Vardaman News

By JOEL McNEECE Calhoun County's Endowment Foundation handed out $2,000 in grants for an area reading enhancement program and a youth arts organization.

Keith Murphree drives the tractor while eight workers load small sweet potato plants, or slips, into the planting machine at Sandy Ridge Farm.

By LISA McNEECE After several months of work, the town of Vardaman passed a clean property ordinance Monday night.

Discussions by the aldermen Tuesday moved the town closer to ordinances governing loose and vicious dogs and cleanliness of property.

To hear Bill Youngblood frame it, the situation has a certain neat symmetry. On the one hand, there are millions of pounds of food that go to waste in the harvest fields,' he said.

“They're not meant to be followed literally by good cooks.”

Conversations with Tom Pittman may travel many roads, but always seem to lead back to food. via The Clarion-Ledger

“Education and learning has always been exciting for me”

Shoshana Brackett/SDN The list of May Mississippi State graduates includes Sylvia Clark, right, and JoLee Clark, left. via Starkville Daily News

PHOTO BY BRIAN LIVINGSTON / THE MERIDIAN STAR Members of the Society of St. Andrews, along with volunteers, were busy Tuesday afternoon putting more than 52,000 pounds of sweet potatoes into bags to be given to ... via Meridian Star

“They're greedy, they're hateful, and they're ignorant.”

OXFORD - Forty-four years ago, Ole Miss history professor James W. Silver put a tag on Mississippi that stung hard but proved true enough to serve even today as a bitter reminder of the state's not-so-long-ago ... via The Clarion-Ledger

“I think the money can be helpful no matter who it comes from”

Law faculty, students question future of donations at UM Paul Quinn While the university has still not proclaimed a stance about its relationship with millionaire lawyer Dickie Scruggs after he pleaded guilty ... via The Daily Mississippian

The name on the building is about more than just money. Issue date: 3/17/08 Section: Opinion It must be a tough job naming buildings on campus. via The Daily Mississippian

“Seems like Robert Earl (Clanton) did some work down there years ago”

Calhoun County took possession of a piece of Chickasaw County last week - no purchase necessary. via The Monitor-Herald

“That's the school's symbol. It's not the town's adopted goat.”

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald Vardaman aldermen reviewed changes they requested to the design of a town flag and changed their minds. via The Monitor-Herald

“It may or may not happen, but we're excited. We've put a package together, and we're going to give it a good shot.”

Randy Kelley made a big tease of himself at the Board of Supervisors meeting last week, but it's a tease that officials hope will turn into a big payoff. via The Monitor-Herald

“The Legacy of Courage Continues". The banquet was opened with an old but famous spiritual ”

"It's time for change," is not just Sen. Barack Obama's campaign slogan for president; they were also the words of keynote speaker James Dennis when he addressed more than one hundred individuals at Saturday's ... via Times-Post

“We will be doing this annually”

By Natalie Spencer Monitor-Herald VARDAMAN - When elementary school teacher Jean Ann Casey saw that Bruce schools were hosting a reading fair for their students, she saw no reason why Vardaman students couldn't ... via The Monitor-Herald

“I hope we don't have to come back $4,000 later and sod where they've practiced.”

By Mack Spencer Monitor-Herald The fields at the James B. Parker Sportsplex are getting some attention now. via The Monitor-Herald

“For the 11th grade this year, we created Statues of Liberty to represent other countries. Often, I'll do something new with my ninth-graders, and the 11th and 12th-graders say, 'You didn't do that with us.'”

VARDAMAN - With 29 years in the same school, Judy Doolittle is very familiar with her constituency. via The Monitor-Herald

By Mack Spencer Chickasaw Journal Retail sales were strong in November in the Twin Counties, with almost every town bettering the returns of November 2006. via Times-Post

The Mississippi attorney general's Consumer Protection Division announced today arrests in two coastal building fraud cases. via The Clarion-Ledger