Of Local Interest
fallen veterans monument bricks
The Monument Replacement Committee continues to sell bricks and pavers to be placed at our new Fallen Veterans Monument located in DeWeese Park adjacent to the Neshoba County Library. Bricks are $125.00 and Pavers are $200.00 each. Every effort will be made to get any orders received by the 15th of April shipped in and installed before our Memorial Day ceremony scheduled for May 30, 2022. For more information and order blanks you can visit our “Fallen Veterans Monument Replacement” group on Facebook, picking up order blanks from the Depot in Philadelphia, sending an email to rcrocker@netdoor.con or calling Ray Crocker at (601) 663-6674.
PRE-K program
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, 2022. 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 am – 2:00 pm, on May 23 – 25. We ask that one parent attend with the child being tested.
For more information, call the office of Federal Programs/Pre-K @ 601-656-4484 or email Deirdre Manning at dmanning@neshobacentral.com or Sheila Goss at sgoss@neshobacentral.com.
County receives two grants for food, shelter program
Neshoba County has been chosen to receive grants to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.
The county received $26,690 in ARPA-R (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021)Act funds from the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board. In addition, the county received a $8,636 grant from the federal government to supplement the food and shelter programs.
The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from The Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the churches of Christ in the U.S. A.; and United Way of America. The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.
A local board made up of the Mayor, United Way, a minister, and other agencies will determine how the funds awarded to Neshoba County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds available under this phase of the program.
Public or private voluntary, non-profit or faith based and government agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact 601-663-8505 or email to karowell@bellsouth.net for an application.
The deadline for applications to be received is Wednesday, April 13,2022.
Nowell family reunion
Saturday April 9, 2022 – In Memory of Chester and Gladys Nowell. Please join us for our annual Family Reunion to begin at 10:00am on Saturday, April 9, 2022. Please attend at Northside Park Senior Citizens Center: 100 Burt Drive, Philadelphia, MS 39350