Focus on the Children will hold an appreciation banquet for Eugene Ward with the publication of his new book, The Principal of the Matter. The banquet will be held at The Yazoo Community Complex on May 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 a plate. Guest speaker will also include Hermand Bennette Jr., a local poet and writer. Special guest will also include Alderman Aubry Brent Jr. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Johnny Staples at 571-5731. Pictured from left are Bennette, Ward and Staples.

Miss Shannon McAdams and Allen HilderbrandSue and Pete Goode and the late Jack McAdams of Bentonia are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Dell McAdams, to George Allen Hilderbrand, son of Opal Hilderbrand and the late George Hilderbrand Sr. of Bentonia.
The bride elect is the granddaughter of the late Jack and Daisy McAdams of Quitman and the late Levi and Leona Twiner of Bentonia.
Miss McAdams is a graduate of Yazoo County High School. She is currently a Personal Caregiver.
The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Elora Hilderbrand and the late Bernice Hilderbrand of Bentonia and the late Shell and Eula Counts of Yazoo City.
Mr. Hilderbrand graduated from Yazoo County High School. He is currently employed at Burns Cooley Dennis Inc.
The couple will exchange vows July 6, 2013 at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Bentonia. Rev. Nathan Carroll will officiate the double ring ceremony.
A reception will follow in the fellowship hall of Mt. Olivet UMC.  
All friends and relatives of the couple are welcome to attend.

Shelby Soyars of Yazoo City recently participated in the Holmes Community College Parade of Beauties. She was chosen as a beauty and also won the Most Photogenic Award. Shelby is a freshman at the Goodman campus.

Quincy Cornelius Jones and Alicia Angelique Camper are proud to announce the birth of their son, Quincy Cornelius Jones, Jr., on April 23, 2013 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.
Quincy weighed seven pounds, eleven ounces, and measured 19 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Willie Rush and Thelma Jones.
Paternal grandparents are Willie Jones and the late Brenda Jones.
Also welcoming the new arrival are his siblings, Jaylyn McElroy and Julian Camper.