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The fire damage at Whit’s Kwik Foods was mostly contained in the kitchen but did reach the attic. The fire occurred in the early morning on Dec. 9. The store is currently closed. Photo by Miranda Burchfield.

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Fire damage shuts down Whit’s Kwik Foods
By Miranda Burchfield - Staff Writer
Wed,12/14/22-3:13PM , 6,658 Reads
“I may be begging the competition for a job,” said Whit Williams, standing in his smoke-covered storefront, shattered glass from the front door crunching underfoot and covering the sidewalk. The store was darkened from a settled layer of smoke and the smell permeated the air.
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Ethel High junior serving on state Student Advisory Council
By Miranda Burchfield - Staff Writer
Wed,12/07/22-5:13PM , 1,618 Reads
Ethel High School junior Katy Jo Newman has been selected to serve on the state superintendent’s Student Advisory Council and was chosen as alternate student representative for the state of Mississippi.
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Franks nominated for TIME Dealer of the Year award
By Miranda Burchfield - Staff Writer
Wed,12/07/22-3:08PM , 8,607 Reads
Stephen Franks, owner of Kosciusko car dealership Franks Chevrolet, is a nominee for the 2023 TIME Dealer of the Year award.
Franks is one of 48 dealer nominees who will be honored at the 106th annual National Automobile Dealers Association event on Jan. 27 in Dallas.
“I’m honored and blessed to receive this nomination,” said Franks.
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Jatadious Ragsdale, a fifth grade student at Long Creek Elementary School, pets a horse during the Horse Tales presentation held at the school. Also pictured is Greg Bermond. Photo by Miranda Burchfield

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Elementary students learn about horses during program
By Miranda Burchfield - Staff Writer
Thu,12/01/22-2:00PM , 2,564 Reads
Attala County elementary school students recently heard some Horse Tales.
Greenlee Elementary students learned about horses and had the opportunity to pet and brush two horses during the Horse Tales program presented by Mississippi State University graduate school students Hannah Valigura and Molly Friend.
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