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Application deadline approaching to apply for $50,000 in literacy grants to MS nonprofits

Submitted by WLOX News on Monday, August 29th, 10:41 am

Verizon Wireless, MISSISSIPPI – The September 1 deadline is quickly approaching for Mississippi nonprofits to apply for a total of $50,000 in grants to support literacy programs from the Verizon Foundation.

Grants will support projects that:
• Enhance GED and/or adult literacy programs.
• Support pre-k and/or k-12 literacy programs.
• Use resources from the Thinkfinity Literacy Network for programs for families and adult learners.
• Improve literacy skills for a particular group or individuals.
• Target under-resourced communities.

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Train depot gets new bench

Submitted by WLOX News on Thursday, August 25th, 10:50 am

Stone County Economic Development Partnership Director Jay Paul Gumm stands next to the new Train Depot bench. Mural artist Marilyn Ammons painted the bench that was built out of pine by Stone County prisoners.

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Blaylock Park has new addition

Submitted by Christina Skaggs, WLOX Web Producer

Thursday, February 24th, 2011, 11:15am

A fourth mosaic, tile mural has been the newest installment to Blaylock Park. Mural Artist Elizabeth Veglia was joined by MGCCC Art Professor Sandra Cassibry and former MGCCC Professor Kathryn Lewis to create the mural.

According to Lewis all four murals in Blaylock Park are representative of Wiggins’ rich history and culture. The new mural’s theme is celebrating trains and the train depot. “We used old post card photographs of Stone County to come up with the mural,” Lewis said. The mural is located on the backside of the park's Red Creek Mural.