West Point MLK observance begins with march Monday
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Committee of West Point announced plans for a Jan. 20 celebration.
Big celebrations planned this week in Memphis for Elvis’ birthday
Elvis fans from around the world will travel to Graceland this week to celebrate the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s birthday.
Annunciation Catholic School set for 50th anniversary celebration
A half-century ago, with a dream, $150,000 and a desire that “every Catholic child is entitled to a Catholic education,” Father Jeremiah Hartnett began a campaign to make a Catholic school a reality in Columbus.
Our view: MSU fans have much to celebrate
By Friday afternoon — when the last out of Mississippi State’s 4-1 win over Oregon State had secured the Bulldogs a spot in the College World Series championship series, the river of excitement produced by Mississippi State’s baseball team had become a torrent.
The W celebrates 40th anniversary of nursing program
They came from across the nation, their hair perhaps a little grayer, their steps perhaps a little slower, but their faces as alight with enthusiasm as they were the first day they stepped on campus at Mississippi University for Women. It was a celebration, after all, and the charter class of MUW’s College of Nursing and Speech-Pathology came prepared for the occasion.
Sallie Mae Jones celebration set for weekend
A two-day centennial celebration will be held Friday and Saturday to honor the life of the late Sallie Mae Jones, a black businesswoman who owned and operated Jones Restaurant on Fourth Street South.