By Daniel Brunty The Winston County Journal With all the news about the economy, it is rare to hear good news about it. Fortunately for the towns in Winston County, they have good news to report. The Mississippi Department of Revenue recently released their Diversions to Cities from Sales Tax Collections list, in which...
submitted by Gwynn Hall Pilot Club of Louisville June 14 is Flag Day. It is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our American flag. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation, and it has a proud history. Many people have died protecting our...
Submitted by, Tara Woodward The Pilot Club of Louisville held their May meeting at the home of Mrs. Darlene Bane. Beverly Wilkes, Pilot International President gave a presentation and talked about her recent trips to Japan and Singapore. President- Elect DeLaine Woodruff gave a report on District Convention. The club was very busy during...
From staff and press reports Mississippi Granite Works welcomed visitors to its production facility recently. Russ Nowell and partner Darrell Duty hosted a ribbon cutting on the facility and outlined the plans for making Mississippi Granite Works a successful Winston County based company. “We are covering accounts across the state,” said Nowell. “We are...
By Daniel Brunty The Winston County Journal With the summer brings another year of the Tennis For Life Camp to the Winston County area. The 2012 Tennis For Life Camp will be held from July 9-13 at the Ivy Park Tennis Courts. One of the founders of the camp, Mike Robertson, spoke on this...
Traveling to Paris is a little like going to Pigeon Forge. You pack your bags for climate changes and unforeseen emergency needs, like band aids and aspirin. Of course, getting to Paris, France involves buying an airline ticket or booking a berth on a luxury liner and crossing an ocean including jet lag if...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal The Winston County Board of Supervisors welcomed back supervisor Larry Duran who has been battling health issues. Supervisor Mike Peterson presided over the meeting at the insistence of Duran. The board dove into county matters approving grant paperwork for $50,000 to help repair the roof on the...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal CORE Engineering and Construction Inc. of Florida will soon begin cleaning up the American Creosote Superfund Site in Louisville. The EPA superfund site located off Highway 15 at the intersection of South Railroad Avenue and Baremore Street has been under EPA and MDEQ supervision since 1985. CORE...
By Joseph McCain The Winston County Journal For anyone who had ever visited the Georgia Pacific plywood plant when earplugs were mandatory due to the deafening whir of the equipment, the silence in the present day plant is an eerie quiet like some one has died. While no one is dead there, the plant...
