AROUND TOWN ANNOUNCEMENT POLICIES
The Around Town calendar is a free service offered by the Starkville Daily News. The calendars runs daily as space allows. Announcements should be submitted via e-mail to life@ starkvilledailynews.com by 2 p.m. the day prior to publication and be no more than 50 words in length. Religious events will be listed Saturdays on the Faith page. Recurring events will run on Sundays only. One-time events will run Monday through Friday.
Sunday
◆ Mathiston Public Library Open House — All are invited to Mathiston Public Library April 23 from 2pm-4pm for Open House. Celebrate National Library Month; meet new librarian; visit library; view doll display; and see new Children’s Korner. Refreshments will be served
Monday
◆ Free Computer Class — Emerson Family Resource Center will hold the class from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
◆ Rotary — The Starkville Rotary Club meets at 11:45 a.m. at the Starkville Country Club
◆ Free Country Line Dancing — Classes every Monday at the Travis Outlaw Center on Lynn Lane in Starkville. An advanced class is held at noon, and a beginner class is held at 1 p.m. Men and women are welcome to participate. Come have fun
◆ Civitan Club — The Civitan Club will meet May 1 at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s at noon
◆ Friends of Library Monthly Book Sale — The Starkville Public Library FOL monthly book sale will be May 1, Noon-6:00 pm. Fiction and nonfiction books in both hard cover and paperback, children’s books, vintage books, and reference are all available at nominal prices, with most books priced 50 cents to $3. A special collection of ‘older’ books are available at varying prices
◆ DAR Luncheon — The DAR Luncheon will be held May 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Starkville Country Club. Reservations are required and the cost is $20
Tuesday
◆ Line Dancing Class (FREE) — Line Dancing class (FREE) every Tuesday from 12:30-1:30 at the Starkville Sportsplex Activity room. Dances range from, Beginner to Intermediate. Everyone is welcome . For more information call Kim Stevens 662-312-7763 or email Amy Lear at jnalear@yahoo.com
◆ Kiwanis Meeting — Starkville Kiwanis Club will meet May 2nd at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn. Guest Speaker will be Brother Rogers. Guest are welcome
Wednesday
◆ Free Country Line Dancing — Classes every Wednesday at the Travis Outlaw Center on Lynn Lane in Starkville. An advanced class is held at noon, and a beginner
class is held at 1 p.m. Men and women are welcome to participate. Come have fun
Thursday
◆ Free Computer Class — Emerson Family Resource Center will hold the class from 9 a.m to 11 a.m. at the J.L. King Center, 700 Long St. Pre-resgistration is required. Call 662-320-4607 for more information.
◆ Centering and Healing Prayer Service — The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection has a non-denominational Centering Prayer meeting every Thursday at 10:45 am. Anyone who is interested or who would like to learn more about Centering Prayer is welcome
◆ United We Read — Donate to the 4th annual United Way of NCM “United We Read” book giveaway. Main drop off sites located at GSDP, Sportsplex, Wellness Center, Synergetics, Shipley Donuts, MSU Child Development Center and other locations. Contact: United Way NCM office 662-3233830
◆ Genealogical Society Meeting — The Oktibbeha county Historical and Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Starkville Library. Leslie Hester will present the program on our airport. This will be our last meeting until September. All our welcome.
◆ TJ Straight Ministries at COCO Center — Dr. TJ Straight of Cleveland, OH, and Pastor WV Grant, Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, Dallas, TX, will be ministering together April 24 - 28 at 7:00 PM at the COCO Center, 1408 Hwy 182 E, Starkville. The public is invited, free admission. Come see the power of God in action. For more information call 866-9224434
◆ NAFRE Meeting — The National Active & Retired Federal Employee’s Association (NARFE) will meet April 27 at the Hilton Garden Inn on Highway 12 East in Starkville. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and lunch is served at 11:30. This month’s guest speaker is Dr. David Buys of the MSU Extension Service
Friday
◆ United We Read — Donate to the 4th annual United Way of NCM “United We Read” book giveaway. Main drop off sites located at GSDP, Sportsplex, Wellness Center, Synergetics, Shipley Donuts, MSU Child Development Center and other locations. Contact: United Way NCM office 662-3233830
◆ On the Grill at Parker-McGill — P arker-McGill will have Brigade FMX (Freestyle Motorcross Extreme) at the dealership signing autographs on April 28 and preforming 4 stunt shows on April 29. We will have free food as well. The food will be an ongoing thing every weekend and we are calling it “On the Grill at Parker-McGill”
◆ TJ Straight Ministries at COCO Center — Dr. TJ Straight of Cleveland, OH, and Pastor WV Grant, Eagle’s Nest Cathedral, Dallas, TX, will be ministering together April 24 - 28 at 7:00 PM at the COCO Center, 1408 Hwy 182 E, Starkville. The public is invited, free admission. Come see the power of God in action. For more information call 866-9224434
◆ 10th Annual Mitchell Dental Cares — On May 5th, Dr. David Mitchell and his staff plan to give back to the community by doing free dental x-rays, exams, extractions, fillings, and cleanings for those who can’t afford dental services. Limited to the first 150 patients age 18 and older. For more information, call 662-285-6828
Saturday
◆ Alcoholics Anonymous — Alcoholics Anonymous will now meet every Saturday at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church
◆ Casserole Kitchen — The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection hosts a casserole kitchen every Saturday at Parish hall at 11:30 a.m.
◆ United We Read — Donate to the 4th annual United Way of NCM “United We Read” book giveaway. Main drop off sites located at GSDP, Sportsplex, Wellness Center, Synergetics, Shipley Donuts, MSU Child Development Center and other locations. Contact: United Way NCM office 662-3233830
◆ United We Read Giveaway Day — The Giveaway Day is April 29th at OCH Regional Medical Center from 10:00 to 2:00. Text books, encyclopedias and dictionaries excluded. Come by and see your books selected and pick some out just for you. Contact: Contact the United Way NCM office at 662-323-3830 for more information
◆ On the Grill at Parker-McGill — P arker-McGill will have Brigade FMX (Freestyle Motorcross Extreme) at the dealership signing autographs on April 28 and preforming 4 stunt shows on April 29. We will have free food as well. The food will be an ongoing thing every weekend and we are calling it “On the Grill at Parker-McGill”
◆ Vet School Yard Sale — The senior class at Mississippi state vet school will be having a moving, clean house, a little bit of everything yard sale. It will be at the wise center (vet school), 240 Wise Center Drive, April 29th 8-2pm. The entire parking lot will be blocked off of people to set up for the yard sale
◆ 48th Annual Freedom Awards Banquet — The Officer of the NAACP Oktibbeha County Branch will host the 48th Annual Freedom Awards Banquet May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Travis Outlaw Center. Admission is $25 and guest speaker will be Latrice A. Westbrooks. Contact our President Chris Taylor 662-617-3671, Rev. Willie E. Thomas Sr. 662-418-9687 or Clara Pam Dancer 662-3128176