Veterans Day Celebration at Wesson Attendance Center Honoring …
1 day ago · Submitted by Founders Day Queen Abbey Berch Each year, Wesson Attendance Center hosts a heartfelt Veterans Day event to honor the brave men and women who have served in the military. This year, as in years past, Post 79 took the lead in organizing a morning filled with gratitude and reflection.The day began with a warm breakfast served to veterans in the school library, providing an ...
Veterans Memorial dedication set for November 11
Oct 14, 2024 · By Bob Arnold Active and retired military personnel, leaders and members of veterans organizations, representatives of agencies and groups serving veterans and public officials and other dignitaries are expected to help the Town of Wesson dedicate a long-planned veterans memorial at an 11 a.m. ceremony on November 11. The Town’s public works department completed work on the memorial and ...
Meet Your Neighbor: Linda Mehri enjoys simple living
2 days ago · By Bob Arnold Locals these days know Wesson native Linda Mehri as a story-teller. A retired teacher and seminary-trained church leader, you often find her today reading to children at Wesson Public Library special programs to help spur their interest in books. Raised as a farm girl, Mehri left Wesson in the late 1970s for what she thought would be a fairy tale marriage with a young wealthy ...
Wall mural gifted to town
1 day ago · By Jessica Beazeale Wesson Friends of the Library (FOL) officially gifted the community with its first town wall mural at a ribbon cutting ceremony last month where it can be viewed in the Susan Alsbury Garden behind the outdoor library pavilion. “Wesson Public Library (WPL) is doing remarkable things, and the mural is icing on the cake,” Librarian Marilyn Britt told nearly 100 persons who ...
Wesson welcomes new BBQ restaurant
Sep 10, 2024 · Wesson News The new, family-owned Fire House BBQ is now open in town in the former Dump’s BBQ location. New owners Lenzie and Michelle Chambers of Wesson had a soft opening in mid-August but say they are in full-blown “restaurant mode” now. Ken and Kris Sullivan closed Dump’s to start a new chapter in their lives. The Sullivans now serve in ministry, pastoring at Union Hill Baptist ...
Old Wesson School: Lifelong champions fight to preserve historic …
Jan 22, 2024 · The Old Wesson Public School, known affectionately as Old Wesson School, was first built in 1889. It served as the first brick school building for children in the area. Initially, the school was set to house grades kindergarten through 8th grade. The first semester of the Old Wesson Public School started in September 1889.
New WPD Headquarters
May 13, 2022 · With interior construction nearly complete and windows that were on backorder being delivered, the new Wesson Police Department headquarters building on Spring Street across from Town Hall should be open for business in July at the latest. The interior will feature a reception area, an array of offices and conference rooms and a kitchen facility. The Town received $300,000 from the State ...
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Founders Day celebrates town's life - wessonnews.com
May 11, 2021 · Founders Day, traditionally an occasion to commemorate Wesson history, was a celebration of town life and a bourgeoning new post-pandemic normalcy this year.It was an event-filled evening and day on April 30 and May 1 with a band concert, a variety of musical entertainment, a Glow Run/Walk, art walk, arts, crafts and flea market; car show and snacks, refreshments and meals.The Wesson Chamber ...
Annual flea market hits the streets Oct. 19 - wessonnews.com
Oct 7, 2024 · Wesson News For the fifty-third time, the streets of downtown Wesson will be filled with vendors for the annual Wesson Flea Market, sponsored by the Wesson Volunteer Fire Department. On Saturday, October 19, crafters, artisans and more from around the Southeast will converge on Wesson to offer arts and crafts items, fleas, clothing, food, snacks and refreshments, among other things, to ...