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Grand opening involves wider community - wessonnews.com
2 days ago · Special to Wesson News With the help of other Wesson businesses and residents, Grace-Foam Solutions spotlighted its services and, in the process, helped boost commerce throughout the town in a unique grand opening and ribbon-cutting. For its special ceremony and celebration on Friday, December 6, the company solicited community involvement, inviting businesses, organizations and residents to ...
17 compete for Most Beautiful - wessonnews.com
4 days ago · Special to Wesson News From left, third alternate Riley Thornton of Brookhaven, first alternate Brianna Brown of Hazlehurst, Co-Lin’s Most Beautiful Reagan Newman of Wesson, second alternate Rebekah Girault of Crystal Springs, and fourth alternate Skyler Sojourner of Georgetown.Co-Lin’s annual Trillium Beauty Pageant saw 17 young women competing for the title of Co-Lin’s Most Beautiful ...
Basketball coaches expect improved teams - wessonnews.com
4 days ago · Special to Wesson News Men’s basketball team. Lady WolvesCoaches of both the Co-Lin men and women basketball teams are expecting them to improve in 2024-25 play.In 2023-24, the men finished 16-11 overall record and 8-6 in the Mississippi Association of Community College Conference (MACCC) action. While the Wolves qualified for the Region 23 Tournament, their season ended with a first-round ...
Veterans Memorial dedication set for November 11
Oct 14, 2024 · By Bob Arnold Active and retired military personnel, leaders and members of veterans organizations, representatives of agencies and groups serving veterans and public officials and other dignitaries are expected to help the Town of Wesson dedicate a long-planned veterans memorial at an 11 a.m. ceremony on November 11. The Town’s public works department completed work on the memorial and ...
Community dedicates new Veterans Memorial
Special to Wesson News Declaring that honoring the nation’s armed forces to be an everyday occasion, Wesson Alderman Michael King led an array speakers and special guests on Veterans Day in dedicating a new Veterans Memorial that will make sure town does just as he said. A crowd of veterans, residents and members of the Wesson High School band participated in the celebration that also ...
Legion Auxiliary helps VA home - wessonnews.com
5 days ago · Special to Wesson NewsPictured (left to right) are Cathy Stroud of Wesson (Auxiliary), Margaret Glass of Brookhaven (Exchange Club president), Nyanna Mapp of Collins (VA activities director), Sara Lassiter of Ruth (Auxiliary), and Kim Whittington of Wesson (Auxiliary).Wesson American Legion Auxiliary unit #79 teamed up with the Brookhaven Exchange Club to donate and present a popcorn machine ...
Wesson welcomes new BBQ restaurant
Sep 10, 2024 · Wesson News The new, family-owned Fire House BBQ is now open in town in the former Dump’s BBQ location. New owners Lenzie and Michelle Chambers of Wesson had a soft opening in mid-August but say they are in full-blown “restaurant mode” now. Ken and Kris Sullivan closed Dump’s to start a new chapter in their lives. The Sullivans now serve in ministry, pastoring at Union Hill Baptist ...
Old Wesson School: Lifelong champions fight to preserve historic …
Jan 22, 2024 · A book entitled “Wesson: The Industrial City of the South,” by Durr Walker and David Higgs, suggested that the students from the Old Wesson School may had been moved to the nearby Baptist church in Wesson or to the Clanton building, which was west of Town Hall, though there were no official papers to determine the exact relocation of the classes.