Pancake breakfast hosted by Rotary
Come join the Kosciusko Rotary Club for a pancake breakfast on Saturday morning, Sept. 28, from 7-10 a.m. on the east side of the Square at Jason’s Southern Table. Tickets are available from a Rotary Member but can also be purchased at the door.
Tractor Supply holds farmer’s market
Kosciusko Tractor Supply is hosting a family-friendly event to showcase the products and skills of local bakers, producers and crafters. On Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the store will host its biannual farmer’s market event featuring local vendors and their homemade and homegrown goods. It is a free event highlighting local artisans and their sellable items like candles, crafts, baked goods, produce and more. The event will be set up outside of the Tractor Supply store, located at 180 Highway 12 W.
McCool Fall Festival
The festival will be held Oct. 5 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information or an application, contact Holly Blaine at 662-312-5354.
Mars Hill Cemetery, Winston County
Volunteers are needed to clean the cemetery Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Everyone interested in the cemetery is encouraged to attend. 601-575-0202
NARFE meeting
The National Active & Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) will meet Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Hilton Garden Inn on Highway 12 East in Starkville. Doors open at 11 a.m. and lunch is served at 11:30. The guest speaker will be Mr. Gabe Smith, Chief Administrative Office at the Starkville Community Theatre. All retired federal employees and active federal employees are encouraged to attend.
Breast Cancer Awareness 5k Walk
A Breast Cancer Awareness 5k Walk will be held on Oct. 26, at the walking track in downtown Weir. A planning meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. at Mt. Salem United Methodist Church in French Camp. All local church mission groups are invited to attend.
Yard sale fundraiser
Lone Star 601, OES-PHA, will be having a yard sale fundraiser on Oct. 5 at 7 a.m. until. Located at 626 Tipton Street in Kosciusko. Donations will be accepted. For more information, you may contact Sister Willie Brown, 601-214-0100.
Deer Camp celebration
Whitetails Unlimited Central Mississippi Deer Camp Celebrate the American tradition of deer hunting – get your friends and family together for a Whitetails Unlimited Deer Camp on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Brandon Civic Center in Brandon. Games/raffles and social hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 single, $10 child (15 & under). Purchase your tickets two weeks in advance and be entered into a Pre-Rut exclusive gun drawing. There will be raffles, auctions, and door prizes, where you can win firearms, hunting and outdoor related equipment, artwork and collectibles only available at WTU events. Go online at whitetailsunlimited.com/i/p/19-20merch.pdf. Everyone attending will receive a Deer Camp Tour 2019 shirt as a door prize.
Black Hawk singing
Black Hawk School Singing will be on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. featuring Mike Hyde & Band. Black Hawk Homemakers has concessions.
Football team of ‘77
The 1977 Kosciusko High School Football team, which went 12-0 that season, will have a reunion at the pre-game on Oct. 11.
Library card sign-up month
The Attala County Library card sign-up month runs through Sept. 30. During this month-long event, adults 18 and over who sign up for their first Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System library card will be entered into a random drawing for a gift certificate from one of these local sponsors: Jason’s Southern Table restaurant ($60 value - meal), Kangaroo Crossing ($50 value – gasoline/diesel), or Xpress Lube (approx. $40 value - oil change).
Parents or responsible adults (18 or older) who sign up a child (ages 5-10) for the first library card will provide the child with an opportunity to win a STEM educational toy ($40 value) thanks to another donation from Jason’s Southern.
Finally, teens (ages 11-17) whose parents or responsible adult (18 or older) register them for their first library card will be entered to win a JBL Bluetooth portable speaker ($40 value).
Also during the month of September, current library users who have lost their library cards may obtain a replacement card completely free of charge.
Ready to sign up? It’s easy! Just bring a photo ID and proof of address to the Attala County Library, or call 662-289-5141 for more information.
Adoption and foster class
Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon is now offering an adoption and foster care class on the first and third Wednesdays of each month beginning at 6 p.m. in room 218. The class is free for anyone to attend and childcare is provided for free each week for families. This class has been created to help prepare families who are just beginning to consider adoption and foster care and to help families who are in the adoption process or foster care licensing process, as well as for families who have completed their adoptions and are currently fostering. The adoption and foster care class will offer a Bible study on the first Wednesday of each month. The third Wednesday of each month will feature a guest speaker in the field of adoption and foster care that will give valuable insights to these processes. Crossgates Baptist Church is located at 8 Crosswoods Rd. in Brandon. For more information, contact Chris Gray at Christopher.Gray1@yahoo.com.
C.A.R.E. banquet
Tickets are on sale now for The Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls C. A. R. E. Banquet. The banquet will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, at the OWB&GC. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 each or $350 for a table. For tickets or additional information, please contact the Oprah Winfrey Boys and Girls Club at 662.289.4252.
Durant fall festival
Fall Festival will be held Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be food, live singing, fun-filled activities, door prizes and much more. Sponsored by The Give Back Committee. For more information, please call 662-633-9633 or email thegivebackmovement19@yahoo.com.
Community events planned by KAP
Fall Festival will be Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Square.
Farm to Table will be held Oct. 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jason’s Southern Table.
Safety Parade will be Oct. 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Square Businesses.
Christmas Lighting will take place on Nov. 21 on the square with the time being announced at a later date.
Christmas Open House will take place on Nov. 24 at the businesses on the square in Kosciusko.
Christmas Parade will be Dec. 2 on the Square with the time to be announced at a later date.
Attala Farmer’s Market
The farmer’s market is held daily Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon, when local farmers and others gather at the Attala County Farmer’s Market at the intersection of Hwy. 12 and Veteran’s Memorial to sell their locally-grown and produced goods.
Cemetery meeting
New Providence Cemetery in Carmack will have the annual meeting on Sunday, Oct. 6, starting at 11 a.m. There will be dinner on the grounds, pot-luck style.
Narcotics Anonymous
Meetings will be held every Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Baptist-Attala Hospital in Kosciusko. Contact Ashley Williams at 662-770-0849.
