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Kickoff Luncheon Feb 10th - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010


The Washington County Republican Women will host their 2010 luncheon Wednesday, February 10th at 11:30a.m. at the Greenville Golf and Country Club. The featured speaker will be Rita Wray, president of the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women. All women interested in the dutch luncheon are invited to attend.

Wildlife Banquet Scheduled for Feb 11th - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010

The 13th Annual National Wildlife Turkey Federation Banquet will be held Thursday, February 11th at 6:00 p.m. at the Washington County Convention Center located South Raceway Road in Greenville. There will be door prizes given as well. A silent and live auctions will be featured along with a turkey calling demonstration. Live entertainment will provided by Raymond Longoria. The doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. For details contact Frank Dantone at (662) 378-3400 or 820-5523.

GED Orientation & Testing - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010

GED processing and orientation begins Wednesday, February 10th at the Greenville High School located on East Robertshaw Street in Greenville. Testing will be held Saturday, February 13th and  Saturday, February 20th at 7:00 a.m. For details contact Jaqueline McDavis @ (662) 334-7067 or Lilliam Patterson @ (662) 334-2924. During orientation all payments must be made. No cell phones are allowed in the testing center.

Delta Sigma Theta Observed Founders - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010

The Greenville,  Mississippi Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta will observe a closed rededication Founders Day Program Saturday, February 20t at 2:00 p.m. at the Mt. Horeb M.B. Church in Greenville. All active members are invited. For details contact Patricia Dillon @ (662) 686-347-0637 or Vernessia Coleman @ (662) 347-4901.

Black History Program Feb 22 - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010

Pearlie Red
The USDA Agricultural Research Service, the Forest Service, the Delta Council, the Delta Health Alliance and the Delta Research Extension will host the 33rd Annual African History Program. The program is entitled "The History of Black Economic Empowerment" Monday, February 22nd at 11a.m. in the Charles W. Capps Entrepreneurial Center in Stoneville. The guest speaker will be Pearlie Reed, assistant secretary for administration for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The ARS Choir will be featured as well.

Top Ten Movies Feb 5-7 - Regina Hawkins February 08, 2010


1. "Dear John," $32.4 million.


2. "Avatar," $23.6 million.


3. "From Paris With Love," $8.1 million.


4. "Edge of Darkness," $7 million.


5. "The Tooth Fairy," $6.5 million.


6. "When in Rome," $5.5 million.


7. "The Book of Eli," $4.8 million.


8. "Crazy Heart," $3.7 million.


9. "Legion," $3.4 million.


10. "Sherlock Holmes," $2.6 million

Notice From Parents' Campaign - Submitted Story February 05, 2010

We made some good progress in the Senate today!

Senator Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo held that bill on a motion to reconsider, saying that details of the bill needed to be worked out. The bill will now have to be taken up again by the Senate before it can move on to the House. It is critical that our Senators know how much we appreciate the "yea" votes on this amendment and that these Senators continue to support the amendment when the bill is brought up again. Please thank the senators who voted yea! It is also important that Senator Nunnelee, as Appropriations Chairman, bri ng the bill back up for consideration quickly so that schools can avoid the serious consequences that will result from further delay.

Please ask your senator, listed below, to support Senator Hopson's amendment restoring $45-million to K-12 education.

Sen. Johnnie Walls Capitol:

Capitol Switchboard Number:

Please also ask Senator Alan Nunnelee to bring SB2688 back up quickly and to support the Hopson amendment so that the bill can move to the House for approval.

You can reach Senator Nunnelee at

 601-359-3250.

Governor Barbour has called a press conference for tomorrow (Friday) at 11:00 a.m., and it is anticipated that he will announce a 4th round of cuts. I will monitor that press conference and will post updates on our website and report significant developments to you by email. You can find information about the status of education legislation at any time on our Bill Status webpage. I am receiving daily information from superintendents, teachers, and parents about the effects of budget cuts on their schools. I am posting those as quickly as I can, so continue to chec k here for updates.

I can't tell you how grateful I am for your wonderful work on behalf of our children! We should all find comfort in the fact that so many of the men and women who represent us in the Legislature take seriously their obligation to represent their constituents and respond to your concerns. Thank you for speaking up for our schoolchildren time and time again. Their futures will be brighter because of you!

Many, many thanks,

Nancy


Note: We have made changes to our server that we hope will resolve the issue of duplicate emails. If you continue to receive more than one, please let me know. Thank you for your patience!


 

Nancy Loome

Executive Director

The Parents' Campaign

222 N. President Street, Suite102

Jackson, Mississippi 39201

 

 

 

http://www.msparentscampaign.org/

601.961.4551 office601.672.0953 cell601.961.4552 fax

 

 601-359-3770601.359.3221 Home: 662.332.4522 This morning, Senator Briggs Hopson of Vicksburg proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 2688 that requires the use of $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund to restore $45-million of the cuts that have been made to MAEP, National Board Certified Teacher supplements, and Chickasaw Cession payments; $5-million in cuts to other agencies would be restored at Governor Barbour's discretion. The Senate adopted the amendment on a 32 to 15 vote. See the Senate vote.

Vitamin D Health Fair February 20th - Regina Hawkins February 05, 2010


The Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Ministry, Mississippi Delta Youth Foundation, Matthews Chiropractic, Gospel 1380 and Mix 105.5 will have a special Vitamin D Health and Wellness Fair. The event will be Saturday, February 20 from 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. in the Lillian B. Matthews Fellowship  at the Bell Grove M.B. Church located on 1301 B.B. King Road in Indianola.

The fair will feature over 10 dentists, physicians, diabetes specialists, registered nurses, chiropractor and more. Plus, each participant will receive a bag of over the counter medication and assortment of vitamin supplements including Essential Meal-in a- Bottle.

GLEE Spreads Glee - Recardo Thomas February 05, 2010

GLEE Spreads in the Delta
 
  
The Simpsons are all smiles as they look over the prizes they won in the Spread the GLEE Promotion sponsored by FOX Debut Broadcasting MS Inc. and WABG-TV. Local singing artist from across the Delta took part in the contest that encouraged them to spread the GLEE. FOXpartnered with local affiliates and radio stations to promote their new show. GLEE is a FOX Network program that began its first full season in September of 2009.
 
The Simpsons were selected by the panel of judges as the favorite from all of the entries received. Musical artists from children’s choirs/ensembles to solo singers were reviewed by the judges, all vying to see who would claim the grand prize which consisted of  an 8GB iPod Nana, an iKaraoke, a Karaoke Home Theatre, a USB Microphone, a iFlip and a Mini Dell Laptop.
 
 The contest was promoted on Debut Broadcasting station in the delta and featured on WNLA-AM/FM. There were also many daily prize winners as well.

 
 
The singing Simpson Family consists of: Pearlie Simpson Artesha Simpson, Chelsii Simpson, Labiana Golden, Carlissa Simpson and Carl Simpson. Pearlie, Chelsii, Carlissa and Labiana are currently members of the world renowned Mississippi Mass Choir and completed their first recording with the choir in June of 2009, that CD project is expected to be released soon. The family has been singing together for over 15 years and they recorded their first musical project in 2004 entitled, Lord Lead Me To The Holy Water.
 
GLEE airs Wednesday nights on Delta FOX 10.
 

Invitation From B.B. King Museum - Submitted Story February 04, 2010


SUNFLOWER COUNTY EDUCATORS YOU'RE INVITED!

Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

 

All Sunflower County educators are invited to the B.B. King Museum for a free tour through the exhibition today at 4:30 p.m. followed by readings of poetry performed by local students. Lesson plans designed to compliment your current curriculum will be available also.


For more information, please contact Carol Jackson, Education Coordinator, at 662-887-9539 ext. 228 or

 

cjackson@bbkingmuseum.org.

Celebrate Black History Month at the B.B. King Museum!

Check out Lucille's for a great selection of books, cds and other educational resources.

To place an order, please contact Rodderi Holmes, Gift Shop Manager, at 662-887-9539 ext. 226 or

rholmes@bbkingmuseum.org.

Workshop Held at Winterville Mounds - Regina Hawkins February 04, 2010


A genealogy workshop will be held Saturday, February 13th at 1:00 p.m. at the Winterville Mounds. Francis Johnson will the featured speaker and will discuss how to trace the Native American Heritage

Cancer Society Will Meet Monday - Regina Hawkins February 04, 2010

The Sunflower- Indianola County Cancer Society will 5:15 p.m. Monday, February 5th at the Planters Bank, Catching Avenue Branch to have discussion on the upcoming Relay from Life. All members are encouraged to attend and make a difference. For details @ (662) 207-3308.

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