TUPELO • Shirley Freeman believes with all her heart that her granddaughter, Madalyn Bails, accomplished more in 21 years than most people given far longer.
PLANTERSVILLE ⢠Sextus Shannon can t wait for the wheels to start turning again on Poplar Street.
Shannon, organizer of Plantersville s annual St. Jude Bike-A-Thon, said the fundraiser will return May 16 for its 31st year. It was shut down last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to the Bike-A-Thon, an auction Saturday at the town fire station will help bring in more funds for the Memphis children s research hospital.
Even though there was no Bike-A-Thon in 2020, the fundraising continued. We still raised $13,000, so we did good, said Shannon, adding that this year s goal is $40,000. We re excited to have the Bike-A-Thon again.