January 18
On Sunday, Jan. 18, at 1 p.m., St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church will hold an installation service for Rev. Douglas C. King as pastor of the church, which is located at 248 Hawpond Church Rd., Magee. Pastor Darnell Moffett, pastor of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Magee, will deliver the installation sermon. All churches, family, friends and the community are invited to attend. In addition, First Lady Bonnie King will be honored with a Fellowship Breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 10 a.m. at the St. Peter Fellowship Hall.
January 18-April 19
GriefShare, a 12-week grief support group, will begin Sunday, Jan. 18, at First Baptist Church of Magee and continue through April 19 in the Parlor of the Family Life Center, 222 First St. NW, Magee. Meetings will be held every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. through April 19. This group is for anyone in the community dealing with grief after the death of a loved one. For more information about the support group, go to griefshare.org or for questions call the church at 601-849-3304.
January 19
The office of the Simpson County Board of Supervisors and all other all county offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr, Day. There will be NO Solid Waste Collection on this day. Routes will resume Tuesday, Jan. 20, and continue through Thursday, Jan. 22. To ensure that your garbage is collected promptly, place outside by 6 a.m. for pickup.
The USDA Service Center, which houses the Simpson County Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Simpson County Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices at 3080 Simpson Hwy. 13, Mendenhall, MS, will be CLOSED Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday.
January 26
The Republican Women of Simpson County will hold their quarterly meeting on Monday, Jan. 26, at Jose’s Mexican Restaurant with a social at 5:30 p.m. and the business meeting at 6 p.m. State Representative Noah Sanford will be guest speaker. Guests are welcome.
February 7
A Women’s Conference will be held at First Baptist Church of Magee on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10 - 12 noon. Cost is $10 per person, which includes lunch. No childcare provided. Speakers are Beth Bowman and Rosalind Rawls of Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison and worship leader Tiffany Mangum of Strong River Baptist Church in Pinola. All women are invited. For more information, call the church at 61-849-3304. Sponsored by the Simpson County Baptist Asso.
Information
Veteran’s Support Group meets the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at the Magee Civic Center 117 1st Ave NW, Magee, MS 39111.
American Legion Post 93 meets the second Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at Magee Civic Center 117 1st Ave NW, Magee, MS 39111.
Pilgrim Rest Community Development, in partnership with Mississippi Food Networks, will continue monthly food distributions on the third Thursday of each month from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Family Life Center, 169 Pilgrim Rest Rd., Pinola, MS 39149.
Overflow Church sponsors a Food Pantry Distribution monthly on the third Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. People can also donate food to help. Bring items by the church on Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Located at 222 Railroad Dr., Magee, MS 39111.
The Magee Library has Story Time for Pre-Kindergarten children every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Go to the Events tab on https://cmrls.lib.ms.us/ to pre-register or come by the library.
Morning prayer and afternoon luncheon is held every Thursday at Mt. Moriah Church. Prayer time is 11 a.m. until noon. Lunch and fellowship time is 12:15-1:15 p.m. Prayer and lunch are open to all people to get spiritually fed and natural food for the soul. Senior citizens, the needy and the homeless, come and bring a friend. Mt. Moriah Church is located at 160 Mt. Moriah Church Road, Magee.
The Books-n-Lunch Club meets at the Magee Library at 12:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a book chosen for adult readers. Potluck lunch is served, so bring a dish. New participants welcome. Call the library at 601-849-3747 or come by for information or to pick up a copy of the book for the month.
The Simpson County Federation of Democratic Women meets at the E911 Building in Mendenhall the third Saturday of each month from 10-11 a.m.
American Legion Post 74 meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month. at the VFW, Hwy 49, Magee, at 6:30 p.m. Veterans and active duty service personnel welcome.
Christ Fellowship Church livestreams 10 a.m. Sunday worship services. Join us at cfcmagee.org, Facebook, or in person at 226 First Ave NW, Magee.
Weekly Prayer every Thursday at noon at the Faith Tabernacle COGIC located across from the Goodwater Barber School, Magee. For info call 601-849- 4007.
