Desoto County News

DeSoto Civic Garden Club awards scholarship

DeSoto Civic Garden Club scholarship recipient John Duncan recently received his scholarship awarded him from the club. Duncan was congratulated by club members Lynda Pointer, Sandy Noble, and Carla Proctor.

A requirement by the club for any recipient of this scholarship award is to have a major in Horticulture or Forestry. Duncan who is a sophomore is majoring in Forestry.

The Heindl Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia was the setting for the annual scholarship social that honored all scholarship winners on Sept. 25.

The DeSoto Civic Garden Club has 22 members. The club is a member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., and The Garden Clubs of Mississippi,Inc.