Technology help at the library
From 2 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 22, the library will be hosting a technology Q&A to help people better understand their devices like iPads, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Bring your devices and your questions! RSVP to the library at 662-289-5141.
Fighting for a Cure 5K Walk
The first annual Multiple Sclerosis meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. in the Attala County Library meeting room. The purpose of this meeting is to form a committee and brainstorm ideas for the First Annual DIY Walk. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Nancy Burroughs at (678) 326-1600.
Spring Gospel Fest
Spring Gospel Fest will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Oprah Winfrey Boys & Girls Club gym, 500 Knox Road, Kosciusko. Invited guests include Voices Of Praise from Holmes Community College, Owen Chapel-Faith Temple Combined Choir, Billy Johnson and Gods Creation, Ole Miss Gospel Choir, Sounds of Faith, Wilson Singers, First Bapist, Travelers Rest and Genesis. Other church families are invited to be part of the program. If your choir, praise team, soloist or group would like to be a part of this fest, please call 662-289-4252.
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.
Spring Plant Swap
The Flora Spring Plant Swap, scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 29, will be held in the Flora Library meeting room. Bring 1 or 2 well-rooted plants to swap, and others if you want to share. Event is Free!
For information, call 601-879-8835 (Library) or 601-879-8252 (Janis)
Directions to the swap: 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.
