Delta
Jazz Society presents an evening |
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DSU
Pig Pickin' Coming September 20 |
Cleveland,
MS - Delta State University's Alumni Association hosts their annual
Pig Pickin' Barbecue September 20 in Shumate Park. Serving lines
will be open 3:30-6 p.m. The meal includes barbecue pork or chicken,
beans, potato salad, slaw, bread, and drink. Tickets are $8 for
adults, $5 for children and DSU students with proper identification.
Tickets may be purchased at the Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni/Foundation
House, 1003 West Sunflower Road.
"Pig Pickin' kicks off the year for us," said Alumni Director, Missy Pearce. Pearce adds that Pig Pickin' brings old and new faces to campus."Alumni, current students and those exploring Delta State have a relaxing way to mingle, and we always have a good crowd." Pig Pickin' is held in conjunction with Enrollment Services' Delta Focus Day for future students and an early season home football game, the Statesmen battling Valdosta State at 7 p.m. For more information on Delta State's Pig Pickin' contact Missy Pearce, 662-846-4705 or mpearce@deltastate.edu. For more information about Delta Focus Day visit their website, www.deltastate.edu or contact Enrollment Services, 662-846-4020. If you would like to purchase Delta State football tickets visit, www.gostatesmen.com |
Focus on the Future: Delta Focus Day |
| Cleveland,
MS - Delta State University invites future students to attend Delta
Focus Day Saturday, September 20. Registration begins at 1 p.m.,
activities continue through 7 p.m. "Delta Focus Day gives us some important one-on-one time with future students," says Kristi Pantin, Coordinator of Student Development. "We spend the afternoon showing them what life at Delta State includes. Delta Focus Day is DSU 101. It's the perfect way to get aquainted with campus, other students, alumni, and college in general." Visitors must register in the first floor lobby of the H.L. Nowell Union Building, beginning at 1 p.m. The program gets underway with an official welcome and entertainment at 1:30 p.m. An academic and student services fair at 2:30 p.m., followed by campus tours at 3:30 p.m. Visitors are invited to attend Delta State University's Alumni Association's Annual Pig Pickin' at 4:30 p.m. This barbecue brings alumni and friends to campus and gives those attending Delta Focus Day the opportunity to mingle prior to the evening football game. Delta Focus Day concludes at Travis E. Parker Field when the Statesmen football team battles Valdosta State at 7 p.m. |
| Noonan
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The
Merigold High School Football Team of 1927.
Courtesy of the Bolivar County Library System. From Reflections of Bolivar County printed by The Bolivar Commercial |
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CASINOS
Sonny's
Food Mart
The old Double Quick building on the corner of 5th Avenue and Court Street is now under new management, and will be known as Sonny's Food Mart. The store is now open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 22nd
Annual 300 Oaks Road Race
Various locations in Greenwood September 20 10K run, 5K walk and 1-mile fun run at 8 a.m. on Grand Blvd. Awards ceremony and food follow at Clerico Park. 26th
Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival Hwy 1 South at Route 454, Greenville September 20. Second oldest blues festival in the U.S. Gates open at 10 a.m. www.deltablues.org |
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