has known her since she was a little girl.
Reed Harrington, Mary Presley's dad, and John Singleton coached together when their girls were young and the two families became friends. It was an honor for her and her family for him to swear her in. Her family is so proud of her choice to serve our country. Mary Preseley's parents, Reed and Yancey Harrington, her sister, Molly Mason, and Philadelphia grandmother, Judy Mason, were present at the ceremony.
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Lee McCall was elected the new chairman of the Mississippi Hospital Association. He was elected by the members during their annual state meeting in Point Clear, Ala. McCall is the administrator at Neshoba General where he does an outstanding job. We are fortunate to have an administrator of his caliber in that important position.
We have a such a great, well-run facility with a staff of caring professionals and others who work to make it an exceptional hospital. Congratulations to Lee!
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Last Sunday was an exceptional day for Shirley Cox! She met her brand new great-granddaughter, Collier Frances Long, on her sister, Frances Webb Cumberland’s birthday.
Shirley held that baby and cuddled and cooed to her as though she had not had a stroke. Her family takes great care of her and shares happy events and visits often.
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After seven years of intense study, McKenzie Buckner Blount has finally reached her goal. She has earned a doctor of physical therapy degree from the University of Mississippi! She believes that God is allowing her to use her hands, her feet, and her mind to carry the Gospel through the field of physical therapy. She feels very humbled and honored to be given this as a tool in her life.
Her husband, Joseph, is so very proud and excited about McKenzie's accomplishment. Her family is also immensely proud of her achievement. The couple resides in West Point where Joseph is the minister of students at the First Baptist Church of West Point. Congratulations and best wishes for much happiness!
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After completing his year at Capital Health, he will spend the next three years at St. Joe's in Patterson, New Jersey where he will specialize in Anesthesiology with the goal of becoming an anesthesiologist.