"I couldn't think of a better way to really honor who she truly was." That's what Cindy Chisolm said her reason was for establishing two $1,000 scholarships through the Meridian Community College Foundation in memory of her mother, Barbara Jeanne Kurtz Freese.
Since he was four years old, Lauderdale County Sheriff's Deputy Sam Upchurch has known he wanted to work in law enforcement.
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department Deputy Ruston Russell came to the Meridian Community College campus Tuesday to help others by donating blood.
For Tracee Wilson, the road to success comes a mile at a time. She's currently a driver for APAC-Mississippi, an asphalt paving and construction materials company. "I really like it," she said of her job.
Forty male high school students in Lauderdale County School and Meridian Public School districts will get a one-of-kind opportunity this spring with the unique day camp, "Experience the O.N.E.: Hospital Stay."
