The Lintonia Garden Club recently held its monthly meeting. Pictured from left are Judy Sanford, guest Mary Lynn Powers and Roxie Ewing.Special to The Herald

The Lintonia Garden Club met on Feb. 27 in the Public Service Boardroom.
During the meeting, reports were given on the Arbor Day project at the Love House and the Garden Therapy Project at Oasis.
The Episcopal Church’s planting of tulips and pansies was chosen as Yard of the Month.
The guest speaker was Mary Lynn Powers, first vice president of the Garden Clubs of Mississippi. She presented a slide show presentation from her visit to Claude Monet’s extensive gardens just outside of Paris.
Refreshments were served after the meeting by hostesses Roxie Ewing, Judy Sanford and Stella Nail.

Miss Jordan Dickerson and Che’ PaulMr. and Mrs. Joe Dan Dickerson of Benton announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Donna Jordan Dickerson, to William Fouche’ Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Durant of Yazoo City and Mr. Bill Paul of Brandon.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coleman of Yazoo City, Mrs. Carolyn Hicks of Madison and the late Mr. Cark Hicks Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Bill Warren of Jackson and the late Jerry Dickerson Sr. of Durant.
Miss Dickerson is a 2007 graduate of Benton Academy and a 2011 graduate of Holmes Community College. She earned an Associate’s Degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant from Holmes Community College in Ridgeland.
She is an occupational therapy assistant at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson.
The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fouche’ of Yazoo City and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paul of Yazoo City.
He is a 2001 graduate of Manchester Academy and a 2003 graduate of Hinds Community College, where he received an Associate’s Degree in Electronics Technology and Telecommunications.
He is employed at AT&T in Madison.
The couple will be married on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 11 a.m. in Parkview Church of God.
Rev. Ken Lynch of Parkview and Rev. Glenn Allen of Scotland Baptist Church will officiate the double ring ceremony.
A reception will follow at the fellowship hall of Parkview Church of God.
It will be a small, private family ceremony Invitations will be sent.

The members of the Mt. Zion M.B. Church in Vaughan in collaboration with the Linwood Community and surrounding counties hosted its first annual 5K walk for Heart Disease on Feb. 23. The walk consisted of 41 participants of all ages. Each participant wore red in support of the “GO RED” campaign. All proceeds collected for the cause will be donated to the American Heart Association.

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.