Front Porch Connection Book Signing on Saturday

The Winston County Library hosted  a book signing on Saturday morning. Frances Stewart Ball, a local community leader and longtime resident recently completed "Front Porch Connection" a memoir of her life growing up in rural Mississippi. The book chronicles seventy five years including her childhood growing up in a family of fourteen children in the Murphy Creek area of Winston County; a family that made their livelihood from farming like so many in our area but also from their skill as potters, a skill that has been handed done from generation to generation.

Ball greets a reader at Saturday's signing

Twelve years in the making, "Front Porch Connection"  marks major events not only in the author's life but of the community and nation as well; from integration to 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina. Those who have an interest in local history and events will find it to be a good read. Front Porch Connections is available from the author for $15. You may also contact the Winston County Library for more information.

W. McCully