Attala County NAACP meets
The Attala County NAACP will meet at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25 at the CMC Building in Kosciusko.
Get Fit At Home hosted by library Jan. 25
The Attala County Library will host a Get Fit At Home program, which will teach tips and tricks to stay in shape in the comfort of your own home, from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. A lunch of soup and sandwiches will be served.
KFEE wine & cheese event scheduled for Feb. 6
The Kosciusko Foundation for Excellence in Education is holding a Wine & Cheese fundraiser at Skylight Grill on Feb. 6. Tickets are $100 per couple, $50 per individual. For tickets, contact Hart Pettit at city hall.
The KFEE has most recently benefitted the Kosciusko public schools by funding the pre-k parent academy program with Barksdale Reading Institute at Kosciusko Lower Elementary, the purchase and installation of playground equipment, and putting up the Pre-K tower.
Dancing Rabbit Geneological & Historical Society
The Dancing Rabbit Geneological & Historical Society will meet on Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Carthage–Leake County Library. Visitors are welcome.
Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 10
On Saturday, Feb. 10, downtown Kosciusko will host the third annual Mardi Gras Parade and Celebration. It will be a child-friendly event with kids in carts, on bikes or walking are welcome to join the parade.
Pre-K Parent Academy
Kosciusko Lower Elementary School, in collaboration with the Barksdale Reading Institute, has scheduled its 2018 Spring Parent Academy.
The Academy is a series of five free workshops from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays Feb. 15, March 29, Thursday, April 19, May 3.
Parents/guardians of preschool children who will be entering Kindergarten at Kosciusko Elementary School in the fall of 2018 are suggested to attend this program, which offers a series of interactive workshops to help parents/guardians prepare their child(ren) to successfully start Kindergarten.
You will learn what children need to know (and do) to be “ready for kindergarten” in literacy, math and general development.
Help parents identify areas that their children may need extra support.
Give parents/guardians materials and activities that they can use at home to help prepare their children.
All materials, childcare and snacks will be provided.
If you have questions, contact gproctor@msreads.org or amy.terrell @kosciuskoschools.com.
Egg Hunt March 31
On Saturday, March 31, the courthouse lawn in downtown Kosciusko will be the location of an Easter Egg Hunt.
Picking 35 April 7
Plans are underway for the second annual Picking 35, slated for Saturday, April 7.
Picking 35 is a 50-mile stretch of yard sales beginning in Attala County near Carmack that runs down Highway 35 through Kosciusko, Carthage and then ending in South Leake County at Walnut Grove.
The entry fee to be included in the advertising and promotion is $20 to help defray the costs of signage and advertising.
The form can be completed and entry fee paid at the Kosciusko-Attala Partnership Office.
For your entry, you will receive a 24 x 18 official vendor yard sign with stake.
For more information, call Kosciusko-Attala Partnership at 662-289-2981, Main Street Chamber of Leake County at 601-267-9231, or Town of Walnut Grove at 601-253-2321, Option 3.
