KOSCIUSKO —
Kosciusko Mayor Jimmy Cockroft formally invited the Attala County Board of Supervisors to a meeting with their counterparts from Louisville/Winston County, Philadelphia/Neshoba County and Carthage/Leake County.
During the county board meeting Monday, Cockroft said the Four Corners alliance for economic development was still in the planning stage.
“It’s a work in progress,” Cockroft said. “We are checking to see if there is any support.”
Supervisors board president Kary Ellington said that these alliances have been productive elsewhere in the state.
“We’ve got to come together in order to succeed,” Ellington said.
He added that if residents from any of the four areas had to drive 25 miles for employment, it would be a winning situation because money would be put back into the area.
Cockroft said most of these alliances have started around an economic project but right now their group does not have one.
VA office
Concerned resident Wendy Walters addressed the board about the Veterans Affairs officer again.
Walters said she was concerned about his participation in special and community events while being “on the clock.”
Supervisor Troy Hodges said he has been on the board for 25 years and he’s never heard a complaint about the veteran services officer.
Walters said she was concerned because she didn’t know how much activity was going on out there.
The supervisors agreed that hours needed to be set for the office.
The VA office is staffed with two part-time employees and hours are usually set.
The board approved:
– Travel for the justice court clerk to Jackson November 15-16
– Appoint special prosecutor for justice court due to three defendants in the same case being related
– School bus turnaround for Wimpy Winters
– 16th Section hunting and fishing lease for Multonough Springs Hunting Club
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Cyclists move down Jefferson Street during the National Ride of Silence May 22.
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Ride of Silence held in Kosciusko
Cyclists gathered in Downtown Kosciusko May 22 to take part in the National Ride of Silence. The mission of the world wide ride is to honor bicyclists killed by motorists, promote sharing the road, and provide awareness of bicycling safety.
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- Shoplifter charged Monday, others charged
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Ride of Silence held in Kosciusko
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Whippets fall to Patriots
The Kosciusko Whippets were fresh off an emotional quarterfinal series victory over Tishomingo County when the Lewisburg Patriots came to town on Thursday night.
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Flashbacks
May 23, 1963
When Mary Ellen Scarborough steps across the stage of the Kosciusko High School auditorium to receive her diploma on Friday evening, she will be the third child of Rev. and Mrs. Ben C. Scarborough to finish Kosciusko High with a perfect attendance record. Benjy, who finished KHS in 1959, will be graduating from Mississippi College on June 2. Jack, who finished KHS in 1961, graduated from Holmes Junior College on May 19. All three have been active in student, church, and community affairs and have been honor roll and dean’s list students. - Relay for Life raises funds
- Pioneer Day:Annual French Camp event provided activities for all ages
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- Elvis and a snake. . . Oh my!
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To ‘my boy’ and the Class of 2013
Legendary coach Vince Lombardi said, "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
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To ‘my boy’ and the Class of 2013
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‘Dig Into Reading’ activities planned at library
“Dig Into Reading” is the theme for this summer’s 2013 Summer Library Program co-sponsored by the Attala County Library and the Mississippi Library Commission.
- MHS cheerleaders planning pageant
- FFA Chapter selling plants at CT Center
- Basketball tourney set at B&G Club
- Planning meeting for school reunion Saturday
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‘Dig Into Reading’ activities planned at library
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