Former Palmer Home property being renovated for elderly group home
Tom Green knows The Palmer Home’s mission will continue.
Almost a year after The Palmer Home for Children announced its children would relocate to the campus in Hernando, the Columbus Community Housing Development Organization (CCHDO) purchased the approximately 110-acre property.
Palmer Home sexual battery case continued because of juror shortage
A former Palmer Home house parent accused of sexually assaulting twin 8-year-olds girls in 2006 has had his trial postponed after not enough people showed up for jury duty.
LCSD petitions city schools to allow choice for Palmer Home
Palmer Home for Children is petitioning for the foster children in its care to have the option to attend Lowndes County public schools.
Supes authorize MEMA grant for Palmer Home shelters
Two tornado shelters at the Palmer Home for Children are unlike anything else in Lowndes County.
Photo: Getting in the holiday spirit
Sixteen-year-old Justina, left, and her 15-year-old sister, Chelsey, right, from Palmer Home for Children, prepare the 3,700 poinsettia plants in their green houses to be delivered to their customers by Monday.
Palmer Home traditions
Douglas spent his first Christmas at Palmer Home for Children when he was 15, opening presents and spending time with his house parents and the other children in their cottage.
Palmer Parking: Palmer Home teens raise money for, awareness of nonprofit
At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, 15-year-old Landon, a resident of Palmer Home for Children, will be on his way to Starkville where he and other teenage residents raise money at every Mississippi State University home college football game for the organization they call home.
Ex-Palmer Home employee faces trial for sex abuse
More than 10 years after the incidents are alleged to have occurred and three years after an indictment was handed down, a former Palmer Home for Children house parent still awaits trial for sexually abusing two sisters on their eighth birthdays.
Man arrested after attack at Palmer Home
A man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a staff house at Palmer Home for Children and attacking a staff member on the children’s home’s property at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Palmer Home raises more than $200,000 from Radiothon
Palmer Home for Children raised over $200,000 during its annual Radiothon with SuperTalk Mississippi on June 2.
Palmer Home holds meeting for potential foster parents
Palmer Home for Children held an informational meeting Tuesday for individuals and couples interested in becoming foster parents through the children’s home’s private foster network.
Palmer Home to recruit foster parents
Drake Bassett, the president of Palmer Children’s Home in Columbus, is looking for a few good foster parents.
Palmer Home presents fourth annual Southern Soiree
Palmer Home invites the Golden Triangle community to the fourth annual Southern Soiree at The Stables in Starkville Saturday, Feb. 13 for an evening of fine cuisine, live music and a silent auction benefitting the ministries of Palmer Home for Children.
Palmer Home poinsettias brighten holidays, teach life lessons
The greenhouses of Palmer Home for Children have gone ruby red, thanks to almost 3,500 Christmas poinsettias.
Palmer Home children get chance to think about future
It’s a classic question from adults to kids: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
Palmer Home works to free modern slaves
When people think of modern day slavery or human trafficking, they often think of women from distant countries being smuggled into port cities.
Excitement builds at Palmer Home ahead of SuperTalk radiothon
The goal is hefty, but Palmer Home for Children hopes to raise $120,000 Thursday with a third annual Radiothon on the SuperTalk Mississippi Network.
Chick-fil-A will host race to benefit children’s home
Chick-fil-A in Starkville will host the “Chick-fil-A Connect Race Series of Starkville” to benefit The Palmer Home for Children.
Palmer Home to help children of imprisoned moms
Palmer Home for Children has made Jonah’s Journey, a Tennessee-based organization that finds temporary or long-term care for children of incarcerated mothers, part of its ministry.
Palmer Home’s new Hope Grows CSA can bring a homegrown harvest to your table
Palmer Home for Children has been growing produce for its own kitchen for years, but this season, it adds a whole new twist — by sharing the harvest with the community.