Tommy Carl Ingram Jr.
72, of Sumrall
Tommy Carl Ingram Jr. died May 11, 2019, at Forest General Hospital. The service was May 15, 2019, at First Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
The Lamar County School District’s recent focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math activities and curriculum has paid off for Oak Grove Primary School, which is the recipient of an expected $30,000 grant from the Mississippi State Board of Education.
Although the week is drawing to a close, there are still a couple of opportunities to take part in this year’s Police Week in Hattiesburg, designed to pay tribute to fallen officers as well as honor the efforts of current officers working to keep communities safe.
After some short delays, officials at Petal Upper Elementary School are looking forward to the school’s upcoming safe room that will provide shelter for students and staff during periods of inclement weather.
The 60-year-old Lampton-Love building on U.S. 11 in Petal has gone through some tough times through the years, what with hurricanes, tornadoes and regular wear and tear.
There’s currently a Facebook fad going on that relates to “I’m {insert something here} old,” giving people a chance to remember way back to the things from days of yore, like I’m “black and white TV” old or “I’m 5-cent Coca-Colas.”
Gertrude Stein, the expatriate American writer and critic who ran the Paris “salon” frequented by such figures as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, and Pablo Picasso, famously referred to herself as a mere “newspaper mechanic” when one of her early articles was published in the “Le Figaro” newspaper.
Eighteen years ago — almost to the day — my wife and I were at the hospital awaiting the birth of our second child, a son. It was one of the greatest days of my life, and at the same time, one of the scariest.
He was born at 8:08 a.m. on Monday morning, June 4th.
Time keeps on slippin’ slippin’ slippin into the future. -– “Fly Like An Eagle” by Steve Miller Band
Well, I did it. I finally graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree. Sure, it took me a little longer than I planned, but I made it. And I made a lot of great friends along the way.
The term “Mississippi Catfish” has special meaning in my household. As a boy, I romped in spring-fed creeks and shallow ponds looking for the whiskered mud dwellers.
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