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Inductees from Holmes County pictured, l-r: Hagen Davis, Gibson Parish, Peyton Browning, Jada Clay, Cayton Edwards, and Fisher Gulledge The Kappa Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) held its spring induction ceremony on February 26 in McDaniel Auditorium at Holmes Community College, celebrating the achievements of new members joining the prestigious international honor society.…

Front row, l-r: Cardell Mitchell, Bryan Gallagher, Ethan Witt, Hayes Hester, Aiden Cheek. Back row: Kelton Kinsey, Mark Grayson Cain, Wilkes Rutledge, Cooper Logan, Kade Ward, Collin Magee. Photo by Lamb’s Photography.

Front row, l-r: Ally Kyzar, Mary Hayden Hathcock, Kate Riley, Ryleigh Scott, Joshi Land, Heidi Hudson, Nora Grace Grubbs. Back row: Emily Hathcock, Lydia Killebrew, Hallie Fancher, Allie McBride, Daynie Parish, Maddie Alford, Zoey Jones, Emma Steen, Coach Nikki Edwards, Denson Edwards. Photo by Lamb’s Photography

Another stop on the recent Lexington MS Historic Church Tour, hosted by the Friends of Lexington Preservation, was St. Paul Church of God in Christ. After a welcome by Lexington Mayor Robin McCrory, Jennifer Baughn, chief architectural historian for the Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History, provided in-depth info on the architectural features of St.…

Holmes Community College sophomore Gibson Parish of Lexington has been named a 2024-25 Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA) scholarship recipient. Parish, the son of Candice and Jason Parish, and the grandson of Maria Edwards and the late Dan Edwards of Lexington and Alan and Carol Parish of Nashville, Tennessee, and Sandy Gabriel of Cody, Wyoming,…

The 2024 Central Holmes Christian School Softball team is: front row, l-r: Laney Murff, Ellie Lloyd, Makenzie Bishop, Ava Horne, Khloe Harrell, Anna Lepard, Layla Brantley. Middle row: Kelsey McAdams, Paicey Ingram, Daynie Parish, Katelyn Box, Sara Word, Addy Bounds. Back row: Head Coach Tony Terry, Semya Henderson, Allison Boyd, Lauren Walbert, Lillian Brannon, Allie…

Front row, l-r: Kaydin Winters, Nakendra Brown, Kennedy Jefferson, Madisyn King, Raquianna Miller, and Ka’Leijha Gordon. Back row: Coach Marissa Butler, Nikeydra Hogan, Jayla Barksdale, Kasey Potee, Rihana Moore, Kayla Forrest, Ja’Lissa Anderson, Danielle Dobbs, Ja’Mya Simpson, Avery Washington, Jekiria Jefferson, and Mariah Thomas. Not pictured is Jameiriyah Lowe. Photo by Artaviyas Donald

Coach Tommy Acy comes to Central Holmes to serve as first-year head football coach for the 2024 Trojans. He comes from Pillow Academy where he was head of J.V. football and Junior High baseball teams from 2021-2024. Coach Acy also coached from 2014 to 2021 at Carroll Academy. During his tenure at Carroll, he served…

[Lexington, MS] – Holmes County has been selected as one of 10 rural counties to be a part of the National Association of Counties (NACo) new Rural Leaders for Economic Mobility (RLEM), a national program with teams of county elected officials and non-elected county leaders to pursue effective strategies to improve economic mobility conditions that…