Written by: Pamela Redwine, Nutrition and Food Safety Area Agent Submitted by: Juli Hughes, County Director MSU Extension Service – Choctaw County Do fast food meals make it hard to stick to a healthy eating plan? Don’t worry – eating right is in the bag when you pack your own lunch. Bringing food from...
Submitted by: Rita Tanksley Child & Family Area Agent According to Prevent Blindness America, more than 12.1 million school- age children, or one in four, has a vision impairment. Among preschool-age children, more than one in 20 has a vision problem that can cause permanent sight loss if left untreated. The most common types...
By Amanda McBride The Choctaw Plaindealer More than 100 people lined up before 5 p.m. on August 16 for a chance to work at Pioneer Community Hospital of Choctaw County. Pioneer held a Job Fair in Ackerman on August 16 for jobs including many in the senior care unit slated to open in October...
OXFORD, Miss. – The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi hosted three weeklong sessions of its annual MathCamp program on campus this summer for students in grades 5-8. Anna Farmer, a student at Weir Attendance Center, attended MathCamp II, July 8-12. The students were recommended for the program by...
By Press Reports Alyssa Price of Ackerman has been awarded the highest honor for receiving the Centennial Scholarship from Mississippi University for Women. Price is a 2012 graduate of Ackerman High School where she was salutatorian for her class. She was a member of AHS Marching and Concert Bands, Chorus, Beta Club, FCA, FTA,...
Submitted by C.J. Johnson Last week’s article on the Civil War discussed the editorial comments from Horace Greeley in the August 19, 1862 edition of his New York Tribune. Here is the rebuttal article, taken from “Abraham Lincoln Online – Speeches and Writings.” “Written during the heart of the Civil War, this is one...
Submitted by: Rita Tanksley Child & Family Area Agent Mississippi State Univ. August 17, 2012 There are many things you can do to help your kids start the school year on the right track, like replacing an old backpack or getting them the school supplies they need. But there’s something more meaningful you can...
Written by: Pamela Redwine, Nutrition and Food Safety Area Agent Submitted by: Juli Hughes, County Director Mississippi State University Extension Service – Choctaw County Make physical activity a regular part of the day. Choose activities that you enjoy and can do regularly. Fitting activity into a daily routine can be easy – such as...
By Daniel Brunty The Choctaw Plaindealer In a rematch of last season’s opening game, the Ackerman Indians squared off against the Noxapater Tigers in non-division play this past Friday night. Excitement was in the air as the two teams faced off for the second year in a row, with the Indians looking to repeat...
