For the past several years, Lamar County officials have offered Saturday drop-off sites for white goods – household appliances – at different locations around the county.
On Wednesday, Mississippi Representative Kent McCarty joined Pete Martinez, deputy vice president of state advocacy of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), at Longleaf Elementary to announce a $2,500 STEM Pipeline educational grant to support the school’s initiatives for STEM curriculum.
Downtown Hattiesburg’s 2019 Fall Art Walk is set for from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, where dozens of art vendors will line the streets of downtown.
Live music, various art activities, and food will be offered throughout the event.
As young Benedict Day School students stand surrounded by towering trees, they feel and hear the sounds of the forest all around them. Cool moss grows beneath their feet and chirping birds fly overhead in a vivid blue sky. An old jeep sits off to the left of the encampment they’ve discovered.
Lamar County is making it easier for travelers to obtain their passports to visit outside of the country, with the Lamar County Circuit Court recently becoming a Passport Acceptance Facility.
The Lumberton Board of Aldermen has approved pay raises for all board members, along with the mayor, but time will tell whether the city leaders will keep the money or donate it back to the city.
There’ll be no shortage of entertainment and activities at this year’s Lumberton Olde Tyme Festival, scheduled for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 19 in downtown Lumberton.
The annual event, hosted by the Lumberton Economic Development Council, will feature live music, a pie eating contest, food vendors, kids’ activities and much more.
Lamar County officials are renewing a yearly grant that will help the Lamar County Emergency Management Agency help fund some employee salaries, as well as contribute to possible special projects and equipment.
“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
The Petal and Lamar County school districts showed up and showed out during this year’s Mississippi Statewide Accountability System, with Petal earning the No. 1 school district in the state and Lamar County placing ninth in the state.
