The Star-Herald
KOSCIUSKO —
Dec. 13, 1962
Edwin Triplett, owner and manager of Ben Franklin Store in Kosciusko, has accepted the chairmanship of the 1963 Chamber of Commerce membership committee.
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Groundbreaking is underway at Central Mississippi Fairgrounds here to prepare the site for a new and modern building which is expected to be of great promotional value for this section in many areas of interest. The new building is to be erected at a cost of $35,000.
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One of the prettiest places in Kosciusko during the Christmas season is St. Therese’s Catholic Center on Bell Street, which will hold open house Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 17 and 18 between the ours f 5 and 8:30 p.m. with Father Joachim Benson, pastor of St. Therese’s Catholic Church, extending an invitation to Kosciuskoans and persons of the surrounding area to attend the open house. The spacious auditorium of the Center, to which has been added many attractive Danish furnishings, has been decorated with an array of Christmas symbols and novelties until it is a veritable Yule fairyland. Lighting effects and Christmas music from a stereo are added attractions.
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A bitter cold morning greeted Attalans Wednesday with the coldest weather of the season recorded Tuesday night with the winter season still over a week away officially. Cold, arctic air spread across the country from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi’s coldest weather since last January’s freeze was recorded Tuesday night with a low of 7 degrees.
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In the recent Christmas parade, little girls baseball was featured by the Kosy Exchange Club. On the float were Sherrie Roby, Regina Pollard, Judy Scarborough, and Brenda Barnette. Exchange Club sponsors baseball for the young girls of Kosy each summer as one of their civic projects.
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The Kosciusko Kiddies Club was beautifully represented in the Christmas parade with white and red float that depicted “Christmas Around the World.” They were represented by Marinda Torrance, Bubba Torrance, Lady Ann Stone, Lark Stone, Ronnie Chandler, Steven Chandler, Leslie Goss, Sonny Simmons, Bruce White, and Channing Witzel.
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Notification has been received here by The Star-Herald and Mayor Emmett Carr from Congressman Thomas G. Abernethy and Senator John Stennis that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare has approved a grant of $38,400 to the city of Kosciusko for part of the cost on constructing two waste stabilization ponds and outfall sewers.
Dec. 10, 1987
Preston Hughes and Helpers of Public Education President Scott Wiggers met with city school board members Tuesday night to propose a volunteer tutor program in the city schools, which they said may help decrease the high drop out rate (50 percent) in the Kosciusko schools.
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Kosciusko Jaycees are in the process of collecting and cleaning used toys to be distributed to needy children at Christmas. Kenny Malone, chairman of the project, said after the toys are reconditioned they will be given to Helping Hands Ministries for the distribution.
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Former NBA star Spencer Haywood and Interstate Industries president Ron Zadroga talked about a possible new industry for the Kosciusko area in a meeting Tuesday. Haywood is connected with the Ford Motor Company and was in Kosciusko looking over the situation.
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The fifth annual Trees of Christmas attracted approximately 550 visitors to the Attala County Library Sunday afternoon. Twelve decorated Christmas trees provided by various clubs were placed throughout the library with each depicting a specific theme.
