Of Local Interest
CLASS REUNION
The Philadelphia High School Class of 1953 is holding its 68th-year class reunion at lake Tiak-O’khata May 14-16, 2021. Class members of other years in that decade are welcome to join us for Dutch treat dinner on Saturday, May 15 at 6:30. If interested, call Claudia Adkins Sims at (769) 524 4071 before May 14.
BAKE SALE
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church of Edinburg, MS, will be sponsoring a bake sale on Saturday, May 8th. It will begin at 7:00 AM, in the Goco parking lot in Edinburg. Public is invited.
HOMECOMING
Mt. Olive Baptist Church in the Stephens Town Community will be having a Homecoming/Memorial service Sunday, May 30th starting at 10:30. After the service, we will have a fellowship dinner. If you have loved ones buried in the cemetery, we would like for you to come and be a part of our service. Everyone that will be staying please bring your favorite dish of food. We will have a great time in the Lord's House. Joe Beckham 601-416-5896
CHURCH HOMECOMING
Bloomfield Church Homecoming will be held on May 16th, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the fellowship and dinner on the grounds. Grady Pierce 601-728-1065
NESHOBA CENTRAL PRE-K
The Pre-Kindergarten Program is located at the Neshoba County School District, Office of Federal Programs/Pre-K building at 1125 Golf Course Road. Students are screened for enrollment by a pre-kindergarten test. The program is designed to serve those children with the most academic/ developmental needs, and will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2021. The classes will begin and end to coincide with the regular school term at Neshoba County Schools. Participating students’ parents will be required to provide transportation to and from the center. As other students in the school district, pre-k students will be offered breakfasts and lunches by the Neshoba County School District Food Services.
Registration and testing will be conducted from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m,, on May 19 – 21. We ask that one parent attend with the child being tested.
To register a child for the pre-k program, guardians must provide the following documents:
Two (2) of the following proofs of residency:
• IF RENTING/LEASING: Current notarized official home/apartment lease/rental agreement with length of lease and Parent’s or Guardian’s name included on lease/rental agreement (THIS MUST BE ONE OF THE PROOFS IF LEASING OR RENTING and one of the following #3-#6)
• Filed Homestead Exemption application form OR current mortgage document or property deed
• Valid driver’s license OR voter identification card
• Current utility bill (dated within 60 days) showing the service location with parent’s or guardian’s name listed (acceptable bills: electricity, gas, water, or landline telephone)
• Automobile registration receipt
• Any other document that will objectively and unequivocally establish that the parent or guardian resides within the school district, and in the case of a student living with a legal guardian who is a bona fide resident of the school district. (Official government documentation – i.e. current tax year return, social security statement, DHS statement, etc.)
• Property Tax Card, Property Deed, or other document that states the residency property’s
Section, Township, and Range.
C. The child’s certified birth certificate from Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records (601-206-8200) (child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2021),
D. The child’s social security card,
E. The child’s MS certificate of immunization compliance form (Form no. 121) checked and signed,
F. CDIB (if applicable).
CPC ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
The CPC's Annual Fundraiser is Thursday, May 6. Local pastors and volunteers will be serving at Bloomo Diner, City Limits, Laredo Grill, McAlister's Deli, and Ronnie's Steak N Grill from 5 to 9 pm. All tips and gifts that night benefit the CPC-Pregnancy & Family Resource Center. Contact Pauline Karcher or at 601-656-9712.