| CALHOUN CITY, MISSISSIPPI - THE FIRST 100 YEARS |
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Luella May |
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CALHOUN CITY, MISSISSIPPI - THE FIRST 100 YEARS
by Luella May © 2006
If I could have chosen where I wanted to be born, grow up, and grow old, it would have been Calhoun City, Mississippi. If I had to describe the "Happiest Place on Earth," it certainly would not be Disneyland. It would be Calhoun City. Calhoun City, the town that has not changed in 100 years. In Calhoun City, people are family. You go to school together, grow up together, have children together, and grow old together. Families stay together. In Calhoun City you meet people that have lived their entire lives in their hometown. Calhoun City is where you marry the girl next door.
When you cross the city limits, you find yourself in a time of days gone by. You see, Calhoun City has kept its innocence, its wholesomeness. Here you smile and wave to your neighbor. Life is not in the least rushed. Life is lived as it was intended. Calhoun City is where people go to church on Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening.
Calhoun City, has kept its simplicity, it's beauty, its naivetee. You don't see modern buildings, skyscrapers, the latest trends and fads. Instead, You see buildings that were built long ago. Those buildings were good enough then and they are good enough now. Surrounding the Town Square, they give Calhoun City its charm. Calhoun City has down to earth people. Their teenagers are the teenagers of yesteryear. In Calhoun City you have morals. In Calhoun City you stand for God. And in Calhoun City you are proud of your country and proudly wave its Flag.
On July 1, 2006, Calhoun City celebrated it's 100th Anniversary. The town came together as one to celebrate this momentous occasion. Everyone was there, as this was the place to be. There was plenty of food, there were booths,
souvenirs for sale, T-shirts, and the finest talent in the world performed to everyone's enjoyment. Families were reunited as those from afar came back to their roots, what really mattered. This was the day that class reunions were held. Each class had their reunion in a different part of town. Each class getting together, yet everyone gathering as a family. The local radio station, French Camp Radio broadcasted this loveliest of affairs throughout the airwaves, as it shared this exceptional talent throughout the south.
Calhoun City is the kind of town where the sidewalks are rolled up when the sun sets, except if you are in church, of course. This town is made up of true Americans. Hard working Americans, who have simple, yet meaningful get
together's. Here pot lucks are common. Gatherings in Calhoun City are truly fun. Good, clean fun. Down in the Bible Belt, Calhoun City is dry, which further ads to its charm.
I was most proud to spend this most wonderful day with the people who call Calhoun City home, as I was embraced as one of them. Calhoun City is the embodiment of Southern Hospitality.
This is what it is all about. May it never change. When you visit Calhoun City, you truly see the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
Picture ref: Picture of Calhoun City center
courtesy of Luella May http://tc4w.blogspot.com/2006/07/calhoun-city-town-square.html
Happy Fourth of July!
And Happy Birthday, Calhoun City, Mississippi.
Luella May is the co-founder and editor of The
Corner 4 Women http://thecorner4women.com
and writes exclusively for her blog
http://thecorner4women.blogspot.com
and is an expert article writer whose articles can
be viewed at http://tc4w.blogspot.com
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