By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer Ellen Wallace, diabetic education coordinator, with The Diabetic Shoppe, briefly explains diabetes and gives everyone tips on living healthier especially with diabetes. A few of her simple tips on living healthier are: set one goal at a time; changing one thing at a time, eat more whole foods...
By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer The 2013-2014 School Calendar was debated in the February 11 Choctaw County School Board meeting. The board pulled this item out of the consent agenda to discuss. Ward 5 School Board Member Mike Thomas, also board president, said he does not like school starting on August 1 and...
By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer Plans for the current hospital in Choctaw County were a topic of discussion in the February 11 Board of Supervisors meeting. Steve Fontaine, vice president of hospital operations for Pioneer Health Services, said Pioneer Community Hospital of Choctaw plans to occupy the new hospital in July or August...
By Choctaw County Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Commerce will host the First Responders Dinner on Friday, March 1, at the Choctaw County Community Center in Ackerman, Miss. Robert Latham, Jr., Director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will be the keynote speaker for the event. Latham was appointed to serve as...
By Press Reports Rainwater Observatory of French Camp Academy director Edwin Faughn’s artwork is currently featured on NASA’s Kepler mission website. Edwin is not only the director of Rainwater but also an artist and lecturer specializing in space sciences. Over the years he has presented hundreds of space science presentations to diverse groups and...
Ms. Jackie Houston Mavis Montgomery “Jackie” Houston, age 87, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at North MS Medical Center in Pontotoc, MS. She was born September 17, 1925 to Hilary Delay Montgomery and Esther Ann Watson Montgomery in Ackerman, MS. Services were held at 11 a. m., Monday, February 18, 2013 at Aberdeen First...
By Austin Bishop Choctaw Plaindealer Softball games at Tom Glasgow Park will have a little different feel in 2013. When the Lady Indians at Ackerman High School take the field for their first game of the year on Monday, Feb. 25 against powerhouse Houston, there will be a little more room for the outfielders...
From staff reports With the spring sports seasons upon us, the Choctaw Plaindealer is asking all area high school coaches and athletic directors to please submit their rosters and schedules. They cam be e-mailed to Austin Bishop at BrotherA4him@hotmail.com or sent by fax at 662-285-6695. All coaches and scorekeepers are encouraged to submit their...
By Austin Bishop Choctaw Plaindealer There area basketball teams earned spots in the MHSAA Class 1A playoffs by performing well in the Region 5-1A Tournament last week. The French Camp and Weir girls were set to host play-in games for the MHSAA South State 1A Tournament on Monday, while the FCA boys were set...
By Chris Coleman, county fire coordinator The first fire department in America was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1679. Since that time, fire departments have become a crucial part of keeping cities, towns, communities, and wildlife safe from the dangers of an out-of-control fire. The most basic goal of any fire department is to...
