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Local beekeeper shares his secrets - wessonnews.com
19 hours ago · Special to Wesson NewsHumans started keeping bees primarily for honey production 10,000 years ago, a tradition maintained locally by John Whitiker, who talked to the Wesson Lions Club last month about his operations. Whitiker manages about 50 artificial hives with up to 60,000 bees, rebuilt from 35 hives during the COVID-19 pandemic. A healthy hive, he says, will produce 80 to 100 pounds of ...
Funds needed for wreath-laying events - wessonnews.com
1 day ago · The organizations which will lead the ceremonies are asking to donations to buy the wreaths at a cost of $17 each. Drane Prine Unit #79 of the the American Legion at P.O. Box, Wesson, MS 39191, and Socks of Heroes at 1032 Cotton Street, Wesson, MS, are accepting the donation. Wesson-based SFH organizes Christmas season wreath-laying on veterans ...
Veterans Memorial dedication set for November 11
Oct 14, 2024 · By Bob Arnold Active and retired military personnel, leaders and members of veterans organizations, representatives of agencies and groups serving veterans and public officials and other dignitaries are expected to help the Town of Wesson dedicate a long-planned veterans memorial at an 11 a.m. ceremony on November 11. The Town’s public works department completed work on the memorial and ...
Veterans Day Celebration at Wesson Attendance Center Honoring …
3 days ago · Submitted by Founders Day Queen Abbey Berch Each year, Wesson Attendance Center hosts a heartfelt Veterans Day event to honor the brave men and women who have served in the military. This year, as in years past, Post 79 took the lead in organizing a morning filled with gratitude and reflection.The day began with a warm breakfast served to veterans in the school library, providing an ...
Wall mural gifted to town
3 days ago · By Jessica Beazeale Wesson Friends of the Library (FOL) officially gifted the community with its first town wall mural at a ribbon cutting ceremony last month where it can be viewed in the Susan Alsbury Garden behind the outdoor library pavilion. “Wesson Public Library (WPL) is doing remarkable things, and the mural is icing on the cake,” Librarian Marilyn Britt told nearly 100 persons who ...
Meet Your Neighbor: Linda Mehri enjoys simple living
4 days ago · By Bob Arnold Locals these days know Wesson native Linda Mehri as a story-teller. A retired teacher and seminary-trained church leader, you often find her today reading to children at Wesson Public Library special programs to help spur their interest in books. Raised as a farm girl, Mehri left Wesson in the late 1970s for what she thought would be a fairy tale marriage with a young wealthy ...
Wesson welcomes new BBQ restaurant
Sep 10, 2024 · Wesson News The new, family-owned Fire House BBQ is now open in town in the former Dump’s BBQ location. New owners Lenzie and Michelle Chambers of Wesson had a soft opening in mid-August but say they are in full-blown “restaurant mode” now. Ken and Kris Sullivan closed Dump’s to start a new chapter in their lives. The Sullivans now serve in ministry, pastoring at Union Hill Baptist ...
Wesson flea market registration opens
Aug 27, 2024 · Wesson News A time-honored tradition for over five decades has opened for registration for its fall 2024 version. The Annual Wesson Flea Market, now in its fifty-third year, is set for Saturday, October 19. Hosted by the Wesson Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD), the festive day typically boasts more than one hundred fifty vendors - individuals, church groups, clubs, civic organizations and ...
Old Wesson School: Lifelong champions fight to preserve historic …
Jan 22, 2024 · The Old Wesson Public School, known affectionately as Old Wesson School, was first built in 1889. It served as the first brick school building for children in the area. Initially, the school was set to house grades kindergarten through 8th grade. The first semester of the Old Wesson Public School started in September 1889.