Miss Lauren Guthrie and Christoper KirkMr. and Mrs. Billy Guthrie of Yazoo City are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Leigh Guthrie, to Christopher Cody Kirk, son of Raymond Kirk and Debra Kirk of Yazoo City.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie H. Guthrie Sr. of Yazoo City and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Powell of Louise.
Miss Guthrie is a graduate of Benton Academy.
She is employed at Benchsmart Federal Credit Union.
The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Kirk Sr., Malcolm Weathers and the late Alma Morris, all of Yazoo City.
He is a graduate of Manchester Academy.
He is self-employed with Kirk Trucking.
The couple will be married on November 3, 2012 at 3 p.m. in Satartia at the Emmaus Chapel at No Mistake Plantation.
Rev. David Bryant, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate the double-ring ceremony.
A reception will follow at the Benton Country Club.
Invitations have been sent for the ceremony, but family and friends are invited to attend the reception.

The Four Seasons Garden Club recently held its monthly meeting. Donna Beliech, a horticulturist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, gave an informative program on pruning. Pictured from the left are co-hostess Pam Hibbard, Beliech, co-hostess Linda Ketchum and hostess Patsy Peaster.

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Members of the Four Seasons Garden Club were eager to learn about pruning, one of the least understood practices of landscape maintenance.
Donna Beliech, a horticulturist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, presented an informative program at the garden club’s October meeting in the home of Patsy Peaster.
During the meeting, president Jeanne Santmyer announced that the club also won several awards from the Garden Clubs of Mississippi.
The club earned a Certificate of Merit for its Arbor Day Program, Community Service, Publicity and Environmental Awareness. The club earned a Certificate of Appreciation for contributions to the Governor’s Mansion Landscape Fund, Garden Clubs of Mississippi Scholarships and State Headquarters Endowment Fund.
Members also enjoyed a delicious apple dessert with refreshments.
Co-hostesses were Pam Hibbard and Linda Ketchum.

Miss Sarabeth Soday and Edward Douglas HudsonMike and Renee Buford of Yazoo City and Denver Soday of Jackson announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Sarabeth Soday, to Edward Douglas Hudson, son of Keith and Belinda Hudson of Yazoo City.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Jeanette and the late Albert Soday of Thomasville, Ga. and John and Catherine Rivers of Ellisville.
Miss Soday is a 2006 graduate of Yazoo County High School and a 2008 graduate of Holmes Community College. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Mississippi State University, with a major in Communications and a minor in English. She also graduated Magna Cum Laude.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Lois Stedman and Bobby and Eva Basford, all of Nashville.
He is a 2006 graduate of Manchester Academy and a 2008 graduate of Holmes Community College. He earned a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University.
He is will work with Triton in Gulfport after his graduating in December.
The couple will be married on October 27, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel on the Hill on the Goodman campus of Holmes Community College.
Pastor Ian Richardson, of First Baptist Church in Madison, will officiate the double ring ceremony.
A reception will follow at the Yazoo Country Club.
All family and friends are invited to attend.

Mary Hampton MorrisonThe Yazoo Herald

The Cirlot Agency is proud to announce Mary Hampton Morrison has joined the Agency as Public Relations Strategist.
Previously, she worked with Dynomighty Design, based in Brooklyn, NY, as a Consumer Insights Researcher and Strategist.
She also worked with the Literacy Council of West Alabama as a Recruitment Strategist with a focus on fundraising and volunteer recruitment.
Morrison graduated with honors and earned a master’s degree in advertising and public relations from The University of Alabama.
A native of Yazoo City, Morrison graduated magna cum laude from Mississippi State University with a degree in communication with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in marketing.