Over 700 students visit IJC for senior day - On March 27, Itawamba Junior College held its seventh annual senior day program by inviting all the seniors from schools in Pontotoc, Lee, Monroe, Itawamba, Chickasaw, Calhoun and Clay counties to attend the event on the local campus. This invitation was met by some 700 students from these counties.

To start the day all the seniors met in the auditorium where the IJC band presented a musical program for the audience. After this Joe Maxcy, president of the student body, who was master of ceremonies for the day, introduced President Phillip A. Sheffield who said a few words of welcome to the seniors, after Bobby Douglas, president of the BSU, gave the devotion. Next on the program Mr. R.L. Wood made the announcement concerning the scholarship tests.

Truck weight limit set - Overloaded trucks beware.

Itawamba County Supervisors decided Monday to clamp down on overloaded trucks, claiming they were damaging county roads.

"I've worked 20 years to build the roads in my district," said third district supervisor Randall Spradling. "I don't want 'em torn up."

Supervisors unanimously set a 56,000 pound gross weight limit on all vehicles traveling county roads and authorized the Itawamba County Sheriff's Department to enforce the new law.

Three supervisors, Spradling, B.W. Scott and Billy Young, voted for the load limit. Cecil Cody abstained and Rabern Thomas was absent.

Dump closes this Friday - Where, oh, where will the garbage go? With the county's only landfill closing Friday, it's a question on everyone's mind this week.

Guards will turn potential dumpers away from the landfill on John E. Rankin Highway, and citizens will be left with three options.

One, carry their garbage to an approved Sub Title D landfill, the closest of which is near Houston; two, hire a private garbage collector to pick up their trash; or three, store their garbage until county collection begins.

The city landfill must close in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Three Rivers will build a transfer station in Itawamba County within the next few months; however, they've had trouble securing a site for it. This station is where garbage trucks will dump garbage into larger trucks for transfer to the regional landfill. State-mandated countywide garbage pickup is set to begin within a month or two.

Churches hold Easter services - Two cantatas marked the beginning of the Easter celebration for area churches.

"Amazing Love" was a community musical hosted by the Fulton United Methodist Church last Sunday. The church's musical director, Sarah Morton, led the multidenominational choir in uplifting Easter songs to a crowd of over 200.

Carolina and New Chapel Methodist churches will combine their services at Pennington Lake for their fourth sunrise service.