AMERICA 250 WINSTON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.   What is this all about?  What are we celebrating?  Well, we are celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.  That’s two hundred and fifty years of freedom or what is now being referred to as a semi-quincentennial. Some of you may remember the celebration we had for our bicentennial year in 1976.  That was the 100-year anniversary, and we celebrated with all of the pomp and ceremony that it deserved.  We

Everyone get your littles ready for a great time at Ivy Park!

Friends of Dean Park, Inc. (FODP) announces its first Beautification Day of the year. It is scheduled  on Saturday,  March 28, 2026, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Refreshments will be available.  Participants can receive Community Service credits.  High School Seniors come on out.  Please bring garden tools if you have any - not required.  Donations of marigolds, hanging plants in baskets, ferns, knockout roses and ant bait are requested. Cheerleaders, girl and boy scouts, sports teams, Be

The Junior Auxiliary of Louisville will collaborate with local artist Elizabeth Eubanks to host a paint party on Thursday, April 30. The event will take place at The Mason Boutique Hotel on South Columbus Avenue. For a fee of $25, participants will create a gorgeous seasonal door hanger. Those attending are asked to donate items for Child Protective Services, including diapers, wipes, baby bottles, or sippy cups. The $25 fee includes payment for supplies. Those interested mus

Marcella, a native of Louisville, MS, will be 105 years on March 28, 2026. She was a welder at the ship yard in Sausalito, California during World 11 which makes her a Rosie the Riveter. She will be participating in the Celebration of the National Rosie the Riveter Day on March 21, 2026 from 11 am – 2 pm at the National Park Visitor Education Center, Marcella returned to Mississippi after the war, graduated from Mississippi Valley State University and taught school in Vaiden,

On Tuesday, March 10, Mississippians decided whether or not it was time for a change within their parties. For US Senate, Incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith held on to her seat - at least through primary season - with a sizable majority of votes (Hyde-Smith garnered 116,356 votes to challenger Sarah Adlakha’s 27,501 votes). Adlakha’s reached out to potential supporters via social media messaging as well by appearing on radio and television. However, it wasn’t enough to ou

Two senior residents, Willie Therman Eichelberger and James 'Turkey' Jordan, of the Center Ridge Community were tired of seeing litter around their  community. Therefore, they decided to start a Center Ridge Intiative for the Beautification of Winston.  They decided to show how easily and quickly it can be done. Four of them met at Young Crossing and Harthorn Roads and commenced to pick up the litter on Friday,  March 6, 2026. It took them approximately 20 minutes to clean th

Job seekers-Thursday, March 12 is the day! Come to the Louisville Safe Room/“the Dome” dressed for success and see who’s hiring at the Governor’s Job Fair, brought to you by the Louisville/Winston Chamber of Commerce! Doors open at 9 AM and the event ends at 1 PM. Resumes are not required, but encouraged.

With a donation, you can participate in Bark in the Park for free!

April 4th Easter Bunny will be at Legion State Park from 10am to 11:30am. You are welcome to bring your on device to take pictures with the Easter Bunny. This is included with the regular $2 per person entrance fee into the park. Ages 5 and under are free. If you have any questions you can call 662-773-8323

For many years Eiland Middle School (EMS) has celebrated Black History Month  with students presenting Black History figures as in a wax museum, dressing like the figure, creating a story board and telling the story to the audience. This year it was postponed for several days due to a horrific crime that happened to one of its students. However, Dr. Melissa Davis Tisdale, Acting Principal and the EMS Black History Committee decided to rescheduled it on February 26, 2026, 5:30

The new 24-bed building is a freestanding inpatient behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents (ages 5-17) who struggle with behavioral health issues.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate the expansion of the Diamond Grove facility to include 24 new beds. The ceremony begins at 10 AM and remarks will be provided by multiple local leaders and dignitaries. What: Members of the media are invited to attend the ribbon cutting celebration. The new 24-bed building is a freestanding inpatient behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents (ages 5-17) who struggle with behavioral health issues.   When: Tuesda

Professor L. C. Eiland, Sr., often referred to as ‘Prof’ by his parents, students, friends, and colleagues, was a native of Louisville, MS. He dedicated his entire life to serving and enhancing Winston County from an educational perspective.  He gave back to the community by encouraging students to succeed academically and advocated for them to have better physical school conditions.     He was a graduate of Alcorn State University which is a 4 year public historically Black

This writer attended several of the unique singer and dancer James Brown’s Starlight Reviews in Memphis, TN while attending Rust College University, Holly Springs, MS. The concerts were high-energy and the highlight of my and other college student’s life. One could not sit down during his concerts. You had to get on up and get to dancing. We often, as a group, stayed at the Lorraine Hotel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. It now houses the National Civil Rights

Honorary Mississippi State University Bulldog   On Saturday, February 14, 2026, which was Valentine’s Day, Jamal Roberts became an Honorary Mississippi State UniversityBulldog and received the sweetest gift - a MSU Cowbell with his name on it from the Black Alumni Association Weekend 2026. He was asked to raise the Cowbell and say “Hail State.”Applauds from the audience were thunderous and the audience was filled with pride, celebration and a deep sense of legacy. His accepta

Press Release February 23, 2026     On Saturday February 21 st Friends of Legion State Park hosted the 2 nd Annual Big Iron Classic Disc Golf Tournament. Almost 90 players from around the SoutheastUS came to play in the PDGA C-Tier in Louisville, MS.   Winners by Divisions : MPO – Chad Sherbert – Florence, MS (Score -9) MP40 – Clayton Nash – Columbus, MS (-2) MA1 – Cameron Crace – Starkville, MS (-2) MA40 – Matt Nappe – Starkville, MS (-11) MA50 – Jimmy Kalil – Oxford, MS (

This beautiful woman was a servant of God and a servant to man. There is very little praises in Black History to African Americans who worked as a personal assistance, housemaid, household manager, domestic managerand butler. (There was a movie The Butler based on the life of Eugene Allen who was the butler and waiter for eight presidents, including former President Barack Obama) Slaves who worked inside a plantation owner’s home were primarily called house servants or domest