American Heart Association representative Earl Coleman Jr. recently presented Wesley Medical Center with the Silver Achievement Award for their participation in the Get With The Guidelines® Heart-Failure program. This recognition means that Wesley Medical Center has reached their goal of treating heart failure patients to high core standards set forth by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.

On April 20 Southern Mississippi Trading, LLC located in Waynesboro, MS will raise a hammer and lend a hand to Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity. The group will be working to roof the home of Miss Valerie Wilbert that is also the very first Habitat for Humanity Home in Petal. “Community partners like Southern Mississippi Trading are vital to the success of our mission. Very rarely do you have a company offer to donate materials and volunteer hours in addition to making a monetary donation” said Lee Anne Venable, Resource Development Manager with Hattiesburg Area Habitat for Humanity.

Local Mississippi resident, Katy Blake, is selling t-shirts which will go towards helping Blake back to rehab, paying for her medical equipment and medical supplies. The t-shirts will be on sale until April 18. For more information about Katy Blake and here shirts please click HERE.

The following is a message from Katy Blake: