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Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce has named D.G. Foods in Gallman Corporation of the Month for March. Pictured are (front row, from left) Victor Yonk, Deborah Sandifer, Kayla Berch, Candy Price, Jenny Parker, Gwen Underwood; (back row) Yolanda Grady, Maggie Valladares, Todd Shoemake, Lisa Purser, Jacqui Patten, Bill Bryant (president), Patricia Pierce, Ken Givens, Chris Carter…

Christi Vardaman (center), AEMT and fire chief at Smyrna Volunteer Fire Department, and assistant chief Chris Sessums (right) thank our Supervisor Perry Hood (left) for his help in getting a new fire engine.

Wesson Garden Club gives springtime recognition to (from top) Trustmark Bank’s yellow pansies, the late Lucille Horton’s azaleas, and Sylvarena Baptist Church’s Bradford pear trees. The club is a member of The Garden Clubs of Mississippi Inc., National Garden Clubs Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs Inc., and the Natchez Trace District-Garden Clubs of Mississippi Inc.

By Tricia Nelson Spring is right around the corner, and that means people will be ready to get outdoors and get their hands dirty. Felder Rushing, one of Mississippi’s better known gardening experts, will be in Crystal Springs Saturday for a grand opening at In Bloom Garden and Gifts. He is bringing his famous “garden…

Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting for Aging Gracefully Community Center, 233 Simmons Street, Hazlehurst. Among those attending were Lisa Purser (Chamber executive director), Emma Frazier (board member), Rochelle Jones (employee), Gloria Carter (board president), Carol Newton (executive director), Mayor Kenneth Ramsey, Jennifer Neciase (Walmart store manager), and Latarsha Magee (Walmart…

Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Five 54 as Business of the Month for February. Pictured are (from left) John Dunaway, Charlene Dunaway, Deborah Sandifer, Jacqui Patten, Lisa Purser, Alli Tillman, Anna Tillman, Mary Lawrence McKay, Ken Givens, Nick Errington, Gail Cornell, and Kayla Berch.

Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting for for A-Z Beauty Supply, located at 130 Trade Center Lane. Pictured are (from left) Candy Price, Equanya Allen, Jacqui Patten, Rocky Elhaj, Mary Vanlandingham, Ayman Elhaj, Gail Cornell, Sandra Hall, Kaid Elhaj, Eloise Thomas, Tracey James, Shenequa Jordan, Marshall James, Abdullha Elhaj, Mayor Kenneth…

The MacDowell Music Club, of Crystal Springs, is proud to host the 10th “A Grand Night” program at 7 p.m., Friday, March 31, in the auditorium of First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs. This event features the performance of religious, patriotic, and popular songs played mainly by local children, teenagers, and adults. Four to eight…