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The W (Mississippi University for Women) held its 2023 White Coat Ceremony for Nursing recently. The College of Nursing & Health Sciences presented every student with a White Coat as each name was called and placed the coat on them in a much-anticipated ritual that has great significance in the medical field.
Receiving his White Coat was Will Martin of Neshoba County. He chose the nursing profession after graduating from Neshoba Central High School. His very proud parents are Dr. Craig and Amy Cumberland Martin.
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Project Search Neshoba General welcomed their 2023-2024 Project SEARCH Neshoba General Interns. Jamerson Coleman and Z'Charion Stephens have been super busy the past couple of weeks getting ready for their first rotation. They are ready and willing to rock!
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Congratulations to Jackie Hester who has been honored as one of the Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi's Women of Distinction!
Jackie will be honored at Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi's Women of Distinction Induction Ceremony in September along with four other honorees. She is VP/Marketing at The Citizens Bank.
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Tyler Jordan Greer is looking forward to a new beginning at William Carey University after graduating with a masters’s degree from the University of Kentucky this spring. Along with his responsibilities at William Carey, he will also join the South Jones High School Band of the Braves Staff as the Low-Brass Instructor this fall. Congratulations and best wishes for a great year!
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held their annual Nanih Waiya Day Celebration on Aug. 10. The 2023-2024 Choctaw Indian Princess, Nalani LuzMaria Thompson, was the mistress of ceremonies for the event. The invocation was given by Brother Shelly Peoples of Faith Missionary Baptist Church and Miss Nana Frazier sang the American national anthem in the Choctaw language.
Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben gave remarks and thanked everyone involved in organizing and participating in the program. Guests and visitors were welcomed by Chief Ben. The Chata Immi Social Dancers performed three dances. Following the dances, Chief Ben, tribal council members Mike Briscoe of Bogue Homa, Max Anderson of Conehatta, United States Army National Guard Specialist Cynthia Massey, and Mississippi National Guard Staff Sergeant Dana Johnson, presented the flags of the tribal communities, State of Mississippi flag, the United States of America flag, and the Tribal flag. At the conclusion of the ceremony, Vice Chief Ronnie Henry, Sr., offered a blessing of the meal and everyone was invited to pick up a delicious grab-and-go meal which included hominy and fry bread.
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Golfers, mark your calendars for the 2023 Weyerhaeuser Golf Tournament benefitting the American Cancer Society Relay for Life! The event will be held at the Dancing Rabbit Club on September 28, 2023. The deadline for entry is September 7, 2023.
Forms and checks can be sent to The Citizens Bank, Attn: Charlene Deweese, 515 Main Street, Philadelphia, MS 39350. Sounds like a wonderful time! My son-in-law always loves to play there when he comes from Dallas. He thinks the courses are fabulous!
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The cool Colorado mountain air was a bonus for Cynthia Lauderdale Case who recently returned from a wonderful visit with her Colorado family. Her sister and brother-in-law welcomed her to Denver and then drove her to Telluride where she visited her daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Tyler, and spent precious time with her grandchildren, Pearce and Florence. It was a great respite from our Mississippi heat which was icing on the cake!