Exchange Club
Exchange Club of Kosciusko will have its weekly lunch meeting on Wednesday at noon at the Baptist Attala Hospital. Chartered 66 years ago, Exchange is America’s service club. It is made up of men and women who are community minded and working together to make our town, state and nation better places to live through service programs.
McAdams homecoming parade
The MHS Parents Booster Club will sponsor the annual McAdams High School Homecoming Parade on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the MHS football field. Following the parade will be a live performance by the Leake County Dazzlers. Admission is $1.00 and concessions will be sold.For information about participation in the parade, contact Machelle Harmon, 601-613-1894; Sabrina Riley; Roshonda Luckett or any football team parent.
Pancake breakfast
The Rotary Club will sponsor a Benefit Pancake Breakfast on the same day as the Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 27, 7:00-9:00 a.m., at the Skylight Grill. Tickets are $5.00 and are available from any Rotarian and at the door. Proceeds benefit Shepherd’s Touch, which supplies free eyeglasses to the indigent; Dictionary Program, which supplies dictionaries to all third graders in Attala County; American Cancer Society; Oprah Winfrey Boys and Girls Club and more.
Flu shots
Kosciusko Medical Clinic will be offering flu shots at the Coliseum on Tuesday, Oct. 9. Free with medical insurance card or $25 without insurance.
Dancing Rabbit Genealogical and Historical
The Dancing Rabbit Genealogical & Historical Society cordially invites the public to join us as we hold a dedication ceremony for the partially renovated Eads-Mansell-Sudduth house located at 309 N. Van Buren Street on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. until noon.
Pinkard Family reunion
Pinkard Family Reunion will be Oct. 6, starting at 10:30 a.m. Smyrna Presbyterian Church on Center Road. Bring your old family photos, best memories and your favorite dish.
Diabetes management
Premier Medical Group will host its diabetes management class on Oct. 11 and Oct. 25 in the conference room Premier Medical Group-Kosciusko at 10 a.m. on each of those dates.
Howell Family reunion
The descendants of Malchia L. and Lavonia (Warren) Howell Family Reunion will be Sunday, October 14, at Barnes Community Center on County Line Road in Leake County. Family and Friends are invited to attend and bring their favorite food.
Flora Fall Plant Swap
The Flora Fall Plant Swap, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, will be held in the Flora Library meeting room. Bring one or two well-rooted plants to swap, and others if you want to share. The event is free.
For information, call 601-879-8835 (Library) or 601-879-8252 (Janis).
Directions: Taking Hwy 49 to Flora, the South Flora exit at the Bank of Yazoo, the library is about a mile on the right. From Hwy 22, the library is a block off Main Street.
Fall festival
The fifth annual Fall Festival will be held on the historic court square on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Featured will be local artisans, a chili cook-off, frights & bikes and Return to Redbud Springs Re-enactment.
Cruisin’ for a Cure
During the entire month of October, the pink “Cruisin’ for a Cure” truck will travel to local schools, events and businesses in Attala, Leake and Neshoba Counties to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Anyone that makes a donation to the American Cancer Society will be able to sign the pink“Cruisin’ for a Cure” truck. All money raised will go to the American Cancer Society.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday, Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m.: Presbyterian Day School; 11:00 a.m.: Entergy, Kosciusko;
Friday Oct. 5, 11:00-1:00: Attala County Co-Op; 1:30: French Camp Academy;
Monday, Oct. 8, noon: Rotary, Skylight Grill.
The Cruisin’ for a Cure campaign is a joint effort including the American Cancer Society, Franks Chevrolet, Holt’s Body Shop, Fair Propane, Ivey Mechanical, Michelle Nicholson State Farm, Premeir Medical Group of Mississippi, Holmes Community College, First Financial Bank, Boswell Media, and Energy Mississippi.
