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Pages from the Gazette’s Past: 199?Columns
Hinds County Gazette 199? I visited with “Sonny” Kelly at hiss service station on the square. Always good to see “Sonny” and talk old times about Raymond, the Town Square, and Raymond Mafia. Sonny had a set of...
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Raymond NewsColumns Editorial
Don’t forget the Raymond Country Fair Saturday, May 7, 10am to 3pm on the square. It is sponsored by the Raymond Chamber of Commerce. Don’t forget Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 8. The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board...
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Utica Area NewsColumns News
To everyone’s surprise, we heard several sonic booms Friday morning, April 27, and since that is so unusual these days, I investigated. A meteor came whizzing by so close to us that the booms could be heard in...
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Armchair Ponderings Humility or VanityColumns Editorial
Last week I watched the beginning of the NFL draft and was amazed at the degree of vanity some of the named players demonstrated before having played one minute of professional football. The gold and silver bejeweled...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 5:31-32)Columns Editorial
“It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit...
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns News
Since Holy Week, I have been extremely (too) busy, and I have not had the ability to do everything that I have needed to do. Last week even saw my going to the hospital overnight after spending time in the emergency...
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Utica Area NewsColumns News
I could not send in news last week because many on our side of Huntsville internet hookups were off line. If I had enough warning, I could have put what news I had on a thumb drive and my son Tom could have sent it, but...
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Pages from the Gazette’s Past: 1962Columns
Hinds County Gazette 1962 RHS Band Wins Superior Rating at Band Festival Packed with determination, desire and enthusiasm and ably led by its excellent director, Thomas Christopher, affectionately known to his band a...
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Raymond NewsColumns News
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter: the church services left you inspired and uplifted; the weather held off a little so the kids could hunt Easter eggs; and your house was filled with the love of family. My daughter,...
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Armchair Ponderings Just in time orderingColumns Editorial
There were no used cars available anywhere around the Air Force Base in France where I was in 1958. The one of the two car dealerships in town was Peugeot, the dealership was downtown Chaumont in a building with a...
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From the Pastor’s Pen: “Blessed...” (Matthew 5:23-26)Columns Editorial
“So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and...
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Raymond NewsColumns News
This past week has been spring break week. I know lots of families and some older teens have vacationed in many places. Phil and I, however no longer tied to school scheduled hardly realized that it was spring break....
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Terry Headlight NewsColumns Editorial
The Town of Terry will host a job fair next week at the Town Hall. The time for this fair is from 10:00 a. m. until 2:00 p. m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If more information is sought, the Town Hall may be...
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Pages from the Gazette’s Past: 1958Columns Editorial
Hinds County Gazette 1958 Hinds County B-BB Tournament In the opener the Hinds High Eaglettes downed the Raymond Rangerettes46-32. The Utica Gold Wave rolled over the St. Joseph Rebels 61-55, the Byram Bulldogs edged...
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Utica Area NewsColumns News
After a long fight with cancer, Mrs. Earlene Puckett Hood, 77, passed away on March 21, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was born in Utica, MS, on February 28, 1944. She was the youngest of five children, and upon...
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Raymond NewsColumns News
War has come to Europe. We have not had war in Europe since WWII; but this week, Putin has decided to send troops into Ukraine. The world has condemned this act and there has been tremendous support for Ukraine from...
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Utica Area NewsColumns News
MS officials are still being careful about the coronavirus but is encouraging us to start living our lives again. As of this writing, we have 796,966 infected with 12,206 dead. LTC facilities have a huge drop in...
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Armchair Ponderings The Bill of Rights, a short version!Columns Editorial
Last week I spent an exorbitant amount of time and print space on the illegal attempted takeover of Ukraine by Russia. Putin’s projected 48 hours until victory passed. By the time this is printed, it will have been...
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Progress News 3/3/22Columns News
It was a good day at Progress BC with Bro. Dan preaching a good message from Matthew 10:24-33 on Hell. We also finished the last lesson in our Sunday school book on Joseph. Even though we all know the story of Joseph,...
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Armchair Ponderings Is Putin taking a page from Hitler’s playbook?Columns Editorial
February 24, 2022, 6:20 AM I woke up an hour ago filled with apprehension, not knowing why. I walked around in the house and outside; all was well. I fixed my usual cup of coffee and then turned on the television to see...
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Terry's Creek News 2/24/22Columns News
Was a blessing to have been in the House of our Lord last Sunday. David McDaniel sang our special music in the morning service “Long Black Train” and it was beautiful. Bro. LaVerne Summerlin’s message was...
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Progress NewsColumns News
Church at Progress was really good this morning. Our choir started it off by singing “Turn your eyes upon Jesus.” Bro. Dan sang “His eye is on the Sparrow” accompanying himself on the guitar, and it was...
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Armchair Ponderings Should this be the death knell of winter Olympics?Columns Editorial
Twenty years ago, there was “Skategate” the awarding of the gold medal to Russia when it was apparent to the entire arena that Canada should have won. The Canadian National Post wrote in part “proved that many of...
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Raymond NewsColumns News
Well, it is the 19th of December and the temperatures outside are way too warm. We certainly won’t have any snow. The houses are decorated and people are happily awaiting the big day. The churches in town have all had...
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