Non-profit opens scholarship account

Local non-profit For the Children recently opened a scholarship account at The Citizens Bank.

This will provide a $1,000 annual scholarship to eligible high school graduates in Neshoba County pursuing a post-secondary education that include attending a junior college as well as a trade or vocational Schools.

For eligibility, students must have been a resident of Neshoba County, for the past 12 months.

Please contact your high school counselor for additional scholarship information and eligibility.

Pictured are: Phillip Branch, The Citizens Bank, Gail Allen, For the Children, and Kristen Hancock, For the Children.