Page 22 - Beta Sigma News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

"He was a brilliant man," he said.  Freeze said Pierce also helped him write his dissertation while attending graduate school.  Ouachita Parish School Board member Rev. Harold McCoy regarded Pierce as a mentor after meeting him as a teenager.  "I started involving myself in community service in the early '70s and Mr. Pierce was one of the individuals who was highly regarded as a mentor," he said. "He was more of a hands-on type mentor. He didn't socially distance himself from many of the younger guys who were in the next cadre of leadership." McCoy praised Pierce for his dedication as a ...

A young man from Birmingham, who has faced obstacles over the last four years, is beating the odds. He’s worked hard to overcome hardships and it will all pay off this weekend.

Fulton County Fair pageants, talent contest entries open COURTESY OF THE FULTON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION Entries are open for the Fulton County Fair pageants and the Youth Talent Contest, and entries, with entry fees, are due by July 1.  The pageants and the youth talent contest will be held at the Salem Civic Center located on the Fulton County Fairgrounds. The Fulton County Fair Queen for ages 18-23 and Junior Fair Queen Pageants for ages 14-17 will be July 24. Pageants for ages 5-13 — Petite Miss for ages 5-7, Junior Miss for ages 8-10 and Young Miss for ages 11-13 — will be held July ...

Reply Send your submissions to andrea.earnest@patch.com. (Shutterstock) NEW LENOX, IL — We're sharing the news of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to andrea.earnest@patch.com. Students from area towns like Frankfort, Lemont, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Lockport and Mokena have accomplished some amazing things, including Dean's List recognitions, scholarship celebrations, honor society inductions, athletic achievements and of course, graduation. Submitted by John Bisbikis Madison Smith, of Mokena, will be graduating from the University of Ill...

Dixon inducted into honor society Laurie Bosworth FacebookTwitterEmail New members of Phi Eta Sigma honor society were inducted during a ceremony in Bothwell Chapel at McKendree University.Provided Alexa Dixon of Jacksonville is among those inducted into Phi Eta Sigma honor society for academic excellence at McKendree University in Lebanon. Phi Eta Sigma is the nation’s oldest multi-disciplinary honor society for first-year college students. Newsletter Signup