By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer More than 100 people attended the Christmas Brunch on December 8 at the Choctaw County Community Center that was sponsored by the Ackerman Twentieth Century Club. The guest speaker for the brunch was Rita Sweatt who performed her monologue “The Innkeeper’s Wife.” Donna McKay, 20th Century club reporter,...
From press reports The annual Holiday Open House event drew a large crowd with events for the whole family. Santa Claus visited along with a Festival of Trees, crafts for the children, story time, musical performances and more. The Festival of Trees is a collection of Christmas trees decorated by local individuals, groups and...
By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer Local emergency response personnel and the staff of the hospital are now more equipped to handle a disaster if one happens in Choctaw County. The Pioneer Community Hospital of Choctaw held a disaster drill on December 13 simulating a fire at the Choctaw County Community Center with mass...
By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer The Choctaw County Economic Development District will not give the funds to Choctaw County to join the Regional Economic Partnership of Mississippi at this time. The CCEDD Board of Trustees rescinded a motion, from their August 9 meeting, allowing the District to pay the required $40,000 to join...
By Press Reports Poultry, a $2.4 billion dollar industry, is Mississippi’s number one agricultural industry. In 2011, there were approximately 765 million broilers produced in Mississippi on 1,478 farms. With the addition of the Science of Agricultural Animals course offered through AEST, came an incubator and brooder to hatch and raise baby chicks and/or...
Mr. Howard Cecil Ray Mr. Howard Cecil Ray, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012, at Mississippi State Veteran’s Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Visitation was at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church in Louisville, Mississippi, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Funeral services were held at Flower Ridge Church...
By Ruthie Robison The Choctaw Plaindealer Ackerman The Ackerman Indians traveled to Eupora Tuesday, Dec. 11 to tip off against the Eagles. The Lady Indians took the court first against the Lady Eagles, and dropped a 39-35 close decision. Iasia Lee led the Lady Indians with 14 points while Bridgette Robinson followed with 10....
The following students graduated in December from Mississippi University for Women. Shannon Black , a resident of Ackerman, MS graduated with a/an BA Joni McCulloch , a resident of Ackerman, MS graduated with a/an MED. Founded in 1884 as the first public college for women in the United States, MUW is a tradition-rich university...
Submittted by C,J. Johnson During the War Between the States, the last half of December 1862 was busy, with fighting in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi. On December 18, General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his troops raided an area in Union–held western Tennessee. Although Union scouts spotted part of the Rebel force on their approach...
Birthday celebration Grace Sloan Dec. 30 The family of Grace Sloan invites everyone to help her celebrate her 90th birthday on Sunday, December 30 at Hopewell Baptist Church Fellowship Hall from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. The church is located at 724 Hopewell Road, McCool. Call Tony Sloan at 773-9072 for information and directions. End of...
