Brazil Community: Community Calendar as of July 19
Wednesday, July 19 Greenwood Leflore Hospital will hold a free blood pressure screening. When: Noon until 3 p.m. Where: Greenwood Market Place. Details: Call 459-2617 for details.Thursday, July 20 The U.S. Department of Labor will hold two meetings in Itta Bena. When: The first meeting will be about employment of adults with disabilities and it will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The subject of the second meeting is equal employment opportunities, and it will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m....
Brazil Community: DEATHS
ARKANSAS Through Thursday, April 18 BLYTHEVILLE - Robert Otis Hoy, 62, retired firefighter, auxiliary policeman and employee of Blytheville Animal Control Department, died April 12 in Blytheville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Southside Church of Christ with burial in Gethsemane Gardens. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Mississippi County Democratic Central Committee. Mr. Hoy, the husband of Ariel L. Hoy, also leaves four daughters, Angela Lemons and...
Brazil Community: REP. THOMPSON DONATES COMPUTERS TO SCHOOLS, NON-PROFITS IN SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
GREENWOOD, Miss., Oct. 15 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss. (2nd CD), issued the following press release: Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), announced that schools and non-profits in the second district will be receiving more donated computers.Ed Collins, formerly of Drew, MS and owner of C & G Courier and Freight Service of Chantilly, VA, delivered the Pentium III computers and monitors on Wednesday. "These computers will help prepare our children to compete...
Brazil Community: Community Calendar as of March 21
Wednesday, March 21 Greenwood Leflore Hospital will sponsor blood pressure screenings for free. When: Noon to 3 p.m. Where: Greenwood Market Place."Breaking the Silence: Is high blood pressure a problem in your life?" will be held by Renal Care Group of Greenwood. When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Where: Leflore County Extension Office at 309 W. Market St. in Greenwood. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Details: The public is invited. Topics include high blood pressure, the effects...