Terry Headlight News

What did summer say to spring? “Help, I’m going to fall!” In last week’s column, many of the enjoyment of a Mississippi summer were mentioned. I am sure that many, many more were omitted. One of the things happening in Hinds County this year is the International Ballet Competition. I have taken part in some area of this competition every year that it has been here (except for the second one). Beginning in 1992, I began my association with the Transportation Com-mittee. One year, I was the co-chairman of that committee. As I mentioned last week, the chairwoman in 2018 and this year is Rebecca Wilkinson, a native of Boliver County who is a former art teacher for Terry High School and Raymond High School.

Many of the crops which are harvested during the Missis-sippi summer were mentioned last week. I failed to mention the beautiful flowers of the summertime.

This hymn was written by Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821-1891). It was written for the Harvest Festival at Pluckley Church in Kent, England, where Plumptre was rector.

“Lo, summer comes again! And after springtide rain, The quickening sunbeams flood the world with light; See, high in night’s clear skies, The joy of longing eyes, The moon of harvest shines serenely bright. “O Lord of Heav’n and earth, Who givest joy and mirth, Open our lips to show Thy wondrous praise; Our hearts are dull and cold; We leave Thy love untold; O give us strength our anthems glad to raise. “Each month we sow or reap, Each hour we toil or sleep, Thou givest life and joy, and Thou alone; O grant to each and all When death’s dark shadows fall, To stand true workers round our Master’s throne. “So, life’s long task-work o’er, Set free for evermore, We shall sit down at Thy great harvest feast; Reaper and sower met, The burning heat forget, And taste God’s love, the greatest as the least. “Yea, Lord, Thou too dost claim, The Sower’s mystic name; Thou sendest forth Thy reapers to their field; O be it theirs to bear The full corn in the ear, When Thy true seed its hundred-fold shall yield. “Root out the evil tares, Earth’s vexing griefs and cares, Bind the hot blasts that wither and destroy; And when the hour is come to bring the full sheaves home, Bid men and angels share Thy harvest joy.”

I learned on Monday afternoon of the death of Mrs. Jennie Wilson. She and her husband lived for many years on Green Gable Road with their five sons and one daughter. She was a loving mother. Jennie Viola Wilson (OCTOBER 4, 1924 — JUNE 11, 2023)

Jennie Viola Wilson, passed away on June 11th, 2023 in Terry, Mississippi at the age of 98. She was born in Buffalo, Texas on October 4th, 1924 to her parents, Horace Evan Williams and Elsie Tyron. Jennie grew up in Flo, Texas and graduated from Lone Star High School before graduating from Nursing School in Houston.

After her nursing school education, she joined the United States Army as an Army Nurse where she met her husband Charles Carroll Wilson and they married in 1948. The couple moved to Terry in 1956. The two of them quickly became a crucial part of the community. They also maintained a farm while raising their family of 6 children.

Jennie was passionate about helping others which extended to the community using her nursing skills. She remained active throughout her life and regularly helped anyone who needed assistance within the Terry community and her church- First Baptist of Terry. She lived a long and fulfilling life and will be remembered by her generosity of spirit as well as her caring nature.

Her proudest accomplishments in-cluded being a loving wife for over 56 years until Charles’s passing in 2004. She is also preceded in death by her son, Randy Wilson.

Jennie is survived by four sons: Monty Wilson of Terry, Larry Wilson of Jackson, Leslie Wilson of Terry, Greg Wilson of Terry; daughter Sherry Russell of Madison; four grandchildren: Hunter and Hannah Russell, Brooklyn Wilson and Dacy Mackenzie along with 2 great-grandchildren Logan Wilson and Brooke Mackenzie who were blessed to know their grandmother well.

Visitation services have been set from June 22nd to June 23rd across 2 venues; Chan-cellor Funeral Home in the Byram area on June 22, from 5 pm until 7 pm followed by First Baptist Church of Terry on June 23rd from 10 am until 11 am leading into the funeral service starting at 11 am also located in the First Baptist Church of Terry.

A fund-raising event for Senator David Blount was held at the home of Dr. Edith Smith Rayford in Terry on Thursday (June 15th). Senator Blount is currently running for a fifth term in the Mississippi Senate. His opponent on the August ballot will be Rev. Dewayne Pickett of Crystal Springs.

Congratulations to Hinds County Judge Faye Peterson! The Mississippi Supreme Court appointed Circuit Judge Faye Peterson of Jackson to the Bar Complaint Tribunal on June 5.

Judge Peterson will serve out the term on the Complaint Tribunal in the position previously held by the late Hinds County Court Judge LaRita Cooper-Stokes, who died May 8. Judge Cooper-Stokes had been a member of the bar discipline panel since Jan. 2018.

Chief Justice Mike Randolph made the appointment on behalf of the unanimous Supreme Court. The term on the Complaint Tribunal is through Dec. 31.

Members of the Complaint Tribunal hear and decide disciplinary matters arising out of complaints against attorneys. Discipline may range from private reprimand to disbarment. Decisions from the Complaint Tribunal may be appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court. Actions by the Complaint Tribunal are final if not appealed.

The 27-member Complaint Tribunal is made up of nine judges and 18 lawyers selected by the nine members of the Supreme Court from three Supreme Court districts. The Complaint Tribunal sits in panels of three, with each panel comprised of 2 attorneys and 1 judge.

Judge Peterson was elected to the Hinds County Circuit Court in Nov. 2018 and took office Jan. 1, 2019. She served as Hinds County District Attorney 2001–2007 after working as an assistant district attorney. While engaging in private law practice, she also served as a family master in Hinds Chancery Court 2009-2018. She earned a bachelor of science degree from Jackson State University and a law degree from Mississippi College School of Law. This appointment is quite an honor for Judge Peterson and for Hinds County.

There were 2 names omitted from the list of speakers at the Meet - and - Greet event on June 3. Rev. Gregory Divinity, a candidate for the House of Representatives, was also at the event. Also speaking, although his name will not be on any ballot in 2023 was Ty Pinkins. Mr. Pinkins will be a candidate for the U. S. Senate in 2024. I had, just that week, joined his online e-mail list, but I had not met him prior to June 3. He knew some of my Sharkey County friends, and I enjoyed meeting him so much! These 2 names were not intentionally omitted.

Some recently celebrated birthdays include: June 16 - Olivia Roberts White-Lowe; June 17 - Coach Billy Newman; June 18 - Diane Irving Alford and Zekia Thompson.

The third Sunday after the Pentecost is this weekend on June 18th. Many churches will be reading these Scriptures: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) (the three visitors; a baby for Sarah), Psalm 116:1,10-17 (thanksgiving for escaping death), Romans 5:1-8 (right with God) and Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23) (Jesus sends out and warns His apostles). Also, many churches may honor the fathers of their congregations and the fathers who had been here before these men.

Father’s Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/ observed on Sunday, June 18th.

Father’s Day is observed on the third Sunday of June. It honors all fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, and father figures for their contribution. The Day was created to complement the May holiday Mother’s Day.

Happy June-teenth to everyone! Have a proud and joyful Juneteenth! Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, TX origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African-American Eman-cipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.

Today, June-teenth commemorates African-American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week and, in some areas, a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and for rejoicing, a time for assessment, self - improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long overdue. In cities across this country, people of all races, nationalities and religions who make the United States a “melting pot” are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then will we be able to make significant and lasting improvements in our society. And, we will have the opportunity to exhibit this later this summer (August 8th) when we go to our polling precincts to vote. Make a difference in our county, state, and nation by voting without fail! Take your children and young people with you in order for them to see that you want to make our society a place that you would want for them.

Remember also that anyone who will be eighteen years of age prior to Nov. 7th is legally eligible to vote in the August party primaries and the run-off elections. But, voter registration is required. The deadline to register is July 8th.

The 2 voting precincts in Terry are again located at the R. O. T. C. Building of Terry High School on Cunningham Avenue and at the Harbor Building of Wynndale Baptist Church on Springridge Road. Two different elections will be held in these locations on August 7th: the Democratic Party primary and the Republican Party primary. If run-off elections will be needed, these will be held on August 29th.

Remember to take (rather than sending) your littles ones to church on Sunday to teach them that God is one God, but also three persons.

You have in your hands the greatest newspaper in Hinds County, our beloved Hinds County Gazette. It was first published in 1845 in this county. Please contact me with your submissions, etc. at terryj1@bellsouth.net or 601-878-5714. (Pray for PEACE, people everywhere!)