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This was the progress of street work  in Pascagoula on May 2.

Burtons Named Oldest Married Couple at Old Settler's Day at Jackson County Fair

PASCAGOULA -- Elma and C.D. Burton were named the oldest married couple during Old Settler's Day on Thursday at the Jackson County Fair.

She said they received a number of gift cards and discounts as prizes.

Sandra Burton accompanied her parents to the annual program for senior citizens, which is held each Thursday of fair week, this year from Oct. 21-28.

Memorial Birthday Celebrates Polk's Life

MOSS POINT -- The descendants of Gladys Mildred Cox Polk will celebrate her birth during a three-day memorial observance, Nov. 23-25.

Polk would have marked her 100th birthday Nov. 24 this year. She passed away Monday, May 2, 2011.

A welcome reception will be held Friday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. at the home of Ralph and Callie Marshall, 4425 Griffin St.
 

"We are asking that you come and greet your friends and relatives. Refreshments will be served," said Callie Marshall, daughter of Gladys Polk.

A banquet will be held Saturday, Nov. 24, at Pelican Landing Conference Center on Mississippi 613, just north of Downtown Moss Point. The event will begin at 4 p.m., and a very entertaining program will be presented and a formal dinner served. Attire is casual to formal, and is the choice of attendants.

At 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, the family will attend worship services in Polk's honor at First Missionary Baptist Church.

Tickets for the banquet are $20 for adults, $10 for children ages 12 years and under, and free for infants and toddlers.

Family and friends are encouraged to confirm your attendance by sending banquet fee (cash, check or money order) to Callie Marshall, P.O. Box 8661, Moss Point, MS 39563 on or before Nov. 16.

Questions may be directed to calliet@cableone.net, or call 228-327-4787.

Reagan Falls, Hurts Ribs, Recovering

Nancy Reagan, one of the most beloved figures of the Republican Party, is recovering from a fall that resulted in several broken ribs.

The former first lady is now 90 but still attends some public events. The fall, which occurred in March, was disclosed only after Reagan was unable to attend a speech by Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, chairman o fthe House Budget Committee, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

Nancy Reagan is wife of President Ronald Reagan, who served from 1981 t0 1989, and 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He died in June 2004.

Nancy Reagan Still Recovering From Fall

CNN News/Wednesday, May 23, 2012

AARP Offers Driving Courses

GAUTIER -- The American Association for Retired Persons regularly offers a driving class at branches of the Jackson-George Regional Libary System.

The one-day workshop, which is for residents 55-years and older, lasts about four and a half hours, and includes refreshments provided by Friends of the Library.

This week's course is from noon to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the meeting room Kathleen McIlwain Gautier Library.

www.aarp.org

http://www.jgrls.org/

St. Luke Outreach Center Opens

Friends, family and local businesses gathered to celebrate the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at St. Luke Outreach
Center in Moss Point.

(Pictured from left to right) Dennis Willis, Sharinda Williams, Mary M. Murray, Dionne Sherrod, Rev. Joe E. Applewhite and his wife Delores Applewhite, Ellen Cole, Bert Hinton, Kevin Miller, Moss Point Mayor Aneice Liddell, Rex Foster, Moss Point Aldermen Robert Byrd and Sherwood Bradford.