Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and there are a full slate of events planned to celebrate and serve Golden Triangle communities.
Columbus will hold its first MLK Day Breakfast and Day of Service since 2020 at 8 a.m. at Lion Hills Center.
The event will feature guest speaker Tyson Cunningham, a Columbus resident and former Mississippi State University basketball player.
United Way of Lowndes and Noxubee Counties is also collecting school supplies for area teachers as this year’s service project. Those who attend the event will be asked to take a basket and fill it with items on the wishlist.
Starkville has multiple events happening on Monday to celebrate the holiday.
Mississippi State University will host its annual Breakfast and Day of Service beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Mill at MSU Conference Center, located at 100 Mercantile Lane. The event will feature breakfast followed by community service from 10 a.m.-noon. The keynote speaker will be Lee Brand Jr.
Non-MSU affiliated volunteers must register online at msstate.givepulse.com.
Another event begins at 10 a.m. at Mt. Peiler Missionary Baptist Church, located at 840 Highway 389.
The event will feature a welcome from Yulanda Haddix, Oktibbeha County NAACP chapter president, as well as other speakers such as a representative from Starkville Police Department.
The day will round out with an event celebrating this year’s two new Unity Park honorees, W. Bernard Crump and Ava F. Moore. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the park, located on Dr. Douglas L. Conner Drive.
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