Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shipp announce the final plans for the wedding of their daughter, Katherine Cecelia (Katie) Shipp, to Jayson Wayne Potter, the son of Jay Potter of Ridgeland and Sherry Potter of Brookhaven.
Anne Marie Martin of Madison, sister of the bride, will serve as maid of honor. Bridesmaid will be Somer McKibbin of Omaha, Neb., sister of the groom. Dusty Potter of Brookhaven, brother of the groom, will serve as best man. Groomsman will be Todd Graf of Omaha, Neb.
Anna Katherine Martin and Tyler Patrick Martin, niece and nephew of the bride, will serve as the flower girl and ring bearer.
The couple will exchange vows in a 5:30 p.m. outdoor ceremony on Saturday, March 16, 2013, with Rev. Jon Martin performing the double-ring ceremony. The wedding and reception will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Shipp Jr., uncle and aunt of the bride. All relatives and friends are invited to attend the wedding and reception.

Adrianna Daily, 5, was eager to pick out an Easter book during the recent CHEER book distribution program at Yazoo City High School. Two thousand books were donated to Yazoo families.

Miss Kate Martin and Corey PowellLisa Martin and the late William Robert Martin of Bentonia are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Emily Kathryn “Kate” Martin, to Corey Powell, son of Debbie McMaster Boggan of Yazoo City .
The bride elect is the granddaughter of Ida Martin and the late Raiford Martin of Bentonia and John “Hot” and Jean Johnson of Yazoo City.
Miss Martin is a 2006 graduate of Tri-County Academy and currently attends Mississippi College, where she is earning a business degree.  She is a bank teller at M&F Bank.
The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of A.M. and the late Gladys McMaster and the late Betty Faye Powell.
The couple will exchange wedding vows on March 23, 2013 at 5 p.m. on The Ridge at Parkview Church of God.
Rev. Emmerson Tedder will officiate the double ring ceremony.  
Reception will follow at the Yazoo Country Club.
All friends and relatives are invited to attend.

The provisional class of Junior Auxiliary recently joined Jeff Seals with the Department of Health to bring a fire safety class to the Boys and Girls Club. After speaking with the children about the steps to take if they were ever involved in a fire, the students were able to practice these techniques in a mock fire house trailer brought by Seals.