A good crowd gathered on Friday night (Jan 20th) to listen to area choirs and find out more about the ongoing 'Turning the Tide on Poverty"program in Winston County. The Louisville Coliseum was filled with music as choirs and representatives from Lonely Valley CME, The Wildwood Choir from Pleasant Hill Methodist, Calvary Apostolic and Union Chapel Baptist performed.
Perhaps the most stirring moments came as the event came to a close as the choirs and the audience gathered to perform "Amazing Grace". The Battle of the Choirs was a kickoff event to inform and encourage local citizens to participate in the program sponsored by the Winston County Partners for Community Living and promoted and developed by Southern Rural Development through MSU & The MSU Extension Service.
Between performances, the audience was encouraged to participate in the upcoming "Community Circles" or discussion groups that start the week of January 30th. Community Circles are small groups of local citizens who get together over a 5 week period to discuss not only problems within the community but to suggest solutions that can be implemented. Turning the Tide is not a governmental program but a citizen based initiative. Interested individuals can still sign up to join a Community Circle by contacting the local Extension Office at 662-773-5531 or messaging the WCPCL Facebook Page. Various times/dates/locations are available to accommodate an indivdual's schedule. All Winston County residents are encouraged to participate regardless of background, age or income.
Friday night's event was kicked off by a flag presentation from members of Boy Scout Troop 5 with an invocation by Reverend Charles Goss. The national anthem was performed by Tracy McCully and Mayor Will Hill welcomed the crowd and made opening remarks. Other speakers included:
Rosie Harris, William McCully, Rita Tanksley, Rachel Welborn, Annie Hudson, Polly Macon, Mike Dowd , Charles Goss and Frank Cooper.
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