July rainfall varies around our area
Rainfall varied greatly over the county in July.
Received 3.8” at my residence. David Green had 4.4” at Rocky Mount and John Leachman recorded 6.2” at Lantrip.
Record July rainfall was 8.95” in ‘16 and the least was .65 in ‘06.
Lantrip revival Aug. 8-11 with Bro. Marlon Long, Grace Southern, Calhoun City, Sunday at 6 p.m.; Bro. Craig Baker, First Baptist, Coffeeville, Monday at 7 p.m.; Bro. Tommy Inmon, New Hope at Vardaman, Tuesday at 7 p.m., and Bro. Trey Logan of Bruce Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Deanna Wooten will serve as pianist and Bro. Rocky Watts as music director.
It was this week, August 5, 1904, when Cleveland, Ohio became the first U.S. City with traffic lights. (Where would we be today without them?)
The Vietnam War began this week, August 7, 1964, just about the time I graduated high school at VHS.
Happy wedding anniversary Aug. 2 Paul and Amy Edmondson; Aug. 3 Keith and Gail Haire (32 years); Aug. 4 Don and Mitzi Haire, Kenneth and Brenda Langford.
Happy birthday Aug. 1 Patsy Leachman, Tricia Landreth, Angie Weldon; Aug. 2 Bobby Lynn Duke; Aug 3 Buster McGreger, Chico Walls, Tresia Dye; Aug. 4 Toby Edmondson, Charlie Reifers; Aug. 5 Kim Morgan, John Ramsey, Terry Dean Cain, Sandra Morris; Aug. 6 Stacy Hawks, Chris Ward, Beverly Holder, Wiley Fleming; Aug. 7 Junior Collums, Britton Bailey.
TV viewers who love “Judge Judy” will be pleased to know another session of her show will air again this Fall, according to August 2, 2021 ‘Time’ magazine.
The ‘Times’ article stated ‘Forbes’ had named Judge Sheindlin the highest grossing TV host in the world in 2018.
Judge Judy was a longtime prosecutor and family court judge in New York City prior to her TV days.
Pam Gardner of ‘Still Blessed’ did real well Saturday at Lantrip. She has been coming to sing for several years.
Walking down the halls of VHS Sunday for the “School Prayer Walk” reminded me of my school days there in the early to mid-60’s.
Good to see another county pastor at the walk, Bro. Tommy Inmon from New Hope.
Sorry to learn of the death last week of Vernell Mitchell, a Vardaman native. He was married to cousin Janie Barker. Thanks to Elizabeth Gibson who called me about the death.
Sympathy to the Maxine Spratlin family in her death July 27. Services were held at New Liberty July 29.
August is National Catfish Month. President Ronald Reagan declared it as such in 1984.
Three southern states are the leaders in the catfish industry–MS, AL and AR.
In the 8-11-21 issue of ‘MS Market Bulletin’ pictured were the three selected catfish farmers of the year from each of these states. The one from MS was Will Nobile from Moorhead.
Revival is in progress at Bailey Memorial this week through Wednesday at 7 p.m. Bro. Jeff Dalton of Bruce United Methodist and Shady Grove Church is guest speaker. Bro. Will Dowling is host pastor.
Willa Kay and I attended the Sunday evening session of the revival at Bailey. Bro. Dowling directed the music, Rita Green was pianist. A meal followed the service.
Hope things go well with Alice Barfield this week in the placement of a pacemaker.
