By Staff and Press Reports The Choctaw County Animal Shelter recently held a raffle fundraiser. Sheriff Cloyd Halford pulled the winning ticket on September 5. The winner is David Ellington. He won close to $400 in goods and services from local businesses. The shelter raised $469 to help with the roof for the new...
By Press Reports Students who participated in the Building Strong Families (BSF) Marriage Education classes, taught by BSF Marriage Educator- Ethen Gillespie, recently received their certificates of completion. Gospel Temple Church, located in Choctaw County, also happens to be lead by Pastor Ethen Gillespie. Completion of the core curriculum enables students to participate in...
By Daniel Brunty The Choctaw Plaindealer The French Camp Panthers played their first division game of the season against the McAdams Bulldogs this past Friday. The Panthers were successful in their showing, defeating the Bulldogs 48-0. For the French Camp Panthers offense, quarterback Jesse Hosket made his first start of the season after a...
By Ruthie Robison The Choctaw Plaindealer The Ackerman Indians traveled to Houston last Friday to square off with the Class 4A Hilltoppers. Both teams took to the field with undefeated records knowing that only one team could keep their early season winning streak alive. The Indians would be without starting quarterback Dakota Brasher due...
NRCS Outreach meeting Sept. 13 The Choctaw County NRCS Office will be conducting an NRCS Outreach meeting on Thursday, September 13 at Noon, at 336 Front Street, Weir (formerly Crowder Drugstore). Please inform all interested in hearing about USDA/ NRCS technical and financial assistance programs. Lunch will be served. Please call 285-6250 and ask...
Submitted by C.J. Johnson In mid-September 1862 the greatest one-day casualty rates of the war occurred at Antietam. The National Park Service provides an excellent description of the battle. “Dawn approached slowly through the fog on September 17, 1862. As soldiers tried to wipe away the dampness, cannons began to roar and sheets of...
Submitted by C.J. Johnson In Central Tennessee and Kentucky, Confederate forces were working to push Union troops out the area. About 19,000 Rebel troops under the command of General Edmund Kirby Smith were headed toward Lexington, Kentucky, gathering supplies along the way. They came up Union troops, under the command of General Mahlon D....
Rainwater Observatory in French Camp Mississippi will be offering a free program for this season called,” IMPACT: SOLAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERS “. This presentation will be given on Friday, September 14 starting at 7 p.m. by Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory. This unique and fascinating presentation explores one of the most important processes that...
By Press Reports The Choctaw County NRCS Office will be conducting an NRCS Outreach meeting on Thursday, September 13 at Noon, at 336 Front Street, Weir (formerly Crowder Drugstore). Please inform all interested in hearing about USDA/ NRCS technical and financial assistance programs. Lunch will be served. Please call 285-6250 and ask for Judy...
