This Week
COVID-19 testing set for Thursday
The Newton County Health Department, located at 15776 Highway 15, Decatur, will host a testing site for COVID-19 from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. Any teacher may be test as long as they receive an appointment by completing an online questionnaire found at umc.edu/covidscreening. Mississippians can be tested by appointment, but must first be screened through an online questionnaire for COVID-19 symptoms.
COVID-19 testing set for Monday
The Newton County Health Department, located at 15776 Highway 15, Decatur, will host a testing site for COVID-19 from noon to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14. Any teacher may be test as long as they receive an appointment by completing an online questionnaire found at umc.edu/covidscreening. Mississippians can be tested by appointment, but must first be screened through an online questionnaire for COVID-19 symptoms.
Canceled-The Rhodes Reunion
The Rhodes Reunion, held at the Walton Park Community Center in Neshoba County on the second Sunday in September, has been canceled this year.
Union Community Development Project Meeting
Members of the community are cordially invited to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, on a lot on the corner of Spinks Street and Bolden Street to discuss a potential community improvement project. Attendees are encouraged to provide input and feedback in person or via email to ensure the project fit the needs of the community. The three areas of discussion will be a playground, memorial site and community center/flower garden. Social distancing will be practice. For more information or to RSVP, email Garyd501@yahoo.com or call 601-405-7388.
Veterans food bank set for Saturday
The Newton County Veterans Service office will sponsor a food bank from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the American Legion Hut in Decatur.
Upcoming
Graduate Scholarships Available from National Association of Junior Auxiliaries
The Greenville, Miss.-based National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Inc. is accepting applications for its Graduate Scholarship Program. Applicants must be pursuing graduate-level studies for one year in fields which address the needs of children and youth.
Graduate fields of study include, but are not limited to, counseling, psychology, mental development, special education, speech pathology, exceptional children, remedial skills development, hearing impaired, and gifted and talented.
Applicants must be a permanent U.S. citizen and a permanent resident of states with chapters of nonprofit Junior Auxiliary. Those states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Scholarship grants are awarded annually to persons who work, or plan to work, directly with children. The NAJA Scholarship Program was begun in 1962 and has awarded more than $1,349,504. Instructions and application forms are available only from Sept. 1 through Feb. 1 from the NAJA Web site. Go to www.najanet.org.
For more information, contact Calli Boggan, Scholarship Chair with the JA chapter of Newton County, at Calli_cumberland@yahoo.com
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