Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Rector Community Center was packed with people feasting on fried catfish cooked by volunteers and the bustle of eager bidders scanning the items donated for the annual Future Farmers of America auction on Saturday night. There was excitement in the air as everyone grew anxious to get the bidding started. Craig Dewey, sponsor of the Rector FFA chapter, was proud of the turnout...

The national Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) is a program taught all across the nation. Its primary mission is to provide children with the information and skills they need to live a drug and violence free life. In doing so, the program helps teach children to equip themselves with the tools to avoid negative influences by establishing positive relationships between students and law enforcement, teachers, parents and other community leaders...