June 4, 1959
A new “first for women” in Kosciusko is the police job held by Mrs. Ellis Gould, who is relieving Claude Guess, now busy campaigning as a candidate for sheriff. Policewoman Gould’s main duties are writing parking tickets and directing traffic in and near the square.
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Sam Thompson, 67, has retired from duties at Kosciusko’s post office after almost 44 years in Uncle Sam’s service. He was serving as mail order clerk when his optional retirement took effect this week. Thompson was honored by fellow post office employees with a “farewell” dinner party at Vickers Café, and presented a gift by the group. Also presented by Postmaster Hilliard E. Jordan, on behalf of Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield, was a recognition service certificate.
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Gubernatorial candidate Ross Barnett personally attended the formal opening of is Attala County headquarters Monday afternoon after speaking earlier at the meeting of the Kosciusko Rotary Club. At the Attala headquarters, he met with L.W. Jordan Jr., county chairman, Roy Braswell, co chairman, and about 30 supporters who were on hand for the ceremony.
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Willie Ruth Blailock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Blailock of Kosciusko, has been appointed by the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention as a student summer missionary. She is a senior at Mississippi College.
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Jerry B. Ables, seaman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Ables of Route 1, Sallis is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier US Bon Homme Richard operating in the Western Pacific.
June 7, 1984
Computerizing Attala County’s governmental offices will run up an equipment and software tab of at least $80,000, according to a preliminary analysis of bids received this week by the board of supervisors. County officials await a more detailed study of bids by the man they hired to design a system before making a decision as to whether to enter the computer world.
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A sprinkling of Mississippi voters went to the polls Tuesday and set the stages for what looks like two hot general election campaigns this summer. Former Gov. William Winter and state Rep. Robert Clark were easy winners of Democratic nominations Tuesday for Senate and second district House seats respectively.
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Kosciusko and state Highway Department officials were reviewing two long proposed projects Wednesday in what city authorities hope will be a final hurdle to tapping federal money to fund the projects. They involve stringing a fancy new set of traffic lights along the recently five-laned section of Highway 12 and a drainage improvement project in the Love Rd. South St. and Natchez St. sections of town.
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A new museum and visitor center is taking shape along the Natchez Trace at Kosciusko and almost enough money has been pledged to pay for it. Heritage Foundation finance chairman W.C. Stewart, said as of Wednesday, a total of $179,740 has been pledged or given.
