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An exciting new school year will begin soon at Bolton Edwards Elementary and Middle School! Here are the 2021-2022 School Supply Lists for each grade, kindergarten through 8th grade, provided by the Hinds County School District:

The annual Jimmie R. Lewis, Sr. Walk-a-thon was held in Bolton on July 10, 2021. Following the walk-a-thon and refreshments, a presentation about pulmonary fibrosis, how to avoid it and maintain healthy lungs, was given by Dr. Maricica Pacurari, MSc, PhD, of Jackson State University. Attending the Jimmie Ray Lewis, Sr. Walk-a-thon were (l to r), front row: Amanda Cavett, Audrey Wiley, Joyce Daniels, Yvonne Robinson Horton, Dr. Maricica Pacurari, Rachel Campbell, Susie Carter, Donna Antoine-LaVigne and Vera Powell; and back row: Curtis Lewis, Jean Shinard, Alfenette Robinson, Marty Fortenberry, Lawrence Mack, Emeryl Milton and Beverly Powell.

Town of Bolton's "CLEAN UP BOLTON WEEK" is going on now, through the end of July. All residents and businesses are invited to participate! A large dumpster is located in the lot next to Town Hall, 202 Bolton Raymond Road. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED. Please contact Velma Butler at 601-866-7317 or Jean Powell 601-502-3141. Let's make our town beautiful.

On Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 4 p.m., worshipers are invited to attend the evening prayer service led by the reverend deacon Josie Wiliams and Harvey Smith, lay worship leader. The 4 p.m. service will be followed by a Summertime Sing-a-Long of sacred, patriotic and old-time favorites, featuring the Brickstreet Barbershop Quartet, and an ice cream social at the Terry Brantley Parish House. St. Mary’s, one of the oldest Episcopal churches in Hinds County, is located at 209 E. Madison Street in the heart of Bolton. Services are held at 4 p.m. on the second Sunday of most months. There will not be a service held in August. Services will resume in September 2021. For more information, visit www.stmarysbolton.org and follow St. Mary's on Facebook.

July 22nd is Snapshot Day 2021 at the library! Here is how YOU can participate and help our library, on Snapshot Day: Visit your library and complete a short survey. Take the author poll at the library or online, and choose your favorite Mississippi author. Leave a love note sharing why you love the library. Forms will be available. Have a FUN picture taken with our Snapshot Day selfie frame! The Annie T. Jeffers Library is located at 111 Madison Street, Bolton MS. Telephone: 601-866-4247, Alfenette Robinson, Manager. Hours: Library hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library is closed on Fridays and Sundays. Pictures will be shared with Jackson/Hinds Library System and the Mississippi Library Commission as a part of their statewide campaign, so your participation will be greatly appreciated! Here are just a few of the photos taken on Snapshot Day 2020:

Area kids and their families had a ton of fun at the Two Days of Community Fun held July 3rd and 4th, 2021, at the Jimmie R. Lewis, Sr. Park Plaza. The event was organized by Mr. Jessie Kelly, his family and friends. They enjoyed food, games, a water slide and more. Location: the Town of Bolton's Jimmie R. Lewis, Sr. Park Plaza pavilion in Bolton. The pavilion is located on Martin L. King Drive near the intersection with Bolton-Raymond Road (across from Town Hall).

EDITOR'S NOTE: CJ and Mika Hartman are personal friends of The Bolton News's publisher, Clay Mansell. We wanted to use our publication to share Mika's journey as she works to change laws, perceptions and anything else she chose to tackle to make our state a better, more inclusive one. Her son, Hudson, has Down Syndrome, and she will share his journey and hers as she works with lawmakers to make Mississippi a better place to live for everyone. Please visit our website to view her blog and important information on how we can all help make Mississippi better. Legislation Would Require Doctors to Provide Accurate Info to Parents That Will Empower Them to Choose Life The national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) celebrated today as Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the Down Syndrome Information Act, legislation that would require doctors to provide accurate and up-to-date educational information to parents of children newly diagnosed with Down syndrome. The legislation passed with wide bipartisan support in both legislative chambers. The bill is commonly known as “Hudson’s Law,” named after Hudson Hartman, a two-year-old Mississippian who has Down syndrome. Last year, Hudson and his mom Mika were key lobbyists for the Life Equality Act, legislation to ban discrimination abortions based on race, sex, disability, or genetic makeup. Governor Reeves signed the Life Equality Act into law last summer. “We thank Governor Reeves for signing Hudson’s Law and for his strong pro-life leadership in Mississippi,” said SBA List State Policy Director Sue Liebel. “This law goes hand in hand with the Life Equality Act and will serve as an important check to ensure that doctors are empowering parents of children who have Down syndrome with accurate information and resources. Parents deserve to know that 99% of people with Down syndrome live happy and fulfilled lives. No child should be deprived of the right to be born, especially due to a disability – this is no less than modern-day eugenics. “We are grateful to State Senator Jeremy England and State Representative Jansen Owen for championing this legislation. Their leadership on behalf of Mississippi’s most vulnerable will save lives.” Polling conducted earlier this year found that 70% of Americans, including 56% of those who identify as pro-choice, 59% of Democrats, and 70% of Independents, oppose abortion based on the expectation that an unborn child may have Down syndrome.