Farmers Market
The annual Open Air Farmers Market continues to be open for business from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EVERY THURSDAY in JULY on the green space in downtown Indianola (corner of Front Ave. & Second St.). The market is open to the community for selling products and items that you have made or modified in some way. Bring your cookies, cakes, jellies, bows, blankets, bonnets and aprons that you have made. The reselling of items is prohibited. There is no fee to participate. Depending upon what you are selling, you may need to provide refrigeration for it. Bring your family and enjoy a treat from one of the food truck vendors, enjoy live music, and purchase fresh produce grown by local farmers, such as squash, cucumbers and tomatoes, as well as flavored pickles, hot tamales, and much more!
Summer Feeding for Kids
Sunflower-Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc. continues their Summer Feeding for Kids program. Open to ages 1 to 18, meals will take place until JULY 31 at the following locations & times:
Moorhead Community Center – breakfast 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch 12-1 p.m.
Itta Bena Library – breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. and lunch 12-12:30 p.m.
Sunflower Freedom Project – breakfast 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch 12:20-1 p.m.
Delta Hope Foundation – breakfast 8-9 a.m. and lunch 12-1 p.m.
Word of Life Family Center – breakfast 9-10 a.m. and lunch 12-1 p.m.
Bethune Center – breakfast 8:15-8:45 a.m. and lunch 12-12:30 p.m.
Restoration Ministries – breakfast 8-8:30 a.m. and lunch 12:20-1 p.m.
Rasberry UMC Summer Program – breakfast 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Henry Seymour Library – breakfast 9:15-9:45 a.m. and lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.
For additional information contact 662-887-1431 (8-5 M-F).
Attention Veterans
Veterans are invited to take the opportunity to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C., alongside fellow veterans while telling their stories, sharing camaraderie, and receiving well-deserved recognition from a grateful nation. Please call 662-207-9657 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday to complete an Honor Flights application.
S.O.S. for Healing Conversations
The local monthly “Safe Online Space (S.O.S.) for Healing Conversations,” an anonymous, judgement-free and secure online chatroom session for sexual assault victims/survivors, will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 21. Anyone affected by sexual violence, whether it happened to you or someone you care about, can find support. The topic for discussion will be “Communicating the Hurt: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.” Join the session at https://www.ourhousevoices.com/online-chat ..... (click on an SOS link and then click on “Go Chat”). The Our House, Inc. 24-hour crisis helpline number is (local) 662-332-5683 (LOVE) or (toll free) 833-279-5683 (LOVE).
BeSMART: Control Your Diabetes for Youth
The BeSMART: Control Your Juvenile Diabetes program is continuing at the B.B. King Museum from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the FOURTH TUESDAY of each month (next date – JULY 22). Come out for vital information, fun and food. Door prizes will be given. For more information please contact Education Coordinator Misty Clark-Johnson at 662-887-9539. This program is sponsored by the B. B. King Museum, Molina Healthcare, and Community Foundation of Northwest MS.
BeSMART: Control Your Diabetes for Adults
The BeSMART: Control Your Diabetes program is continuing at the B.B. King Museum from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on the FOURTH THURSDAY of each month (next date – JULY 24). Lunch will be served. For more information please contact Education Director Misty Clark-Johnson at 662-887-9539. This program is sponsored by the B. B. King Museum, Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, Mississippi State University Extension Service, and Community Foundation of Northwest MS.
14th Annual Back to School Rally
Moton Construction announces its 14th Annual Back to School Rally, which will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. SATURDAY, AUG. 2, at the Downtown Park in Ruleville. For more info or to make donations, please contact Minister Levester Moton at 662-207-0584.
