ETHEL —
Blue skies, sunshine, and summertime temperatures were the ingredients providing the perfect setting for activities of Ethel’s 30th annual May Day on Saturday.
A crowd mingled among the booths and food vendors set up along Main Street and the walking track area. Activities began on Friday night when pulled pork was sold at the Volunteer Fire Department.
At mid morning Saturday, festivities shifted to the pavilion where contestants lined up for competition seeking the title of Miss May Day.
Winning Miss May Day was Tiffany Humphrey with Breanna Jennings, first alternate, and Kayla Corr, second.
Named Pre Teen Miss May Day was Shelby Corr with Jordan Lackey, first alternate.
Taking the honor of Junior Miss Miss May Day was Lily Miller; Kaitlyn Wilkerson, first alternate, Danielle Hunt, second, and Whitney Horne, third.
Little Miss Miss May Day was Alexandria Boyette with Bailee Miller, first alternate.
Ava Bell claimed Tiny Miss Miss May Day with Jaycee Tindoll, first alternate.
Shannon Jennings, who served as emcee of the pageant, said plans are to possibly offer competition for Mr. May Day at next year’s event.
Food was offered from a variety of vendors along with arts and crafts at booths in the festival area. A number of inflatables offered entertainment for children.
Features
Related Photos
-
May Day royalty, (front left) Little Miss May Day Alexandria Boyette; Tiny Miss May Day Ava Bell; (back row, from left) Pre Teen Miss May Day Shelby Corr; Miss May Day Tiffany Humphrey; Junior Miss May Day Lily Miller. Nancy Green
-
Renee and Johnny Ray prepare food on the grill during noon time at Saturday’s festival in Ethel. Nancy Green
-
Lines formed throughout the day at food vendors, but those offering snowballs and cold drinks were especially popular as temperatures rose around noon. Nancy Green
-
Isaac Harris selected an inflatable Superman and gun from vendor at Saturday’s May Day Festival Nancy Green
Ethel’s 30th May Day: Pageant, crafts, food, music draw people to annual event
- Features
-
-
Pioneer Day:Annual French Camp event provided activities for all ages
The historic district in French Camp, located adjacent to the Natchez Trace Parkway, was transformed into an area reminiscent of olden days.
-
Flashbacks
May 16, 1963
The Redbud has been named as Kosciusko’s official tree and the rose as the official flower in a recent promotion of the Kosciusko Garden Club. The project was carried out by the garden club in connection with the Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up campaign now in progress. Among other trees suggested were magnolia, dogwood and pine. Running a close race with the rose was the iris, and the dahlia. -
Elvis and a snake. . . Oh my!
Ethel’s 31st May Day brings out people for shopping, food and entertainment Saturday. Here are photos from the day's activties.
-
Flashbacks
May 9, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lacey have received notification from the South America Indian Mission that they have been accepted as missionaries. They have been assigned to the country of Bolivia where the mission has been working since 1926. Lacy is presently serving as the Director of Christian Education in the First Presbyterian Church in Kosciusko. -
Long Creek holds motivational rally for upcoming state testing
More than 200 students and parents filled the Long Creek Elementary Gym in Sallis on May 2 for a pep rally to energize students for the upcoming state test.
-
Area native remembers her days as Senate page
Alice Faye Roberts Leslie, 95 year-old Weatherford, TX resident, made a recent trip to her native Mississippi and visited briefly in Attala and Leake Counties with relatives and reminisced about days of her youth.
-
Natchez Trace Festival photos
Check out these photos from the 44th Annual Natchez Trace Festival held in Downtown Kosciusko Saturday.
-
Flashbacks
May 2, 1963
Dale McBride will be the new coach for McAdams High School for the coming 1963-64 season. He will replace Charles Porter who is leaving to accept the head coaching job at Noxapater, it was announced by Glen Cain, Superintendent of McAdams School. -
Communities Matter @ Your Library: Attala County Library celebrates with week-long activities
Activities at the Attala County Library held in observance of National Library Week lived out the theme of “Communities Matter.”
-
'Fancy Nancy' tea part held at library
A “Fancy Nancy” tea party was held at the Attala County Library Saturday morning with little girls dressed in their Sunday best dresses.
- More Features Headlines
-
Fatal Hot Air Balloon Accident in Turkey
Tornadoes, Storms Strike Midwest
'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy?
Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
