Pine Belt Fiber Artists and Producers March Meeting

Submitted by Edith González, Community Blogger

Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 2:32pm

Pine Belt Fiber Artists and Producers March Meeting

Do you like to crochet or knit? Come join the Pine Belt Fiber Artists and Producers, March 16 at 11:30 a.m. at A Stroka Gene-us Alpaca Farm. Bring a dish to pass for a pot luck lunch and whatever project you're working on. If you're not working on anything, come anyway and learn something new. If you interested in learning how to knit/crochet come to learn the basics and be hooked on the craft. Bring your own yarn and needles/hook or purchase at the farm. This is a free event.

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Yellow jasmine brightens yards as a ground cover, in containers

Submitted by Mercer Morrison, Web Producer

Monday, March 11th, 2013, 3:34pm

Yellow jasmine brightens yards as a ground cover, in containers

By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

According to the calendar, we are just a few days away from the official start of the spring season. But if you have been watching the garden and landscape like I have, you’ve seen signs of spring for at least several weeks. The plants are starting to wake up.

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JC Voices perform in Laurel

Submitted by Mercer Morrison, Web Producer

Monday, March 11th, 2013, 10:18am

The following is a press release form Jones County Junior College:

Jones County Junior College’s vocal ensemble, JC Voices is inviting the public to its spring concert, “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing,” on March 26, at 7 p.m. This is a free event at First-Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel.

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Playing for Keeps - Movie Madness

Submitted by Mercer Morrison, Web Producer

Monday, March 11th, 2013, 9:30am

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Women's Army Corps veteran honored at Camp Shelby

Submitted by WDAM Web Staff

Friday, March 8th, 2013, 8:05pm

World War Two veteran Maybert Titus Polk receives a medal from Rep. Steven Palazzo at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Friday.

CAMP SHELBY, MS (WDAM)- A veteran of the Women's Army Corps who served in World War Two has been honored by Camp Shelby and Congressman Steven Palazzo.

Maybert Titus Polk received the Women's Army Corps Service Medal, the World War Two Victory Medal and the World War Two Honorable Service Lapel Button at a ceremony at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum Friday.

She served from 1943 to 1945 and worked in aircraft radio maintenance. Polk is a native of Pennsylvania, but has lived in Jefferson Davis County since the end of the war.

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Spirit of Women Spring Event 2013 Features Renowned Mississippi Native Sam Haskell

Submitted by Forrest General Hospital, Forrest General Hospital

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013, 2:26pm

Spirit of Women Spring Event 2013 Features Renowned Mississippi Native Sam Haskell

In previous years, Forrest General’s Spirit of Women has brought world-renowned speakers and celebrities to Hattiesburg with their annual Spring Event, including Former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughters Barbara and Jenna Bush. This year, attendees will be treated to all of the features that Pine Belt women have come to expect from this signature event, plus a celebrity who happens to be from right here in Mississippi – Sam Haskell.

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WWII Wings of Freedom in Hattiesburg

Submitted by Edith González, Community Blogger

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013, 12:02am

The Wings of Freedom Tour brings historic aviation to Hattiesburg!
Tour through the authentically restored aircraft or take a flight aboard for the ultimate immersion in history!

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