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November 18, 2009

Anonymous The Star Herald Wed Nov 18, 2009, 10:21 AM CST

Nov. 19, 1959

Curtis Watts was selected as “Whippet of the Week” for the final week of the current season. He is a junior with another year of eligibility. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Watts.

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Opening of he new and modern bridge across the Big Black River east of Goodman, which has been anticipated by residents of that area for several years, was marked with impressive ceremonies Wednesday. Cutting the ribbon to open the $165,422 bridge were Judge John F. Allen and Highway Commissioner Felder Dearman.

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Janice Hodges, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hodges, and Ricky Don Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wardell Cook have been chosen as Carmack’s Queen and King. Other children are in the first grade at Carmack. Runners-up were Faye Bingham for Queen and Tommy Oakes for King. The new Queen was crowned by Darleen Mann and the King was crowned by Buddy Grice, Queen and King of 1958-59.

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Kosciusko paid tribute to its war veterans Nov. 11 in solemn rites on the courthouse lawn, preceded by a parade through the business section of the city. In charge of arrangements for the observance were the Stonestreet-Rone VFW Post and its Ladies Auxiliary. Leading the parade was the red uniformed Kosciusko High School band. Rows of white crosses on the lawn, together with a lettered “Lest We Forget” in the background, formed a setting for the rites beginning at 11 a.m.

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Nov. 22, 1984

Volunteers unlocked the door of the Kosciusko Museum and Information Center on Monday for the first full day of operation as the area’s gateway to tourists. By 5 p.m. closing time, 33 vehicles from seven states pulled into the center, located on the edge of the parkway near the Highway 35 intersection. Mrs. Frances Roby and Charleen Woodward, who manned the facility, said motorists were highly complementary of the center and several asked directions to restaurants and other businesses in the area. The center will be manned daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. by volunteers under the direction of Mrs. Roby.

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J.C. (Sonny) McDonald has resigned as director of the Industrial Committee of the Kosciusko-Attala Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Development Corp. He will join the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, serving as a liaison officer with Jackson industry.

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John Hill of Kosciusko recently attended the Mississippi Scholars Conference at the University of Mississippi. High school seniors qualifying as National Merit semi-finalists and those scoring 26 or above on the American College Test were invited to attend the conference.

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Attala County and Kosciusko officials are examining other possible sites to locate a state community work center after a proposal to put one in northern Kosciusko fell through last week. The Kosciusko site was abandoned when reservations were voiced during a joint meeting of the city and county officials last Wednesday night. A public hearing on the issue, which had been scheduled for Thursday night, was called off and the Mississippi Department of Corrections was officially notified that the site was withdrawn from consideration. Land located just east of the north end of the runway of the Kosciusko-Attala Airport was the primary area being scrutinized at midweek.

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