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Richard Rankin retires after 13 years with the Simpson County Develoment Foundation. SCDF Executive Director Donnie Caughman, retiring office manager Richard Rankin, board member Missy Orders and SCDF President Josh Pierce. Said Rankin, "I haven't enjoyed working with anyone more than working with Donnie."

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Rankin retiring as SCDF office manager after 13 years of service
By BETH PUDAS
Wed,07/06/22-9:00AM , 1,076 Reads
Richard Rankin is easily considered a Renaissance Man of the 21st century. He recently retired from his position as office manager with the Simpson County Development Foundation and was honored Wednesday, June 29, with a reception at the Mendenhall Community Center.
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Pastor Jonathan Burnham with Deacon Stan Kelly.

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Holly Grove - ‘city set on a hill’
By BETH PUDAS
Fri,07/01/22-8:00AM , 1,413 Reads
Holly Grove Baptist Church in Braxton, Mississippi, was established on August 22, 1909.
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Bernard and Dizzia Mitchell celebrate 28 years of marriage in June 2022.

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147 years of drawing worshipers
By BETH PUDAS
Thu,06/23/22-2:00PM , 1,465 Reads
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church has seen many changes in its 147 years as a place of worship. It is located on the same property where it first began, just a few miles up the road from Simpson County Academy at 374 Zion Hill Road in Mendenhall.
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Janice McGuire with her granddaughter, Lacey Thames before and after the ravages of dementia . Statistics only share part of the story of dementia. Many suffer from what is termed the ‘faraway look,’ a very real and physical evidence of the toll dementia takes.

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Alzheimer’s real for many in county
By BETH PUDAS
Fri,06/17/22-12:00PM , 880 Reads
On September 30, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation 5110 designating November as the first National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Now, 39 years later June is recognized as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.
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