Volunteers needed for ACS Boots and Bling Ball
The American Cancer Society and Camellia Hospice are seeking local volunteers to be a part of the inaugural Boots & Bling Ball scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus.
Third ‘Possum Town Throwdown’ set for Thursday
For the third year, the Columbus High School boys basketball team will clash with a team coached by Mayor Robert Smith to help raise money for cancer research.
Relay for Life: For Ellis, fight against cancer is a calling
With the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fast approaching, local volunteers are furiously working to pull off the fund-raiser. At the center of all the hustle and bustle is Mott Ellis.
Holding hope: One family’s trial, like so many others, brings Relay for Life’s purpose into sharp focus
Tuesday was a good day. The Daren Coggins family headed out for their favorite fishing hole in Lowndes County. James, 7, and Justin, 8, could barely contain their excitement: on this outing they would learn how to bait a hook with minnows. Dropping a line in the water for crappie and brim is one of their favorite pastimes.
Muted plops of casts breaking the sun-dappled pond’s surface mingled with the boys’ chatter. And for a little while, 37-year-old Daren could push to the back of his mind thoughts of the next chemotherapy treatment looming on his calendar.
“Paint the Community Purple” begins
People across Starkville and Oktibbeha County may soon see a lot of purple, as organizers of the 2012 Relay for Life launch a month-long campaign to build excitement for the event and boost local awareness about the fight against cancer.
Race begins for cancer fundraiser
As the calendar edges toward April, organizers for the American Cancer Society’s Lowndes County Relay for Life are gearing up for what they hope will be their best fundraiser in recent years.
Similar relays will be held in more than 5,100 locations around the world to raise money for cancer research, advocacy, education and awareness.
Looking good, feeling better: Program gives cancer patients cosmetics, hope
The doctor’s mouth was moving, but his words sounded far away, like a disembodied voice talking about someone else. Geneva Wright wasn’t worried about her survival — not at first anyway. Instead, she thought about her co-workers at the bank. What would they think if they knew? She didn’t want their pity, that was for sure, and she didn’t want to be the subject of town gossip.
Wind and rain put a damper on Relay for Life events
Mother Nature put a damper on this year’s Relay for Life event, which was scheduled for Friday at the Magnolia Bowl, due to windy and rainy conditions during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Winning her battle with cancer, Columbus woman will give to American Cancer Society
As ShaTanya Turner enters her fourth year of surviving breast cancer, she has a message for her fellow survivors and those battling the disease: “I want my tests to be my testimony that I survived breast cancer.”