Whatâs in a name like âyonderâ? I went out the back door and said that Iâm going through Hurricane and on âup yonderâ to Sand Springs for the big hill on Graham Road that should be the perfect sledding venue for the âgrandarlinsâ that were looking for a place to ride on Monday, January 11. If thatâs not ok, I will travel on to Smoke Top as that is the granddaddy of the local North Mississippi hills and on to Lafayette Springs or Denmark near Oxford for the quest. Then I thought about âdown yonderâ as you can travel to the Tallahatchie River Bottom via Rocky Ford and beyond to Riverside or the old Graham Lake area as the Bagley Fire Tower had height there on that hill as I began to reminisce about hunting there one New Yearâs Day with my dad in the early 1960âs. Then âover yonderâ near the Lappatubby Creek and before the Tallahatchie River is a land area that is called the Flatwoods that also bo
Nimrod Chapel Jr.
The 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration presented by Missouri Southern State University will be offered virtually this year.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. This yearâs theme is âA Call to Action . What Are You Doing for Others?â
The keynote speaker will be Nimrod Chapel Jr., president of the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP, the nationâs oldest civil rights organization. A variety of musical performances will also be featured, including Terrence Scott, the Unity Baptist youth choir and a trio from Kansas City. Service awards will be presented to a student and an on-campus group, and there also will be a community service photo display and a tribute to King.